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Derniers Articles Watches - mes: 2018-02

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In Review: Five Final Thoughts on the 2018 Audemars Piguet N

After the whirlwind that was SIHH 2018, it’s sometimes hard to get your specific thoughts on a collection in order. It’s especially hard w ...

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Porsche Design Adds In-House Flyback Chronograph to 1919 Col

Porsche Design unveiled its first in-house movement, Caliber Werk 01.200, in 2017, installing it as the engine of the limited-edition Chronograph 91 ...

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Editorial: Frederique Constant Finally Puts the “Horol

Last week we attended the launch of Frederique Constant?s newest creation, the Hybrid Manufacture 3.0 smartwatch. It was an elegant event with vari ...

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The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 53: Monta’s Michael

On this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Ilya chats with Michael DiMartini and Justin Kraudel about their watch brand, Monta. ...

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Georges Kern On What To Expect From Breitling In The Coming

Although Breitling may appear to be a relatively simple brand, with its dedication to the exceedingly niche segment of big pilot watches, those of us ...

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Bornova Watches Aegean

After leading the way at several micro brands over the last 10 years, the creators of the recently debuted Bornova watch brand have set out to create ...

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BEST FROM: aBlogtoWatch & Friends February 28, 2018

In this month's round-up, we have new watches from Panerai, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Orient, and Grand Seiko; and interviews featuring Rolex collector and de ...

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Highlights from Bremont’s 2018 Collection

Starting in 2017, Bremont began skipping Baselworld to introduce its annual novelties on its own turf. After another successful year for the independe ...

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Piece Time – Distinctive Watch Parts, Chapter 2: Dials

A watch?s design is the sum of its so-called ?appearance parts:? hands, dial, crown, bracelet, et cetera. In the second chapter in our series on the ...

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Into the Wild Blue (and Black) Yonder: IWC’s New Pilot

Earlier this week, at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco, IWC launched its 12th special-edition timepiece in support of, and in cooperatio ...

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(VIDEO) My Watch: Collecting Seiko, Military, and Vintage To

If you?re a regular reader of Worn & Wound, Jon Gaffney (@JonGaffney) is no stranger. Jon is a long-standing contributor to the site, often fie ...

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Parmigiani Kalpagraphe Chronometre & Kalpa Chronor Watc

At SIHH 2018 Parmigiani Fleurier debuted two new Kalpa collection watches, with a $50,000 price gap, separated by the level of luxury and exclusivity ...

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Hublot Big Bang UNICO Red Magic Ceramic Watch

At Baselworld 2018 Swiss Hublot will debut the first red ceramic-cased watch in the reference 411.CF.8513.RX Hublot Big Bang UNICO Red Magic as a limi ...

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Electricianz Cable Z Watch

For me, the Electricianz Cable Z Watch represents something that's a good bit of visual fun. The article Electricianz Cable Z Watch first appeared o ...

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Bremont Endurance passes Antarctic test with flying colours

Bremont?s latest watch definitely lives up to the brand?s Tested Beyond Endurance strapline, having accompanied polar explorer Ben Saunders on an expe ...

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Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Les Aérostiers: Ce

The French called them aérostiers ? those early aviation pioneers who piloted the first hot air balloons into the sky during the late 18th century, p ...

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A Guide to Buying Vintage Watches on eBay Part 2

Last week, we wrote about the preliminary steps you need to take if you’re thinking of buying a vintage watch on eBay, from doing some basic ...

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Ball Trainmaster Worldtime Chronograph Watch Review

It’s not news that Ball Watch Co. makes some of the best under the radar and high-quality value proposition timepieces out there. Their shock re ...

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Bremont Endurance Limited Edition Watch

Back in 2014, English explorer Ben Saunders set out to complete the longest human-powered polar journey in history, with a Bremont prototype Terr ...

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Bremont Supermarine S501 Dive Watch

British watch brand Bremont, best known to the watch world for their aviation watches, has also produced dive watches since 2009. Starting with the Su ...

