Just released is Daniel Roth’s second modern timepiece product, the Tourbillon Rose Gold reference DAAD01A1. Under ownership by LVMH and produced by the luxury group’s La Fabrique du Temps factory in Geneva, Switzerland, the Daniel Roth brand of today is a spiritual continuation of the brand that the company’s namesake began in the late 1980s.…

Above a certain price point, watches simply become status symbols and wrist toys for the wealthy. While people enjoy such creations for their mechanical ingenuity and artistic craftsmanship, the concept of practically could not be further removed from consideration. However, while luxury timepieces do not necessarily need to be practical items, they still need to…

In January 2022, Ressence introduced the Type 3 BBB, a “Black, Black, Black” version of its oil-filled mechanical watch. My colleague Dave dubbed it “the brand’s best model yet.” However, Ressence limited the production of the watch to that year only. If you were looking for an all-black Ressence Type 3 after that, you were…

The last time we saw a new chronograph in Oris‘ Aquis line was in 2018. It was a watch certainly of its time: It was big, had an asymmetrical dial layout, and as far as I can tell, came in just black and blue. There was no sign of the rainbow of dial colors you…

Watches with left-handed crowns (often referred to as “destro” watches) have seen a rise in popularity over the last couple of years, although the industry has a long history of producing timepieces with this inverted style of crown setup. Along with being more ergonomic for left-handed individuals, a lefty crown configuration can also help to…

Sometimes a watch release catches us by surprise. Other times, it triggers a response like “Didn’t that already exist?” To call it predictable would sound overly negative, but sometimes a release is just so perfectly on-brand and sensible that it doesn’t feel new, even if it is. This is one such release. Czapek marries its…

What We Know The revived Daniel Roth is introducing the next version of its Tourbillon, now in rose gold. Fresh off last year’s Tourbillon Souscription, a few updates in line with the historical evolution of the tourbillon have been made, but this year’s edition is largely similar, just with a rose gold case and dial. …

Gagà Laboratorio, the brainchild of Gagà Milano founder Ruben Tomella, marked the start of Geneva Watch Days 2024 by unveiling the Labormatic Cinquanta and Labormatic Bauhaus. Both watches are essentially the same but have very different personalities.  There’s the colorful mid-century-inspired Cinquanta and the minimalist Bauhaus. From the funky numerals on the Cinquanta model to…