Author: Blake Buettner
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Bell & Ross BR-03 Astro Enters Orbit
Bell & Ross has a knack for implementing interesting conceptual themes into their instrument style square cases. This week they push that skill to the limit with a new BR-03 Astro, which does away with any traditional elements on the dial in favor of a view from earth’s orbit, with a large depiction of the…
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MB&F & Bulgari Present New Take on Serpenti
MB&F are the original collaborative brand (Friends is right in the name), and this week, we’re seeing their latest efforts with a slightly unexpected partner: Bulgari. This is the second time working with Bulgari, having released the Legacy Machine FlyingT Allegra in 2021, and this time, the collaboration takes the Horological Machine route to create…
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Omega Looks to Winter Olympics with New 37mm Seamaster Milano Cortina
The 2026 Winter Olympics are just one year away from commencing in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy, and will be known as Milano Cortina 2026. Omega will be continuing their support as the official timekeeper of the games, a role they’ve held since 1932’s games in Los Angeles, and as usual, they will be…
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Retro Review: The Titanium IWC GST Aquatimer 2000 ref. 3536
There are surprisingly few original takes of the dive watch formula, and that is largely by design. The genre as we know it today found its footing in the mid 1950s alongside a burgeoning recreational diving subculture, with watches from the likes of Rolex, Doxa, Blancpain, and others casting a die that remains relevant today.…
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Timex Introduces New Giorgio Galli S2Ti in Titanium
Timex is pushing their Giorgio Galli collaboration into new territory this week with the release of the fully titanium S2Ti, further building on the conceptual framework that began with the original S2 released in 2023, and the S1 released in 2019. This watch represents a return to Swiss watchmaking for Timex, but more than that,…
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MKII Fulcrum Returns in New 39mm Case
The micro-brand space was very different in 2013. Far fewer brands were working to define the landscape that’s fully blossomed into its own segment today. One of these brands was MKII, known for their careful, methodical approach to capturing vintage military watches in modern guise with top notch build quality. While some would scoff at…
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Ming Introduces New Diver in 37.09 ‘Uni’
Last year, Ming introduced their first novel dive watch since 2020’s 18.01, it was called the 37.09 ‘Bluefin’ and it would go on to win a GPHG award for best sports watch. The watch brought many of Ming’s modern design tricks to the table in an interesting way, challenging our perception of the dive watch…
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Tudor Black Back Bay Chronograph Gets ‘Flamingo’ Blue Dial
After a few days of suspiciously placed spy shots across social media, Tudor has made it official today with the release of the Black Bay Chronograph Flamingo. In 2024, Tudor quietly released a Black Bay Chronograph with a pink dial, which quickly caught on as an unusually rare vibrant expression from the brand mostly celebrated…