Bring a Loupe: A Breguet's Breguet, A LIP Chronograph, An IWC Aquatimer, And...
It's a big world out there, Baller, full of seductive objects to pursue beyond watches. In the course of finding stuff to fill out BAL each week, I come across delights galore, and it feels essential...
View ArticleIntroducing: Ressence Type 10 DN "Dark Knight"
What We Know Earlier this year at Watches and Wonders, Belgian brand Ressence introduced the first watch in its collection with an in-house-designed RW-01 movement, the Type 11. That should...
View ArticleIntroducing: Analog:Shift x Édition de la Tour 'Vintage Watches' Playing...
When my dad was teaching me to play poker, he imparted one very clear piece of advice: Never play poker at a casino (if you've ever seen Rounders, you'll understand why). To this day, I love playing...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Redesigned Oris ProPilot Calibre 111
What We Know Oris is going through its catalog and doing some subtle and meaningful updates to the ProPilot lineup. On the heels of a ProPilot Date update last year, the higher-tier ProPilot Calibre...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Biver 'AB' — A New Manually-Wound Release In Steel
What We Know A few weeks ago I got an unexpected invite from Pierre Biver to see the brand's newest watch. Despite any ideas I might have had in my mind, Biver's new watch—just called the "AB"—was not...
View ArticleBusiness News: Former AP CEO François-Henri Bennahmias Brought In As...
François-Henri Bennahmias, the high-profile executive who served as the CEO of Audemars Piguet for more than a decade and grew annual sales beyond $2 billion, is being tapped as a consultant to Hublot...
View ArticleIntroducing: Monta 10th Anniversary Neuchâtel X Collection in Opalin Silver
What We Know It's hard to pinpoint the moment when microbrand watches went from just good to genuinely competitive, but without a doubt, Monta was one of the brands that showed that the transition was...
View ArticleIntroducing: Noah x Timex Boatswain (Live Pics)
What We Know Timex and Noah have announced the latest in their ongoing series of collaborations, the Noah x Timex Boatswain. Here, the two have taken their Ellipse-style case and swapped out the dial....
View ArticleIntroducing: The Brew Metric Chrono Taxi
What We Know It's New York Watch Week, which means lots of new releases hitting your feed. But if you're like me, the most exciting ones to find out about this week are often the special editions from...
View ArticleIntroducing: Hublot Takes Us Back To The Beginning With The Classic Fusion...
This story has been republished from our friends at Hodinkee Australia. What We Know Today, a luxury sports watch with a rubber strap is nothing revolutionary, but in 1980 it was scandalous. Italian...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Urwerk UR-300 Time Quantum
What We Know If you know Urwerk, you know that they've always been looking toward the stars, making instantly recognizable watches with the brand's iconic satellite display that rotates around the...
View ArticleIntroducing: Jaeger-LeCoultre 101 Chain
What We Know There's a new miniature watch in town, and it's the Jaeger-LeCoultre 101 Chain. Inspired by a 1955 Duoplan model nicknamed the "Chain" for its "braided" gold-link bracelet, the new...
View ArticlePhoto Report: The 2026 Audrain Newport Concours d'Elegance With A. Lange & Söhne
Every year in early October, the car world descends on Newport, Rhode Island, for a weekend of revelry at the Audrain Newport Concours d'Elegance. We've covered the event in years past: Malaika had a...
View ArticleThe Business of Watches Podcast: The Organizers Behind The Escapement In Las...
Is there room for another watch show? Is there demand? Is Las Vegas the ideal place to bring thousands of watch collectors together for a weekend of horological-themed fun, discussion, and...
View ArticleComing Soon: Paulin × Hodinkee
Paulin and Hodinkee team up for a playfully serious limited edition. Join us at the Windup Watch Fair in New York, October 16-18, for a first look at the collaboration and pre-order access before the...
View ArticleIntroducing: Hermès H08 Bleu de Malte And Blanc Chantilly
What We Know Hermès has released two new versions of its H08 sports watch. It feels like the H08 has lived a lot of lives in the five years since it was originally released at Watches & Wonders...
View ArticleIntroducing: Ming x Massena Lab 57.09 'Secret Honey'
What We Know It's been five years since Ming and Massena Lab released their first collaboration. In that time, both Ming — the Malaysian-born microbrand founded by Ming Thein — and Massena Lab — the...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Ralph Lauren Western Cushion Is Back With A 38mm Case
What We Know The American West has long been a defining source of inspiration for Ralph Lauren. In 2018, the brand launched its Western Watch Collection to celebrate its 50th anniversary, extending...
View ArticleTalking Watches: With Eric Wind & Charlie Dunne, Where Every Watch Tells A...
For Eric Wind and Charlie Dunne, watches connect them to the past and help them build lifelong relationships with others. For the first time in Talking Watches, Ben sits down with two guests to...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Original MB&F Legacy Machine 1 Gets The EVO Treatment
What We Know We are six years into the reign of the Legacy Machine EVO, a sportier version of MB&F's most "traditional" (and I use that term loosely) watch designs, which had the added benefit of...
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