It has been nearly a full year since the start of my column Actually Affordable, and before we get into a second year of highlighting standout budget-friendly timepieces, I want to slightly switch up the format. Rather than having each new edition tackle a different category of timepieces (divers, dress watches, chronographs, etc.), each article…

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been looking forward to this hands-on review. A few of Mido’s watches have intrigued me in recent years, so I’m glad that I finally got the chance to wear one for a while. And it’s not just any Mido watch, oh no. It’s the new Ocean Star Tribute…

The weekend of “Barbenheimer” is coming to a close. We kicked things off with part one of our Watching Movies double feature: Oppenheimer, and now we present a special non–Friday edition of WM with Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. It’s an absolute cultural phenomenon of a film that has filled cities and cinemas with moviegoers decked out…

There is nothing quite like being around an amped Jean-Claude Biver, at his home on a gently sloping hillside overlooking Lake Geneva, as he workshops a new ad slogan for TAG Heuer at decibels akin to a Who concert in 1976. (“Don’t Crack Under Pressure” would debut a few months later.) In another context, you’d…

No vintage watch sits more prominently in my mind than the Univeral Genève Polerouter. There are certainly more popular watches and better-known vintage references. But the Polerouter is a pinnacle of (what I consider to be) the golden age of watch design. In recent years, it has become something of a cult classic. With the…

For the uninitiated, the Oceanus is Casio’s line of premium multi-function slim watches that were once exclusive to the Japanese market. However, Casio Oceanus watches were reintroduced into the U.S. market in 2021, and the brand has since unveiled a few new models to entice American buyers. A case in point is the brand new…

Butter up your toast and pour yourself a fresh cup of coffee, but be quick with your breakfast because it’s Sunday morning, and it’s time to rumble! In this installement of Sunday Morning Showdown, we put two brand-new Grand Seiko Spring Drive models head to head — the SLGA019 and SBGA481. There hasn’t been a…

If you’re already privy to Dr. Helmut Crott’s work, you might have noticed that we’ve had this stunning book listed as “coming soon” in the Hodinkee Shop for quite some time now. Maybe you’ve been patiently awaiting the day you can finally order a copy of your own. Maybe you’ve never heard of it. Either…