British brands get plenty of coverage these days, but the French are pushing just as hard and delivering incredible timepieces. AWAKE, launched in 2019, has just announced a watch that shows a true evolution of the brand. AWAKE’s first few collections all used the same case and featured meteorite, NASA, and doodles. Add an Alain…

To put it mildly, Ebel is not the most active brand. But if the products are okay, that goes a long way. Ebel was a force to reckon with back in the 1980s and early 1990s. The brand was everywhere, from the wrists of the world’s best tennis players to those of kids who had…

When I made my first peek into the world of watches in the late ’00s and dug much deeper in the early ’10s, it was a very different time, for a host of reasons — some amazing, some hilarious, and others mildly infuriating. What matters today is that, in some ways, it was a simpler…

Watch brands are on a high-paced treadmill to constantly release new watches. In fact, most brands release several new models every single year. Why? “To remain relevant” is an often-heard explanation. Or it could be to provide a constant stimulus to drive sales. Could this be why most new watches receive lukewarm responses from the…

Breitling revamped the Chronomat collection in 2020, swapping the bulky design elements that previously defined the watch for a sleeker, 1980s-inspired vibe, complete with a flatter bezel, straighter lugs, and the comeback of the Rouleaux-style bracelet. Now, for 2024, Breitling is taking the “sports-chic” aesthetic of the modern Chronomat in a different direction by releasing…

Admittedly, I’ve never covered a watch from Moritz Grossmann. A couple of weeks ago, though, I received an email that caught my attention. The new Benu 37 Arabic Vintage may look simple, but there’s plenty to uncover. The name Moritz Grossmann is steeped in history. In 1854, Grossmann established an atelier in Glashütte and began…

This Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Grand Sport (“Grand Sport Tourbillon,” as I call it) is an expensive but beautiful and comfortable “stealth wealth” luxury timepiece. It is easy to deride or dismiss this watch if you haven’t gotten to know it and the brand around it. You can certainly go your entire watch-collecting career without ever…

It’s Sunday morning, so it’s time for another installment of Sunday Morning Showdown. This week, we will focus on two vintage-inspired dive watches from 2024. The Doxa Sub 200T came out this past spring, while the Oris Divers Date debuted just last week. Both celebrate the style of vintage divers from bygone eras. The brand-new…