Author: Blake Buettner
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Video Review: Tudor Black Bay 41 ‘Monochrome’ Charts a New Path
The Tudor Black Bay collection has become the standard bearer of dive watches in the $3 to 5k price range over its 12 year and counting production run. The watch has had no small impact on the genre as a whole, and while not single handedly responsible for the push toward vintage inspired designs, it…
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TAG Heuer Gives Us the Silver Noir Carrera We’ve Been Waiting For
TAG Heuer has quietly been on a hot streak in recent years, and now, with Julien Tornare (formerly of Zenith) at the helm, they are well poised to continue with that momentum. Among the hallmark releases has been a new glassbox Carrera in 39mm, with a domed crystal and shapely dial underneath following its contours.…
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A Lange & Sohne Celebrates 25 Years of the Datograph
This year marks 25 years since the iconic Datograph was revealed by A Lange & Sohne at the 1999 Baselworld fair alongside boothmates IWC and JLC. The watch would become a cornerstone of the brand’s rebirth, and redefine the in-house chronograph as we know it with the caliber L951.1 developed for the Datograph by Reinhard…
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Video: Hands-On with New Watches from Piaget at Watches & Wonders
Piaget is celebrating their 150th anniversary this year, and they’ve wasted little time in making the most of the occasion. Back in February the brand took the watch world by storm by releasing the Polo 79, a callback to the original taken to the 9s with a pure gold construction. At Watches & Wonders, Piaget…
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Patek Philippe Brings New Dual Time Aquanaut 5269R to Watches & Wonders
Patek Philippe brought a selection of interesting and beautiful new references to Watches & Wonders this year, including a new 5164 and 5980 in white gold, both of which lean into light blue colorways, but there was another watch that caught my eye and made a stronger impression on me, and that was a new…
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Hands-On Video: Parmigiani Fleurier Delivers New Toric Generation
The Parmigiani Toric was launched in 1996 alongside the brand itself, and has served as a cornerstone of their vision in the years since. The design was originally inspired by Doric columns of ancient Greek architecture, and expressed itself through a myriad of complications over the years. This year, the collection gets a clean sheet…
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Video: Hands-On With New Releases from Tudor
Tudor has had a very interesting Watches & Wonders 2024 presence, delivering one watch we’ve all been asking for (even if it’s not the colorway we were hoping for), and one of the cleanest, most modern executions of the Black Bay 41 to date. After getting some hands-on time with the watches, I’ve got a…
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Video: The Perfect Diver for (Around) $3,000 feat. Sinn, Omega, & Tudor
Okay, so there is probably no such thing as a ‘perfect’ dive watch, but there are plenty that come pretty close. A good diver has the capacity to be so much more than a literal diving tool, often making great daily wear candidates that can handle a fair share of abuse on land as well…