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Bremont U-2/51-JET Watch

British watchmaker Bremont are particularly known for aviation-themed timepieces, and in conjunction with the RAF's 100 Squadron centenary they have r ...

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Bremont ALT1-C/BL & ALT1-C/WH-BK Chronograph Watches

To mark the 100th year of British aviation, the Bremont ALT1-I/BL and the Bremont ALT1-C/WH-BK take a more modern approach to a watch that's heavily i ...

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Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechani

Like many United States-based watch enthusiasts, Hamilton has long held a soft spot in my heart. Founded in Pennsylvania in 1892, Hamilton has symboli ...

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Phenomen Axiom Watch

Every few years it's refreshing to see new watchmakers take a shot at entering the market with ambitious products. For readers that follow watch media ...

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Bell & Ross Introduces the Horoblack and Brings Back th

One of last year’s many highlights for us from Bell & Ross was the Horolum BR03-92. It seemed to combine the best of the brand’s uniqu ...

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My Favorite Watch: Neha Bajpai from WatchTime India

In the new series, My Favorite Watch, WatchTime speaks to interesting personalities in the watch industry. The interviews revolve around the subject&# ...

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W&W Instagram Round-Up: #wandwshopgiveaway Edition

This week, we?re highlighting 10 great Instagram watch snaps from our #wandwshopgiveaway (read more about it here). But before we get to the watche ...

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Review: An Afternoon Hike With The Suunto Spartan Ultra Fitn

Review of the premium-quality, customizable GPS, Bluetooth adventure and training Suunto Spartan Ultra smartwatch. The article Review: An Afternoon Hi ...

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A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Daymatic Tokyo Boutique 10th

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of its Tokyo boutique, A. Lange & Söhne has unveiled this 20-piece limited edition version of the Lange 1 ...

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Blancpain Updates the Villeret Quantième Complet GMT

With the opening of Baselworld, the world’s biggest watch fair, less than a month away, more watch brands are offering up appetizers to the smor ...

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TAG Heuer Opens Museum in Motion Exhibition

TAG Heuer is proud to present the carefully curated Museum in Motion exhibition, which highlights heritage timepieces from the brand?s museum at La Ch ...

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Bravur BW003 Review

Bravur Watches of Sweden has been on our radar for a few years. Mixing a Scandinavian design sensibility with a genuine appreciation for watches, t ...

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LAST CHANCE: Creux Automatiq CA-02 Ghost Shadow Automatic Wa

There's still time to enter for a chance to win a Creux Automatiq CA-02 Ghost Shadow Automatic in the aBlogtoWatch monthly watch giveaway. The article ...

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Haldor Armis 2000m Watch Review

Strap on your matte black diving getup and check your gauges, because we?re about to go over the side and plunge into a wrist time review of the Haldo ...

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Christopher Ward C5 Malvern 595

Armed with a Swatch-owned ETA 7001 movement, the Christopher Ward C5 Malvern 595 carves itself a solid niche in the category of mechanical dress watch ...

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Frederique Constant Hybrid Manufacture: Classical Horology M

Back in 2015, when most Swiss watchmakers had yet to dip their toes into the intimidating waters of “smart” and connected watches, Frederi ...

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Introducing the New Wryst Racer Luxury Automatic Watch

Swiss luxury sports watch maker Wryst has announced the debut of its new Racer watch collection. This latest automatic watch was designed with racing ...

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Top 5: Moon and Space Watches

Share this Post Introduction There is no denying that space watches provide watch brands with an irresistible marketing angle. A watch that has travel ...

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Seiko Prospex “Orange Samurai” ref. SRPB97 (SRPC

How long does a watch need to be out of production for a new iteration to be considered a reissue" Is nine years long enough" That?s how ...

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Frederique Constant Hybrid Manufacture Hands-On

The Frederique Constant Hybrid Manufacture watch collection is but another interesting flavor of the traditional Swiss watch industry's attempt to mer ...

