Author: Blake Buettner
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Ressence Debuts Type 11 Featuring New Movement
Ressence is introducing a new Type 11 this year featuring for the first time, a movement developed and designed by Ressence. It’s called the Werk RW-01, and it integrates the brand’s ROCS (Ressence Orbital Convex System) directly into the architecture of the movement. This represents a milestone for Ressence and opens the door for a…
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Introducing: Manually Winding Richard Mille 55-01
Richard Mille is taking a reductive approach to a new collection of hand wound references that bring back the classic RM 55. That means no gem settings, no crazy complications, and no wild color schemes. Rather, all the drama is provided by the unique architecture of the openworked movement and that case it’s set within.…
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TAG Heuer Formula 1 Solargraph Gets Pastel Makeover
TAG Heuer has clearly been having a lot of fun with the modern generation of the classic Formula 1 watch. From the collaborations to limited editions, it’s a watch that seems to be firing on all cylinders, taking full advantage of the brand’s newfound status Formula 1’s (the sport) official timekeeper. With the Miami GP…
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Introducing: Oris Star Edition
Oris brought a handful of interesting releases to Watches & Wonders this year, including a provocative revamp of their Atelier collection. But there’s one watch that immediately stood out for its old-school Oris charm, and that is the return of a 1966 design called the Star. This is a watch that holds an important place…
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Introducing: Grand Seiko Spring Drive U.F.A. Ushio 300 Diver
If there’s one brand that people have been waiting for an approachable diver from, it’s certainly Grand Seiko. After teasing exactly that, Grand Seiko formally revealed the Spring Drive U.F.A. Ushio 300 Diver in Geneva this week sporting a new Ultra Fina Accuracy caliber 9RB1. The watch is a part of the Evolution 9 collection,…
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Introducing: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Chronometre Collection
Jaegler-LeCultre’s Master Control family is gaining a new collection this week in the form of an integrated bracelet design across three distinct models collectively labeled the Master Control Chronometre. With the new collection also comes a new caliber 738 powering the Date Power Reserve model, and all three movements at use feature an HPG (High…
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Introducing: Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Chronograph Mystérieux
Parmigiani Fleurier continues to push their innovative approach to complications hidden in plain sight this year with a new Tonda PF Chronograph Mystérieux. This is the latest Tonda to feature an unsuspecting complication, a trend that began with a hidden GMT hand in the Tonda GMT Rattrapante released in 2022. This time, we get a…
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Introducing: Zenith G.F.J. Welcomes Bloodstone Dial, Tantalum Case
One of the surprise hits of Watches & Wonders 2025 came from Zenith in the form of the GFJ, a watch that celebrated the maison’s 160th anniversary by bringing back the original caliber 135. The watch offered a stunning take on Zenith’s classic formal design language, and opened the door to a new collection in…