TAG Heuer's relationship with Hiroshi Fujiwara, founder of Fragment Design and pioneer of Tokyo street culture, has become one of the most stylistically enduring collaborations in contemporary watchmaking. Their first joint venture in 2018 distilled the vintage Carrera in its purest form; The second, in 2020, reinterpreted the 1970s Autavia with a graphic, more eye-catching […]

We all love a good watch, that's for sure. And what is “good” is pretty clear for most watches. A solid, easy-to-read design, attractive details, good ergonomics and a reliable mechanical movement. But sometimes you want a little more. Or much more, in the case of these six precision mechanical marvels. Each example shows dedication […]

By and large, most information on your watch comes from the dial. Sometimes there are functions on the back, like a power reserve indicator or an addition to the case, like on the Pierre Kunz Spirit Diver with a Boyle-Mariotte depth gauge that can measure down to 80 metres. Functional watch bezels, however, add functionality […]

Armin Stroms The acclaimed Gravity Equal Force series is expanding with an elegant variant: the Ultimate Sapphire Salmon. This latest edition continues the brand's exploration of color and transparency, combining technical mastery with craft finesse. It features a hand-guilloched salmon mainplate and the brand's innovative constant force caliber, bringing new life to one of the […]

frederiqueconstant.timeandtidewatches.com Founded in 1988, Frederique Constant has become increasingly successful with its policy of high quality watches at affordable prices. Far from being an empty slogan, the brand's slogan of “accessible luxury” was realized with the release of a perpetual calendar, followed by a tourbillon and a steel QP, all at incredibly low prices. In […]

With the Inverto Titanium, the independent watch atelier Lederer refines the Central Impulse Chronometer InVerto 2023, a large 44 mm watch with a blackened case, into a compact, titanium-framed display of one of the most sophisticated escapement architectures in modern watchmaking. It is the culmination of forty years of mechanical experimentation, distilled into 39mm of […]

It's only been a few months since we talked about Kiwame Tokyo, a new micro-brand from Japan that aims to deliver “honest watchmaking from Asakusa” and “affordable Japanese watches.” A project by industry veteran Masami Watanabe, the brand began with an attractive pair of Calatrava-style watches offered at a fair price: the Kurotsuki and Usuki […]

For over a decade, Massena LAB has been a creative platform where contemporary watchmaking meets historical inspiration. Founded by William Massena, a long-time figure in the independent watch scene and former CEO of TimeZone.com, the studio has earned a reputation for limited edition collaborations with some of the most talented watchmakers of our time, including […]

The perpetual calendar is considered one of the grails of watchmaking and is also extremely challenging to master. It seems to be a complication that always makes headlines. This year we saw a plethora of them, from veteran maisons to high-end indies and everything in between. Since there is so much to choose from, it […]

A mechanical watch is a true work of miniature engineering, regardless of the expense. A sub-€300 Seiko 5 Sports has the same basic mechanical elements and wonder as a four-figure IWC, and is just a bit less detailed and accurate day-to-day. Almost self-sufficient and independent of electricity, a mechanical watch simply needs to be wound […]