A watchmaker once told me that designing a chronograph movement is more challenging than other complications or mechanisms (including a tourbillon). We often take a chronograph movement for granted, but it is a beautiful example of microengineering. The Omega Speedmaster chronograph (not all Speedmasters are chronographs, by the way) is already an exciting watch, but…

What We Know There’s a new Divers Sixty-Five Chronograph on the market today and – to the delight of many – it’s been downsized to 40mm in diameter. Oris debuted the non-limited edition Divers Sixty-Five Chronograph all the way back in 2019. The watch had a mix of steel and bronze and played into the…

As its latest new release of 2023, Oris is bringing back the chronograph version of the Divers Sixty-Five. While the brand previously offered a chronograph-equipped model among its vintage-inspired series of dive watches, that version was characterized by a fairly large 43mm case and has since been discontinued entirely, leaving only three-handed models in the…

As someone who regularly covers new Oris watch releases, it’s clear that I have a strong affection for the brand. My interest in Oris stems from the Divers Sixty-Five from 2015. For Oris, this mid-century-inspired dive watch was crucial for the brand’s revitalization. The Divers Sixty-Five retro revival spawned many variants, including the range’s first…

It’s impossible to say if Oris’ iconoclastic approach to watches is caused by, or is an effect of, its independence within Swiss watchmaking. Is a collaboration with Kermit the Frog a risk that other brands would take? What about forgoing celebrity endorsements oozing name recognition to instead partner with Yusra Mardini, a heretofore widely unknown…

Fratello On Air returns, and while we planned to discuss yacht timers, we never got there! It’s a fun episode where we discuss Andrew Grima Omega watches, Doxa, the new Tudor Pelagos FXD, and the “SwatchPain.” We got a bit carried on some of the subjects, but we think you’ll enjoy our talks about some…

Today, we’ll delve into a special watch that has gone up for sale in Hong Kong. A Roger W. Smith Series 2 is our subject, and as we’ll see, it’s a very special prototype version. This is a slightly different topic than what we’re used to, but I think it’s highly worthwhile. After all, Smith’s…

First impressions don’t always last. My parting reflections on the Maurice de Mauriac Rallymaster II couldn’t be further removed from the initial impact it made. Last year saw the first Rallymaster, a 40-piece limited collaboration between Racquet magazine and Zürich-based watchmaker Maurice de Mauriac. The watch was a tennis-heavy design in pastel pink. This year,…