It has been a while since my last article on the development of my debut watch, the VPC Type 37HW. Don’t worry, the project is still very much on. This summer, however, was spent doing arduous behind-the-scenes work that wasn’t exactly photogenic or glamourous. But now we are finally ready to start manufacturing the prototypes.…

What We Know Hot off the presses from Biel, Switzerland, this is Omega’s latest high-tech dive watch, the Planet Ocean 600M Co-Axial Master Chronometer GMT “Dark Grey.” Its naming comes from this specific model’s use of a dark grey ceramic case that promotes ceramic’s known ability to manage wear and tear while also being quite…

Just a little over two weeks ago now, we were first introduced to the Timex x seconde/seconde/ ‘iykyk’ collaborative collection: a pair of limited edition watches that gave some of Timex’s most popular heritage models the good ol’ Romaric André remix with graphic seconds hands and strategically-colored bezels referencing the most well-known nicknames in the…

As I write this, it’s almost midnight on Wednesday, and I am a bit behind on my #TBT submission for this week. This morning, I woke up in Bucharest and pitched hard at a conference, only to rush to the airport to get home. I am tired, yes, but I feel like a champion. I…

What We Know Ming Thein’s eponymous brand seems to have broken a record today with the announcement of the new Ming LW.01 series from their “Special Projects Cave.” At a “head-only” weight of 8.8 grams for the manually-wound version and 10.8 grams for the automatic, Ming says they believe they “are the world’s lightest mechanical…

Based in Bahrain, Nuun Official is a watch brand that aims to provide buyers with popular styles and features, while simultaneously maintaining a firmly accessible price point. Given that all of the brand’s models (at least at the time of writing) are based upon the core case shape of the Patek Philippe Nautilus, there are…

Nearly all modern Panerai watches are based upon one of the brand’s two historic designs (the Radiomir and the Luminor), although some models are more vintage-inspired than others. As its latest release of 2023, Panerai has dipped into its archives and created a limited-edition timepiece that pays tribute to the first Radiomir prototype from 1935.…

Christopher Ward is on a bit of a roll, releasing interesting new watches that push the brand’s boundaries. While I am a big fan of the C65 Dune series, it is one of Christopher Ward’s more functional tool-watch lines. But another side of the brand is a lot more experimental, a good example being the…