In late September, we published Part 1 of our tour inside Grand Seiko. A lot has changed since we last visited the Japanese manufacturer, but likely no change has been more dramatic and impactful than the inauguration of the brand’s new home of mechanical watchmaking – Studio Shizukuishi – on July 20, 2020. If you read…

About two years ago, Rolex announced its Certified Pre-Owned program. It’s a partnership between Rolex and several official retailers worldwide. In short, these retailers can now offer pre-owned Rolex watches with a brand-issued authenticity certificate and a two-year international warranty. Recently, I sat down with David Bijlsma, Chief Commercial Officer at Gassan, to talk about…

During Geneva Watch Days 2024, Gerald Charles announced the exclusive Maestro 4.0 Ducati 30° Anniversario 916 created in collaboration with Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati. The watch celebrates the 30th anniversary of the legendary Ducati 916 motorcycle. It features Gerald Charles’s well-known Maestro case with a ruby-red vulcanized rubber strap for the occasion. Gerald Charles Maestro…

Ayrton Senna da Silva (1960–1994) was much more than a brilliant Brazilian racing driver. He was a unique talent with a particular character and an inspiration to many. This year marks the 30th anniversary of his tragic death following a crash at the Imola circuit. Later this month, the six-episode Netflix series Senna will come…

Just a month or so ago, a brand — high on hype and no stranger to marketing mishaps — announced an objectively beautiful watch with what it called a “new old-stock” movement. It even went so far as to put it in the model’s name. Up until that point, I had been under the impression…

IFL Watches keeps surprising us with creative new artwork gracing the dials of watches from various makers. With the Stockholm-based brand’s newest customized dial, we are transported to the world of Arabian Nights. The canvas for this creative journey is the black-dial version of the quartz Tissot PRX. It forms the perfect backdrop for IFLW’s…

Over the past year, I’ve collected watches from the ’40s and ’50s. Watches with Dennison cases are impossible to avoid when focusing on this early period. The Birmingham, England-based company was a notable case maker for Omega, Longines, and more until its closure in 1967. Today, the name returns with a very different set of…

The lethargic days of summer are now fully in the rearview after a somewhat sleepy September. October 2024 was chock full of headlines from the watch world, the biggest of which was Patek breaking out its first new collection in a quarter-century. It ignited a firestorm that our friends at Horlonomics and Fratello counterbalanced, explaining…