What We Know With its first release in June of 2024, Anoma raised many an eyebrow – in a good way. The A1’s design was definitely off the beaten path, and collectors took notice. Hitting a wave that started with vintage pieces like Cartier’s Crash and Patek Philippe references by Gilbert Albert, Anoma’s aesthetic was…

What We Know Todd Snyder, a U.S.-based clothing brand, has just released a new Unimatic “Modello Tre” chronograph called the U3FB-TS. The watch was inspired by designer, founder, and brand president Todd Snyder’s love of everything from Saville Row to military workwear. The new watch trends heavily toward the latter, with a blacked-out PVD-coated stainless…

Seiko regularly surprises us with new limited editions. Typically, they are variations of existing models that introduce new dials and eye-catching colors. But sometimes, a limited series is more than that. With the introduction of today’s new trio of watches, Seiko treats us to a few firsts that fans will certainly love. The most important…

If I had a lot of extra money right now, I would do something like get this wonderfully refined new version of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech and hope I had somewhere nice to take it underwater soon. To my knowledge, this is the second major iteration of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech, which first…

Ask a random watch enthusiast about the great diving watches in history, and the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms will be on the tip of many tongues. In 2023, Blancpain celebrated the 70th anniversary of its legendary Fifty Fathoms in three acts. With a trio of completely different releases, the brand gave us a good idea of…

As my mode of transport en route to Pangatalan island got smaller and smaller—from Boeing to puddle jumper to pickup truck to motor skiff—the sense of remoteness became more and more apparent. The journey felt like going back in time to a more primeval world where nature is untouched by human civilization. It had been…

The Vanac name may not ring a bell for anyone but the most hardcore King Seiko enthusiasts, but that did not stop Seiko from reissuing the watch in a new guise. Today, we see the introduction of the King Seiko Vanac SLA087 in purple/gold and the SLA083 in white/gold. As you can see from the…

If only watches could tell stories… This particular watch, a Rolex GMT-Master 1675 from 1968, would have a multitude of stories to share. The Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675 we’re looking at today belonged to the late New Zealand photojournalist and camera operator Derek McKendry, who spent eight years covering the Vietnam War for the Australian…