Originally founded in 1975, Armitron is an American watch brand that was born during the heyday of quartz LED watches, and the company has recently undergone a major update as it prepares for its upcoming 50th anniversary. While Armitron still produces LED watches that carry on the legacy of its earliest models, the brand’s modern…

Audemars Piguet put a tourbillon inside an edgy titanium watch, and Kaws put a miniature Companion. “AP” is very active in the art scene, so every once in a while, a special collaboration watch emerges. Audemars Piguet introduces the 43mm limited-edition Royal Oak Concept Tourbillon “Companion,” a series of 250 futuristic titanium watches infused with…

For a long time now, high-end Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet has been dabbling in the world of art. The most recent manifestation of that interest is this collaboration watch between Audemars Piguet and contemporary artist KAWS (Brian Donnelly) – which is known as the Royal Oak Concept Titanium Companion timepiece. It is a limited edition…

What We Know Audemars Piguet is no stranger to bringing pop culture concepts into its ultra-high-end Royal Oak Concept platform. In the past few years, perhaps most famously (or infamously), we’ve seen our Friendly Neighborhood Web-Slinger as well as the King of Wakanda grace the dials of Concept Tourbillons, all in collaboration with Marvel. This…

Last month, in partnership with UBS, we hosted a get-together and series of talks in New York City called “House of Craft.” The event featured a who’s who of watch-world luminaries, including industry legend Jean-Claude Biver, actor Keegan Allen, chef Alton Brown, AP CEO of the Americas Ginny Wright, actor Daniel Dae Kim, journalist Jay…

The Phillips “TOKI: Watch Auction,” for which Hodinkee Japan serves as the media partner, will be held alongside the “Hong Kong Watch Auction XIX” starting November 22, 2024. This is the auction house’s first themed auction focused on Japanese watch collecting, gathering watches that reflect the unique Japanese sense of beauty and watch-collecting culture.  The…

What do you do when your movement supplier jacks up its minimum order quantity from 300 to 10,000? If you’re microbrand phenom Studio Underd0g, you’ve got two choices: You discontinue your first and most successful collection or you take a big gulp and sign on the dotted line. Neither of those is appealing, but it…

Since Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly founded Collective Horology in 2018, the company has become known as one of the leading US-based retailers of watches from independent brands. But Collective has also collaborated with several brands on an impressive number of limited editions. For its tenth collaborative effort, Collective teamed up with Zenith again for…