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Optik Instruments Horizon

Time. We share it. We cherish it. We lose track of it. We waste it; fear it; curse it; there’s never enough of it. It's the definitive point of ...

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MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual Titanium

For 2018, MB&F is releasing a new titanium version of its popular Legacy Machine Perpetual watch. Meet the new Legacy Machine Perpetual Titanium. ...

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How Jeff Bezos’ Mechanical 10,000 Year Clock Works

When billionaire and Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos tweets a message on Twitter, the world listens. That's what happened a couple of days ago when ...

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Introducing the Breitling Navitimer 8 collection

With new owners, a new boss and new creative direction at Breitling it’s no surprise that its latest collection looks very different. by James ...

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The TAG Heuer Autavia Jo Siffert Collector’s Edition

The vintage Heuer collecting community is one of the most passionate in the entire industry. Just check out OnTheDash and Calibre 11 if you don’ ...

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Jeff Bezos Begins Construction of $42 Million 10,000 Year Cl

?I cannot imagine the future, but I care about it. I know I am a part of a story that starts long before I can remember and continues long beyond w ...

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The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 52: Ryan Schmidt, Author o

If you’re a lover of watches, The Wristwatch Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Mechanical Watches is a must-have for your coffee table. Earl ...

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Vacheron Constantin FiftySix Collection Hands-On

Do you know what the new-for-2018 Vacheron Constantin FiftySix collection is based on" Come on, have an educated guess! Nothing" Anything&qu ...

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Blancpain Villeret Quantième Complet GMT Watch

Blancpain is famous for its elegant complete calendar watches and at Baselworld 2018 they are introducing a new model called the Villeret Quantième C ...

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Casio G-Shock Gravitymaster GA-1100-1A1 ‘Black OutR

As a part of Casio's growing collection of aviation-focused watches, the Casio G-Shock Gravitymaster GA-1100-1A1 brings even more flavor to the line-u ...

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Five Chronometer-Certified Watches That Won’t Break th

At some point in the past two decades, there was a shift in why people wear watches. Thanks to the omnipresence of smartphones, laptops, and other di ...

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Around the Web: “The Olympics? Never-Ending Struggle t

From the first modern Games in 1896, when a team of judges timed a marathon with a stopwatch, to the ?92 Games, which saw the first-ever implementa ...

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A Guide to Buying Vintage Watches on eBay Part 1

So you?ve decided you want to buy a vintage watch" Excellent choice (but beware, it?s a slippery slope?you can?t just buy one!). But where to ...

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Win a $100 Gift Card to Shop.WornandWound.com

Hey watch strap fans! We?re giving away five, $100 gift certificates to shop.wornandwound.com, where they can be used to purchase any of our Americ ...

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A Detailed Look Into Omega’s History Of Olympics Timek

I'll go out on a limb and speak for all of us sport illiterates by saying: even we care about the Olympics. It's in a league of its own, the be all an ...

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Borrowed Time: A Week in Geneva With the Jaeger-LeCoultre Ma

It has become my tradition in recent years to wear and wrist-test a GMT or world-time watch during my annual pilgrimages to the Swiss watch fairs ? Ca ...

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First Watch: U.S. Presidents and Their Timepieces

As Americans celebrate Presidents’ Day, we felt it was the perfect time to re-present this feature on U.S. presidents and their watches from the ...

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Introducing the Peren Nera, a Value-Packed Watch Now Availab

It can feel like a real slog to trudge past the marketing blather and hype and get to the guts of a Kickstarter campaign. Sometimes it can be worth ...

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Formex Element Watch Review

The latest timepiece from the recently revived Formex watch brand is the Formex Element. The Swiss brand boastfully refers to the Element as "the ...

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Unyber Watches UN Series Chronograph Collection

Setting up a micro-brand is not the easiest route to take in the watch industry, especially when you don’t use any of the many already existing ...

