Introducing the Hemel HFT20: A Seiko-powered chronograph for every budget
If you were jazzed about the Glycine Airman John covered a couple of weeks ago, this new Hemel gives a…
Introducing the Oris Aquis Small Second Date
It’s now a rare sight—the small seconds subdial—rarer still on a dive watch. Oris has been offering this nostalgic twist…
GoS returns to raw Damascus steel with the Sarek Akka
Mystery grows in obsolescence. And so it is with Damascus steel: no one is exactly sure how it was made…
The Devil’s dive watch: Introducing a pair of limited edition Christopher Ward Tridents
I’m sure the trademark forked counterbalance on Christopher Ward’s dive watches is usually supposed to evoke Poseidon’s spear, but with…
Hands-on with two Christopher Ward jumping hour watches
Like a subtle sonnerie, the jumping hour complication audibly announces each hour. Instead of chiming like a grand sonnerie—and costing…
Bovet embraces the 365.25-day year, the Pope be damned
Most of the world is happy to accept the Gregorian calendar and the need for leap years—but the Bovet Récital 20 Astérium…
A Compendium of Cartier’s Classic Watches
It can get overwhelming to keep track of one hundred years of watches. But if you’re buying a Cartier—or any…
Architectural horology: introducing the Alexander Calder mobile-inspired Xela
This is a ridiculous watch. And that’s the beauty of the thing. The watch world does not need the 597th…
Modern nostalgia: Hands-on with the Hamilton Intra-Matic 68 Autochrono
Hamilton has managed to pull off a kind of modern nostalgia with its Intra-Matic 68 Autochrono. In pictures, this automatic…
Up from the depths: the new David Paul DP-1 bronze pilot watch
Bronze dive watches are all the rage—and for good reason. Bronze—and it’s copper cousin brass—are synonymous with the sea and…