Breitling ferociously chasing Tudor — I saw it happening while I was watching the Tour of Slovenia on television. A rider from the Tudor team attacked, and there was an immediate response from a Q36.5 team rider, a guy with big Breitling logos on his shirt. The Breitling guy caught the Tudor guy, and after…

It’s summer, folks, so I hope you have lined up your watches for this special time of the year. Given what we typically do during the summer — visit expansive bodies of water, hike in the mountains, or explore cities — we must strap the right watch to our wrist. Naturally, we tend to seek…

Based in Switzerland and exclusively producing COSC-certified chronometers, Brellum takes a more premium approach compared to many other small-scale independent brands, and the company is responsible for a total output of just 299 pieces per year. At the beginning of 2023, Brellum introduced a new GMT pilot’s chronograph to its lineup, and while that inaugural…

Welcome to another edition of Sunday Morning Showdown. Today, two editors go toe to toe with two watches of a similar persuasion. Expect no holds barred as these writers vie for your votes to be crowned the winner. In this fight, we have two high-beat chronographs with automatic calibers. The Zenith Chronomaster Sport is going…

Each week, we proudly showcase a meticulously curated collection of pre-owned timepieces available in the Hodinkee Shop. This week, our selection includes the first exhibition case back-equipped Royal Oak, the first high-beat GMT from Grand Seiko, some staples from the Rolex lineup, and a watch for an Olympics that never happened. This week all of…

Photography by Ariel Adams Ever since Miyota announced its automatic 9075 GMT caliber, I think we were all waiting for the moment when Citizen—which owns Miyota—would finally use the movement. That time is now, with Citizen recently announcing the upcoming release of the Series 8 GMT models, with two standard editions and one limited edition…

A point of pride for Blancpain is that since its founding, the watchmaker has never made a quartz watch — and never will. This ethos covers Blancpain’s women’s watches too, which is refreshing given the ubiquity of quartz movements among timepieces made for women. To be clear, I don’t think there is anything wrong with…

It’s no secret that I’m still looking for a multi-time-zone watch to add to my collection. I’ve considered many options, including the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer. Until recently, however, I had never tried it on because I deemed its 43mm size too large for my 17cm wrist. But after having worn the new Aqua…