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31.10.24

Universal Genève announces new release date, logo, and launches new website

UG puts an end to speculation by announcing first new release date.

Tudor doubles down on its military credentials with the new Pelagos FXD GMT Zulu Time

Introducing

30.10.24

Tudor doubles down on its military credentials with the new Pelagos FXD GMT Zulu Time

The Tudor Pelagos FXD has its first-ever GMT and Master Chronometer certification.

The 6 best pulsometer watches you can buy in a heartbeat (more or less)

Buying Guides

30.10.24

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The 6 best pulsometer watches you can buy in a heartbeat (more or less)

These will get your heart racing in no time.

Swatch’s latest MoonSwatch, the Mission to Earthphase, offers a romantic new complication

Introducing

30.10.24

Swatch’s latest MoonSwatch, the Mission to Earthphase, offers a romantic new complication

This latest Swatch x Omega collab is the most complicated MoonSwatch yet.

Is now the time to make watches more simple rather than complicated?

Opinion

30.10.24

Is now the time to make watches more simple rather than complicated?

As watch enthusiasm grows and expands, Is now the time to make watches more simple rather than complicated?

Hip hip, Panerai! Celebrating the Radiomir with the Perpetual Calendar GMT Goldtech

Introducing

29.10.24

Hip hip, Panerai! Celebrating the Radiomir with the Perpetual Calendar GMT Goldtech

A two-sided affair that keeps the signature Panerai style intact.

Buying Guides

29.10.24

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7 of the best affordable dive watches

Here are a bunch of great dive watches from several different brands that will all ring up the till less than US$5,000.

Awake blends Vietnamese heritage with Swiss watchmaking with the Sơn Mài Silver Leaf

Introducing

29.10.24

Awake blends Vietnamese heritage with Swiss watchmaking with the Sơn Mài Silver Leaf

Awake outfits the Sơn Mài Silver Leaf with a unique, intricate dial.

Zodiac confirms the stone trend with the Super Sea Wolf in malachite and lapis lazuli

Hands On

28.10.24

Zodiac confirms the stone trend with the Super Sea Wolf in malachite and lapis lazuli

Zodiac adds some colour and flair to its Super Sea Wolf with new lapis lazuli and malachite dials in a limited run of 300.

10 of the best quartz watches that rub it into quartz snobs’ faces

Buying Guides

28.10.24

10 of the best quartz watches that rub it into quartz snobs’ faces

Here's a few reasons why quartz watches should not just be low-cost alternatives to their mechanical counterparts.

The Galvin Loimu Frozen Salmon explores heightened salmon sophistication

Micro Mondays

28.10.24

The Galvin Loimu Frozen Salmon explores heightened salmon sophistication

This new limited-edition take on the Australian brand's Loimu model offers a cleaner, distinctly Nordic aesthetic.

The Heritage Worldtimer by Carl F. Bucherer simplifies the world time complication, but not in the way you’d expect

Introducing

28.10.24

The Heritage Worldtimer by Carl F. Bucherer simplifies the world time complication, but not in the way you’d expect

Closely following the design of a piece from the 1950s, Carl F. Bucherer releases a new, simplified variant of a world time watch.

What to do if you want a Pepsi, but you don’t want to wait?

Buying Guides

27.10.24

What to do if you want a Pepsi, but you don’t want to wait?

Sometimes you just can't wait, and when it comes to getting a Pepsi bezel on your wrist, you don't have to.

The eye of the tiger is back in watchmaking – and at multiple price points

Opinion

27.10.24

The eye of the tiger is back in watchmaking – and at multiple price points

The semi-precious stone is making a comeback in the far corners of watchmaking and at vastly different price points.

Beaucroft takes field watches head on with the new Element

Introducing

27.10.24

Beaucroft takes field watches head on with the new Element

The young British independent releases its first field watch with plenty of dial colours and well-considered details.

New releases from De Bethune, Carl F. Bucherer, Breguet and more

Last Week in Watches

27.10.24

New releases from De Bethune, Carl F. Bucherer, Breguet and more

Black dials, vintage-style GMTs, and German takes on the golden ratio.

Hands On

26.10.24

The Grand Seiko SLGA025 Atera Blue may have one of the best dials the brand has ever made

We take a closer look at the delectable green-blue hues of the new GS Atera Blue.

