Author: Blake Buettner
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MK II Watches Collaborates with Project Recover on New Hellion-BAKU
MK II watches are announcing a new collaboration with Project Recover this week in the Hellion-BAKU field watch, which will go on sale Friday, November 28, 2025. The watch is a tribute to the three missing divers of Underwater Demolition Team-10, who were captured during a reconnaissance mission off the coast of Gagil Tomil Island…
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Dream Team Collaboration Between Urwerk & Ulysse Delivers UR-Freak
Here’s a collaboration effort I never saw coming, but in hindsight, perhaps should have. Ulysse Nardin was ahead of their time with the Freak, a watch that pushed boundaries and presented an entirely new movement architecture that rotated around itself. First introduced in 2001 (just four years after Urwerk’s founding), the Freak pre-dates the thriving…
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Tudor Expands Ranger Collection with New Dial and Size
Tudor has turned their attention to the Ranger collection this week with a new dial and a new 36mm size joining the existing 39mm options. The move will be a welcome one for many enthusiasts who prefer life without a bezel. The modern Ranger has been a slow burn, with small updates gradually refining the…
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Oris Reveals New ProPilot Date
Oris has one of the most underrated pilot watch designs on the market in their ProPilot collection, and this week, it’s welcoming a big redesign to open up a new chapter. The new ProPilot Date introduces a new design that feels like an evolution of where the watch had been, retaining some of the more…
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The New Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean and the Luxification of the Dive Watch
Omega revealed the long anticipated fourth generation of the Seamaster Planet Ocean this week, taking a big step in separating itself from the Seamaster 300 in the process. The watch features a highly angular, faceted case, a matte dial, no date, and perhaps most importantly, no helium release valve. The new watch is a meaningful…
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MB&F HM11 Gets Art Deco Treatment
Two years ago, MB&F’s Horological Machine collection found its groove again with the release of HM11, an architecture inspired time-telling pod that rotates atop your wrist. This was exactly the kind of approach that made these watches so compelling in the first place, and as they’ve done in the past, MB&F are now revisiting the…
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The Resurgence of the Jump Hour Complication
The jumping hour complication has a rich and diverse history of use, and it seems to be experiencing a resurgence in popularity amongst a new crowd in recent years. Unlike a traditional hand slaved to the second wheel of the going train, a jump hour display can be approached in a number of ways, and…
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Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto Gets Glow Up in New Lumière Edition
The C1 Bel Canto has come a long way since first storming onto the scene back in 2022, and has undoubtedly given way to a new sub genre within the small independent brand scene in the process. Christopher Ward has embraced a uniquely creative approach to their watches, placing a premium on the emotional experience…