In its Signature Collection, Wempe presents special limited editions of watches created in collaboration with the brands the renowned retailer sells. This collection already includes some good-looking special editions of famous watch models, such as the Breitling Navitimer. Now it is Ulysse Nardin’s turn with the Diver Net Wempe Signature Collection. Fitting the season, this…

Introduced in the spring at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2024, this Cartier Tortue diamond-set dress watch in platinum is still not yet available. It’s scheduled to hit the market in September, so it is about time we covered it hands-on — just as we did with its (ambitiously priced and positioned) monopusher chronograph counterpart. The…

The Credor Locomotive is, without a doubt, the most surprising release of the past few months. Credor’s revival of this Gérald Genta-designed classic from the 1970s had people talking. In particular, strong opinions about whether this was a good design or not quickly made the rounds on social media. At first sight, the Locomotive doesn’t…

Earlier this year at Watches & Wonders, Vacheron Constantin basically overshadowed everything else they could do by breaking their own record for “world’s most complicated watch” with the Berkley Grand Complication. Despite being a one-off piece, it drew pretty sizable crowds to Vacheron’s booth to see a watch that would likely not be publicly displayed…

British behemoth Christopher Ward is expanding its GMT offerings once again. As we’ve been getting plenty of downsized existing models and a whole bucketload of new Twelves, these new GMTs are quite welcome. CW has introduced three mainstay pieces that revive the C60 Trident GMT, originally released in 2010, just one year after the first…

In 1924, CITIZEN introduced its inaugural timepiece, a pocket watch crafted by the Shokosha Watch Research Institute. Tokyo’s mayor, foreseeing a future where watches would be accessible to all, coined the name “Citizen.” Since then, CITIZEN has steadfastly pursued its mission to create watches that add genuine value to daily life. Fast forward to July…

Caught in the July doldrums, the watch world (like any Europe-centric business) slows significantly during the summer months. Nonetheless, there was enough activity to keep things interesting at home and abroad. Headline news of big shakeups at several Richemont brands engendered much speculation about industry consolidation, while across the border in France, the Paris Olympic…

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Ripley, Rick, David, and Ariel are back at it again and waste no time getting right into the Olympics and creating new mandates for wearing watches during events. Then Ripley recaps Citizen’s 100th anniversary event, dispenses on Bremont, and chimes in on Rolex’s new wrist measurement contraption. Then, it’s on to…