12 of the best jewellery watches from $400 to $400,000

Buying Guides

26.10.24

12 of the best jewellery watches from $400 to $400,000

Buffy explores the watches that give you the best bling for buck.

News

26.10.24

Timex to sell watches for $1

A watch for less than the price of a cup of coffee? It sounds too good to be true, but it's what Timex is doing…

The 7 best salmon dial watches for collectors with delicious taste

Buying Guides

26.10.24

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The 7 best salmon dial watches for collectors with delicious taste

Nothing says vintage like the warm flash of pink in the dials of yesteryear, but here are some great modern salmon dials worth considering.

The PRX Powermatic 80 Forged Carbon is Tissot at its best

What We Wore

25.10.24

The PRX Powermatic 80 Forged Carbon is Tissot at its best

Borna spent a few weeks with the new carbon-cased Tissot PRX, and makes the case for it being the best PRX model yet.

I thought my hypebeast days were over… until the Timex x MM6 Maison Margiela collab dropped last night

Friday Wind Down

25.10.24

I thought my hypebeast days were over… until the Timex x MM6 Maison Margiela collab dropped last night

Jamie found out that old habits die hard when the Timex x MM6 Maison Margiela collection went on sale last night.

Buying Guides

25.10.24

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7 of the best meteorite dial watches

Describing a dial as out-of-this-world might sound a little over the top, but for these watches, it's pretty accurate.

From minimalism to sprezzatura – these are the best Italian watch brands

Buying Guides

25.10.24

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From minimalism to sprezzatura – these are the best Italian watch brands

Some classics and some newcomers.

Europa Star cover our upcoming British Weekender

Our upcoming British Weekender event is already making some waves.

Timex team up with MM6 Maison Margiela on a stylish, minimal T80 (and a cute little ring watch!)

Introducing

24.10.24

Timex team up with MM6 Maison Margiela on a stylish, minimal T80 (and a cute little ring watch!)

Timex collaborates with the French fashion house on two minimalist yet idiosyncratic takes on the iconic T80 digital watch.

7 of the spookiest watches for Halloween 2024

Buying Guides

24.10.24

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7 of the spookiest watches for Halloween 2024

Get your spook on with these 7 watches that range from Gothic and grim to just plain goofy.

After 30 years, these new Lange 1 models celebrate an important A. Lange & Söhne milestone

Introducing

24.10.24

After 30 years, these new Lange 1 models celebrate an important A. Lange & Söhne milestone

A. Lange & Söhne celebrates the 30th anniversary of its rebirth with four new Lange 1 models, the modern brand's formative model.

Andrew & Zach pick the best watches at Windup Watch Fair New York – we need your vote for the winner!

Video

24.10.24

Andrew & Zach pick the best watches at Windup Watch Fair New York – we need your vote for the winner!

Andrew and Zach go head-to-head to pick the best dive watch, dress watch, field watch, and do-it-all GADA watch at Windup New York.

Glashütte Original flips the moonphase on its head with the PanoLunarInverse

Introducing

23.10.24

Glashütte Original flips the moonphase on its head with the PanoLunarInverse

The PanoLunarInverse is Glashütte Original's first-ever PanoInverse model with a moonphase complication, and features stunning finishing.

Seiko’s latest limited edition, the Prospex Alpinist SPB489J, evokes the Australian Outback’s heat haze

Introducing

23.10.24

Seiko’s latest limited edition, the Prospex Alpinist SPB489J, evokes the Australian Outback’s heat haze

This Australia-inspired limited-edition Seiko features a red-hot dial that shimmers like an Outback desert mirage.

Nicholas Biebuyck, Heritage Director of TAG Heuer, believes “consumer interest is improving in quartz”

Watch Culture

23.10.24

Nicholas Biebuyck, Heritage Director of TAG Heuer, believes “consumer interest is improving in quartz”

If interesting design now trumps mechanical innovation in watchmaking, quartz technology like TAG Heuer's Solargraph has an important edge, Biebuyck explains.

From Rado to Hublot: why watch brands are finally padding up for cricket

Watch Culture

23.10.24

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From Rado to Hublot: why watch brands are finally padding up for cricket

Switzerland's watchmakers are increasingly paying attention to the world's second-most popular sport - which is good news for watch fans.