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Anything But Ordinary: 8 Watches Made from Extraordinary Mat

Is gold too precious and stainless steel too commonplace for you" Several watch manufacturers are experimenting with case materials that add even ...

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Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Hanhart Pioneer One Limited

Hanhart is a German watch brand that, for the better part of the twentieth century, was a staple in the production of pilots? watches and chronographs ...

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Hublot Meca-10 Ceramic Blue Hands-On & Why This Big Ban

During "Geneva Watch Week" in January of 2018, I met with Hublot to see this new blue ceramic version of the Big Bang Meca-10 watch (hands-o ...

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11 Watch Brands That Make Their Own Metals

We’re all familiar with the most popular materials for watch cases ? steel, rose gold, titanium, et cetera. But what about Rolesium, Ceragold, a ...

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Piaget Possession & Extremely Lady Watches

Possession and Extremely Lady sound like fragrance collections, but they are actually two great new watch lines introduced by Piaget at SIHH in G ...

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MB&F MoonMachine 2 With Stepan Sarpaneva Hands-On

Max Büsser and Stepan Sarpaneva have teamed up again to produce a sequel to the MoonMachine from 2012. We get up close with the new MB&F MoonMac ...

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Bell & Ross BR03-94 Horolum And BR03-92 Horoblack Watch

Bell & Ross, purveyors of aviation-themed, instrument-styled watches, have recently announced the addition of two limited edition models to one of ...

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RGM Model 350-TZBD: An American-Made Watch for International

Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based RGM, the only watch company to serially produce a high-end mechanical watch movement in the United States since the 1960 ...

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Five Things You Should Know About the COSC

The Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC) is crucial to the Swiss watch industry. It’s existed in its current form since 1973 but t ...

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Glashütte Original Senator Chronograph Capital Edition Debu

As it has since 2011, Germany’s Glashütte Original served as a partner to this year’s 68th Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlina ...

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The TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 02

In 2018, TAG Heuer is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Heuer Carrera. As one of the tentpole models for the brand, the Carrera has always exist ...

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Helmut Sinn 1916 ? 2018

It?s with great sadness that we report the passing of Mr. Helmut Sinn, the man who founded the eponymous brand known for making some of the toughes ...

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The IWC Pilot XVIII Heritage Could be Yours for $500

We?ve teamed up with our friends at StockX?a live ?bid/ask? marketplace for everything from sneakers to wristwatches?to give you the chance to buy ...

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Helmut Sinn Has Passed Away At The Age Of 101

The watch industry bids farewell to a remarkable aviator, race car driver, and watchmaker. The article Helmut Sinn Has Passed Away At The Age Of 101 f ...

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Parmigiani Tonda 1950 Annual Calendar Watch

Parmigiani will announce a new Tonda 1950 Annual Calendar watch at Watches & Wonders 2018 in Miami, Florida. The article Parmigiani Tonda 1950 An ...

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Ralph Lauren Automotive Skeleton Steel Watch Hands-On

Ralph Lauren is still a name I tend to associate more with polo shirts than watches, but with recent offerings including minute repeaters and double t ...

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Maurice Lacroix Pontos Day Date Review

A look at the Maurice Lacroix Pontos Day Date, a perfect choice for the ?hey, nice watch? guy at the office. The article Maurice Lacroix Pontos Day Da ...

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Hublot Unveils Classic Fusion Chronograph Special Edition &#

A special Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph fit for the Toronto Blue Jays veteran. The article Hublot Unveils Classic Fusion Chronograph Special Editi ...

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Introducing the Hamtun Neon Automatic

Hamtun first made its way onto the scene in late 2016 with a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund their first watch, the Hamtun H1. The titanium ...

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Introducing the Grand Seiko 9F 25th Anniversary Limited Edit

When Seiko killed off Grand Seiko in 1975, few mourned its passing. As the last unloved mechanical Grand Seikos left the workbench, almost everyone ...

