Category: News
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Introducing Markwell Watches & the Memento Mori
The micro brand space is thriving these days thanks to innovative new brands bringing their ideas to life in ways that would have been unthinkable just 10 years ago. The biggest challenges generally revolve around standing out in an increasingly crowded space. Creating contrast is vital, and must be achieved through a unique perspective that’s…
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The Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms Hits its Stride With New Ocean of Storms
Swatch has unwittingly become the face of the collaborative era thanks to their clever positioning alongside other SWATCH Group stablemates, Omega and Blancpain. What started with MoonSwatch craze has grown to encompass Blancpain’s original dive watch, the Fifty Fathoms in the form of the Scuba, which was released with 5 variants celebrating each of the…
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Oris Goes All Bronze for New Big Crown Pointer Date ‘Father Time’
The game of cricket may remain an eternal mystery to many of us, but there’s something charming about the enigmatic sport that comes through in its style. Our favorite Hölstein based watch brand, Oris, has managed to tease out some of this style for a new rendition of their classic Big Crown Pointer Date. Further…
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Timex & Huckberry Bring Us Ultra-Light, Ultra-Clean Field Watch
It’s easy to bemoan the saturation of collabs across the landscape of new watch releases, but there’s no denying that many of them work pretty damn well. And at the end of the day, that’s what matters. Timex has had their fair share of great collabs in recent years, and their relationship with clothing retailer…
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Nodus & Matt Farah Release New Canyon in Sunset Orange
Watch and car culture seem to be inextricably linked, with deep overlaps existing for generations, and a vast array of watches (both good and bad) that owe their existence to some form of automotive inspiration. Some of the more interesting examples take their cues not from cars or manufacturers directly, but rather from the enthusiast…
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IWC Hits the Big Screen with New Perpetual Calendar Aquatimer
Creating a complicated dive watch presents some unique challenges, making for a tricky subcategory of the genre. A dive watch is meant to be simple and easy to use in compromised visibility, afterall, so the idea of layering in any unnecessary information runs counter to the core purpose of the watch. But that doesn’t mean…
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Hands-On with the Travis Scott x Audemars Piguet ‘Cactus Jack’ Perpetual Calendar
Of all the unexpected collaborations and partnerships we saw in 2023, none were as big a surprise as Audemars Piguet releasing a Cactus Jack QP in collaboration with Travis Scott. Not because of the individuals involved, this is hardly APs first foray into the world of hip hop, but because of the result: a 200…
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Breitling Closes Their Year On Superocean Heritage Note
Breitling has had an eventful 2023 in total, capping off generational updates to nearly every one of their collections. No, we didn’t get a new Areospace (fingers crossed for ‘24 on that one), but we have seen a step forward in connecting their classic nameplates, from the Avenger, to the Avi, to the Superocean, each…