This weekend, Max Verstappen will vie for victory in the Formula 1 World Championship in Las Vegas. The Dutchman won his first F1 title in 2021 and could now win his fourth consecutive title to become the sixth driver to achieve that milestone. As most of you know, TAG Heuer is a proud partner of…

It may not be at the forefront of the enthusiast hype train at the moment, but it certainly feels like we’re living through a quiet renaissance for the world timer complication in late 2024. The GMT’s more ornate, detailed cousin has always been a niche style, but the current market contains more interesting options at…

French brand Jacques Bianchi releases a new model today. Or, I should say, it reintroduces a historical reference. The Jacques Bianchi JB300 is a modern take on a 1990s military-issued dive watch. My review of it is one of very few surprises. Every once in a while, a watch is simply exactly how you imagined…

What We Know Earlier this week Hublot released a Big Bang Unico with 37-year-old tennis champion Novak Djokovic. Designed in collaboration with the 24-time Grand Slam champion, the limited edition watch was unveiled in Paris at the Hôtel d’Évreux, a historic mansion located on Place Vendôme, in front of a gathering of journalists and guests…

Humans have an innate fascination with gold — its unique luster and ever-lasting brilliance captivated even our most distant ancestors, with archaeological evidence of gold flakes found in 40,000-year-old Paleolithic caves. Whether we look at the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Ghanaians, or Aztecs, gold played a pivotal role in shaping art, ceremony, and culture around the…

Welcome back to Bring A Loupe and happy Friday! If last week’s edition was a return to “regular” form in this column, with the general focus being vintage chronographs, this week we stretch our legs a bit as we dip into the strange and esoteric. Let’s recap some results from last week before we get…

We published an article with our favorite picks for this year’s GPHG 2024 awards ceremony two weeks ago. Then, during last week’s ceremony, we got to see whether our favorites won. We were happy to see several of our picks take home the award in their respective categories. But we also were completely wrong about…

What We Know Here’s one I didn’t see coming (but I’m glad to see). Serica just released a new addition to the brand’s lineup with two dial variations of their new “Parade” ref. 1174, their first shaped watch. Powered by the same SoProd M100 movement as some of their other watches, Serica continues to focus…