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Glashütte Original Senator Chronograph ‘The Capital E

The 68th Berlinale, one of the largest film festivals in the world, sets the stage for Germany-based Manufacture Glashütte Original to unvei ...

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Baume & Mercier Clifton Baumatic 5 Days Watch Hands-On

At SIHH 2018 Baume & Mercier debuted the new Clifton Baumatic collection of dress watches that feature a new, exclusive automatic movement known a ...

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Ming Watches Introduces the 17.03 GMT

Ming Thien is a writer, a photographer, a physicist (he graduated from Oxford at age 16!), and currently the Chief of Strategy for Hasselblad. He̵ ...

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24 Ladies’ Watches for Your Valentine’s Day Cons

Today is Valentine?s Day! Still struggling for a last-minute gift for your sweetheart, mother, or daughter" Check out our carefully curated li ...

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Four Horological Love Stories That Prove Romantic Watchmakin

Watches are one of the few products that can be lifetime investments. The fact that you can wear the same Rolex Datejust during your college graduatio ...

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Panerai’s Entry-Level Luminor Base and Marina Logo Col

Panerai has received justified accolades for the two high-complication models it introduced at SIHH 2018, the L’Astronomo (covered in depth here ...

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Quick Look at the Breitling Superocean Heritage 46 A17320

Breitling Superocean Heritage 46 A17320 – nicely looking diver watch on a budget for all those who want to get into the world of watches. Latel ...

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The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 51: Patina, Fauxtina, and

On today?s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Ilya, Zach, and Worn & Wound contributor Allen Farmelo discuss patina, fauxtina, and the po ...

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TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 02 To Debut At Baselworld 2018

TAG Heuer got so excited about the new Heuer 02, they just simply couldn't hold it back any longer. Behold, the pre-Baselworld 2018 debut of the TAG H ...

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Panerai Luminor Due 3 Days Automatic 38mm Hands-On

A 38mm version of the Panerai Luminor Due 3 Days Automatic with a new manufacture movement. The article Panerai Luminor Due 3 Days Automatic 38mm Hand ...

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24 Highlights from the Rolex 24 at Daytona Race

January 27-28 marked the 56th running of the 24 Hours of Daytona ? known as the Rolex 24 ever since the Swiss watch brand became official timekeeper a ...

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Bring On the Water! 11 Watches Built for Water Sports

In addition to diving, water sports include sailing, surfing and even fishing. The appropriate watch can be a topic of conversation during breaks but ...

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Military Watches of the World: A-11, the Watch That Won the

England, 1945. A nighttime briefing of U.S. Army Air Forces personnel is in session, prepping the flight officers and enlisted men with details on ...

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Montblanc 1858 Automatic Chronograph Hands-On

A back-to-basics Montblanc chronograph that's actually worthy of the overused term, "tool watch." The article Montblanc 1858 Automatic Chron ...

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Ferro & Company Traditum Watch

By creating several watch models with automatic and quartz movements over the past 4 years, Vancouver-based micro brand Ferro & Company has decide ...

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Longines Conquest VHP Chronograph

Improved with the advent of a perpetual calendar function and extended battery life, the new Longines Conquest VHP Chronograph collection is accurate ...

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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Ladies? Flying Tourbillon

Audemars Piguet continues to quietly introduce some of the most important ladies’ watches on the market, a fact that is often overlooked in the ...

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Cave Diver: An Expedition with the Sinn U2 S Dive Watch

We took the Sinn U2 S dive watch deep into the craggy darkness of a water cave. Does it come out alive" Find out in this comprehensive watch test ...

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Introducing the Ming 17.03 GMT

There are a lot of travel watches on the market. You can find one to fit almost any mood, price bracket, and level of complication. If you?ve got t ...

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Louis Vuitton Escale Time Zone 39 Watch Review

Positioned as a (colorful) world time dress watch, the Louis Vuitton Escale Time Zone 39 in steel is a good value with an in-house module over a Swiss ...