There’s a new, most expensive Nautilus in town, and yet again, it comes in any metal as long as it’s steel. After some spirited bidding, the team at Phillips was able to nudge the unique and engraved ref. 5711/1500A past the record set by the first Tiffany blue Nautilus, landing at CHF 6,700,000 – or…

Recent auctions in Geneva concluded with a relative bang. Eye-watering results occurred for some truly rare pieces. For many watches, though, the sales were solid but not awe-inspiring. I’ll kick off today’s article with my thoughts on the market, and then we’ll look at several lots. My colleague Lex recently penned an article about the…

For anyone even tangentially involved in the watch community, there are two trends that currently dominate enthusiast discourse: the proliferation of the integrated bracelet sports watch, and the general across-the-board downsizing of watch diameters. Put simply, a smaller-than-40mm Genta-esque sports watch design should be right at the top of the hype-watch wish list right now,…

Breguet introduced the Tradition Chronographe Indépendant 7077 back in 2015. The watch displayed awe-inspiring watchmaking inventiveness. How about two balance wheels, two gear trains, an arc-shaped minute totalizer, a power reserve indicator, and a mesmerizing open-worked look on both the front and back? What more could you ask for? Well, if I put on my…

Print media is having a renaissance. Listen, I know I have an agenda to push here, but believe me when I tell you that magazines are hot right now. New York Magazine’s The Cut was turned into a stand-alone print issue for Fall 2024, Sports Illustrated is back in circulation, and Life magazine is on…

During one of the last years at Basel, we met the folks from Yema at a nearby hotel. They showed us fantastic and faithful reissues from the brand’s heyday of the 1960s and ’70s. Since then, a lot has changed as there’s now the Yema Manufacture Morteau where three calibers are produced. Let’s look at…

In addition to being the captain of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a Norris Trophy-winning defenceman, Roman Josi is also a co-founder of the Swiss independent watchmaker Norqain. Together, Roman Josi and the Bienne-based brand are proud to introduce two new high-performance sports watches: the Norqain Wild ONE Skeleton Grey…

The thrill of the chase is often greater than that of the catch. It’s a simple cliche yet one that likely resonates with most watch collectors and enthusiasts. We’ve all been there, spending our evenings scrolling through listings of a very specific or purposefully ambiguous search, hoping to strike gold. As a result of these…