11 of the best stone dials from labradorite to pietersite

Buying Guides

22.10.24

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11 of the best stone dials from labradorite to pietersite

There's a stone dial watch our there to suit most tastes.

The new Casio G-Shock GM-2100D range gives the CasiOak a more robust yet colourful makeover

In The Shop

22.10.24

The new Casio G-Shock GM-2100D range gives the CasiOak a more robust yet colourful makeover

Steel bezels plus a quintet of colourful sunburst dials elevate these CasiOaks.

What Thierry Stern has to say after the Cubitus launch

Thierry Stern gave a rather candid interview after the Cubitus launch and we wanted to pull out some of the key quotes.

Here comes the sun: how do solar watches actually work?

Watch Education

22.10.24

Here comes the sun: how do solar watches actually work?

Jamie explains how solar-powered watches work and their history, as well as answer some common questions about owning them.

The Flore et Faune is a hand-engraving masterclass delivered by Andreas Strehler

Introducing

21.10.24

The Flore et Faune is a hand-engraving masterclass delivered by Andreas Strehler

Andreas Strehler presents the hand-engraved and wonderfully decorated Faune et Flore, with pretty much unlimited customisation.

The Second Hour Sattelberg Mk2 returns to the field, this time in style

Micro Mondays

21.10.24

The Second Hour Sattelberg Mk2 returns to the field, this time in style

Melbourne's Second Hour introduces swanky updates to its Sattelberg field watch.

Going, going, gone! Lewis Hamilton’s IWC team watch raises CHF 220,000 for charity at auction

Auctions

21.10.24

Going, going, gone! Lewis Hamilton’s IWC team watch raises CHF 220,000 for charity at auction

It's the watch the F1 champ wore on the podium when celebrating his win at the 2024 British Grand Prix earlier this year.

9 of the best ceramic watches that won’t show any scratches

Buying Guides

21.10.24

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9 of the best ceramic watches that won’t show any scratches

Bold perpetual calendars, stealthy pilot's watches, and unique divers.

Watch Education

20.10.24

What’s the difference between a microbrand and an independent brand?

It can get confusing and potentially offensive to give the wrong label to a brand, so how do you define these two categories?

The green Frederique Constant Classic Worldtimer Manufacture is traditionally stable in a chaotic year

Introducing

20.10.24

The green Frederique Constant Classic Worldtimer Manufacture is traditionally stable in a chaotic year

Green is still very much in, and Frederique Constant is applying a particularly lovely shade of it to its Worldtimer.

New releases from Patek Philippe, Raymond Weil, Frederique Constant and more

Last Week in Watches

20.10.24

New releases from Patek Philippe, Raymond Weil, Frederique Constant and more

Patek's first new watch collection in 25 years is the biggest watch news of the week, but we've also seen a particularly large number of…

Taking a deep dive into the Omega Seamaster

The Icons

19.10.24

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Taking a deep dive into the Omega Seamaster

From James Bond to Joe Biden's wrist, we take a deep dive into the evolution of the classic Omega Seamaster

Video

19.10.24

How to read a timegrapher

Find out exactly how your watch is performing without having to take it to a watchmaker with this simple machine.

Maurice de Mauriac channels Lady Di with its latest collaboration

Introducing

19.10.24

Maurice de Mauriac channels Lady Di with its latest collaboration

Bringing an iconic jumper worn by Princess Diana to the wrist, the Black Sheep is all about individuality and standing out.

The Final Slice: the Studio Underd0g x Time+Tide Pizza Party is about to come to an end

News

19.10.24

The Final Slice: the Studio Underd0g x Time+Tide Pizza Party is about to come to an end

Launched at the start of this year, we are holding our final pizza party on November 21st in London with a special charity auction.

Goodbye Divers Sixty-Five, hello Oris Divers Date

Introducing

19.10.24

Goodbye Divers Sixty-Five, hello Oris Divers Date

Small updates make a big difference, especially when they've been a long time coming.

Get ready for Watchfest 5 in Sydney + the Patek Philippe Cubitus has finally dropped!

Friday Wind Down

18.10.24

Get ready for Watchfest 5 in Sydney + the Patek Philippe Cubitus has finally dropped!

Running from November 1st to 16th 2024 in Sydney, Watchfest 5 promises to be Australia’s largest watch and horology convention, run by the watch community,…