You can find inspiration in tradition and at the bottom of your glass. Seiko found it in both places. The SPB447 is a watch in the Seiko Presage Craftsmanship Series that presents itself with a glossy urushi (lacquer) dial and a GMT function displaying two time zones. Seiko also presents two new Presage Cocktail Time…

When Parmigiani Fleurier was founded in the mid-1990s, a Toric model was the first wristwatch that marked the brand’s debut. As with many inaugural watches, key Toric design details – notably the decorative fluted double bezel, prominent lugs, ornate dials and/or flanges, and javelin-style hands – established much of the brand’s overall aesthetic. Like many…

These days, the focus seems to be on whopping power reserves and in-house calibers, with even mid-tier brands jumping on the bandwagon. But if you know your vintage watches, you’ll be aware of a time when everything wasn’t measured in the number of bridges, cogs, and pinions a brand produced by itself. In the car…

One of the reasons I find Philipp Plein interesting as a brand is because the company produces two incredibly different types of watches that exist on polar opposite sides of its catalog. While Philipp Plein’s top-of-the-line offering is a Swiss-made flying tourbillon with a price tag equal to that of a luxury automobile, the brand’s…

Oris released its redesigned Aquis line in April at Watches and Wonders 2024. Included in that update were three sizes of Aquis Upcycle with dials made of recycled PET ocean plastic. I had a few opportunities to interact with all of the new Aquis models, and each time, I kept returning to the Upcycles. The…

When we think of Louis Moinet, chronographs come to mind. After all, the company’s namesake invented the complication in 1816. Today, though, we’ll look at a different level of functionality. The moonphase complication is also traditional, but the new Black Moon Limited Edition ushers a novel method of displaying the lunar cycle. Admittedly, a stodgy…

Don’t know about you, but I am a sucker for a good ana-digi watch — check out a review of my comparable Breitling B55 Yachting in titanium here. Today marks the debut of the Omega Seamaster Regatta America’s Cup, an uncharacteristically generic name from Omega for what carries a “brand-new multifunctional quartz movement,” the Omega…

It’s impossible to keep up with all the releases that happen in a year. In the past, I’ve been pretty open about the fact that I occasionally will miss something that I later realize was a big deal. Sometimes we just don’t fully appreciate something until we have a bit of hindsight. So with the…