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Cartier’s resurgence is massive, with the brand riding a Kanagawa-sized wave of sales and praise. And yes, along with the Tank, we also love the JLC Reverso and its flippable charms. But what if your budget is a lot less or you simply don’t love those watches’ looks? Trust us, for your wrist, there’s a…

While Zelos is probably best known for its value-packed divers and sports models, the Nova is the brand’s dedicated lineup of dress watches that pair slender cases with elegant dials and manual-wind movements. Just like the rest of its models, the Nova gets refined and improved with each iteration, and for its latest release of…

What’s the best way to test the Tudor Pelagos FXD Chrono “Cycling Edition” to the fullest? You take it out for a spin — a long one from Bern to Zermatt, for instance. The Chasing Cancellara Bern–Zermatt cycling event is a 310km endurance race that also has its participants overcome 5,000 meters of climbing. Fabian…

Quartz technology was largely responsible for the aesthetic evolution of horology in the ’70s. It created a design action/reaction from Swiss haute horlogerie giants, including Patek Philippe, who, in the face of new technology, had no choice but to get experimental. It was also the starting point of what Hodinkee alum Joe Thompson has previously…

Next weekend – July 12 to July 14th – the Windup Watch Fair will take over Venue West in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood for the mid-west outing of the always enjoyable event put on by the folks from Worn & Wound. And, just like with San Francisco back in April, Hodinkee Insurance will be among…

For one reason or another, we’ve mostly decided that a modern dive watch should look a certain way, namely, featuring an external bezel. But it wasn’t always this way, and the latest 39mm Longines Legend Diver makes a case that it doesn’t need to be this way today. In 1959, Longines introduced the Super Compressor…

One of the things I admire most about Breitling is that while the brand is a blue-chip luxury marque, it still produces contemporary sport and tool watches powered by high-tech quartz movements. While models like the Aerospace and Emergency arguably best epitomize this side of Breitling’s catalog, the Endurance Pro is the brand’s entry-level collection…