Category: Horological Musings
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Revisiting the Most Important Watch of 2025, The Rolex Land-Dweller
The most important watch release of 2025 has less to do with the watch itself, and more to do with what’s going on inside. All hyperbole aside, the Land-Dweller is not only a milestone for Rolex, but also represents a meaningful shift in how we should be thinking about horological innovation. As impressive (and important)…
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One Trend That 2026 Needs to Retain
When it comes to trends, more often than not we end up seeing what we want to see. In real, tangible terms, the ebbs and flows of the industry are driven by forces that, believe it or not, lay outside of the realm of enthusiast discourse. There is a trend that benefits both the broader…
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Final Thoughts: Watches & Trends of 2025
The watch industry experienced a rather tumultuous year in 2025, and while things appear to be heading in a more stable direction as we wind down the year, a few overarching trends have set hold. In reflection, 2025 did bring us some unique, interesting, and beautiful watch releases, along with a fair share of truly…
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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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TAG Heuer Debuts New Carbon Hairspring, Looks to Find Innovative Edge Again
TAG Heuer has a sporadic history of mechanical innovation, which in recent years, includes watches like the Mikrogirder (which I wrote about back in 2012), the Grand Carrera Pendulum before it, and the Monaco V4. Each of these watches pushed forward conceptually in new and interesting ways (if impractical), and brought ideas to that table…
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The Dive Watch Conundrum, and the Paulin Mara
Nolan Bushnell, who founded the video game company, Atari, in 1972, once said that the best games are easy to learn, and difficult to master. Now known as Bushnell’s Law, the idea is broadly applicable, and particularly poignant as it relates to the modern dive watch genre. In the ever growing landscape of small independent…
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The Retro Versatility of the Brew Metric (A Perfect Summer Watch)
The year 2021 represented a bit of a wild time in the watch space. The whole pandemic thing was still sorting itself out, and home stricken enthusiasts dug into their hobbies even further. Brands were eating good, and so were publications that covered the industry. New releases felt a little more exciting during this time,…
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The Vintage Watch Conundrum
If you’re anything like me, there’s a good chance that watches on the older end of the spectrum are responsible for pulling you into this hobby. That well worn look strikes a nerve that few new watches are capable of reaching. Further, their often heavily romanticized histories can impart legendary status on even the most…