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Business News: Swatch Group Hikes U.S. Watch Prices In Response To Rising Swiss Franc and Tariffs
Swatch Group AG, one of the biggest Swiss watchmaking groups, says it is raising prices on some watch models sold in the United States after the U.S. dollar slumped against the Swiss franc and the U.S. imposed higher tariffs on imported Swiss goods. A Swatch Group spokesman confirmed that the company was raising prices on some brands, citing "two main reasons" for the increases: the dramatic shift in exchange rates between the U.S. and Swiss currencies and increased tariffs. The U.S. dollar has slumped agains the Swiss franc. "The dollar weakened in the last four weeks by nearly 8%,'' the Swatch Group spokesperson said. They a...
Hands-On: Rmy Cools Tourbillon Atelier
A few weeks ago, after arriving in Switzerland for Watches and Wonders, I did something counterintuitiveI immediately left Switzerland. While I'm fortunate to visit the country several times annually, my packed itineraries rarely allow for detours beyond scheduled appointments. This trip was different; with a rare pocket of flexibility, I journeyed to the Alpine region near Annecy, France, to visit the atelier of independent watchmaker Rmy Cools. Cools recently won the Horological Revelation Prize at the GPHG new Tourbillon Atelier, six years after winning the F.P. Journe Young Talent Competition in 2018. And while we've covere...
Hands-On: The Panerai Luminor Marina Is Back With Some Major Improvements
One of the under-the-radar yet quietly successful releases from Watches and Wonders was the Panerai Luminor Marina. Part of why it seems to have not gotten much attention is because the changes to the line are all feel minor C?at least in a landscape where new case shapes and materials dominate attention C but have a big impact on how attractive the watch is to me as someone who has eyed a Panerai in the past but questioned the strength of the proposition the brand has provided in recent years. However, many of the things that caused some of those questions have changed in the new PAM03312, 03313, 03314, 03323, and 03324. We cove...
Watch Spotting: Ed Sheeran Wearing A Patek Philippe Ref. 5004A On The Cover Of TIME Magazine
Watch spotting has become a crowded space. So we try to limit our ink (errr pixels?) to those people, places, and products that cut through the noise. ?This one does that, in spades.For the honor of being named one of TIME's 100 most influential people of 2025, Ed Sheeran put on what must be one of the best watches to ever grace the cover of any Magazine a Patek Philippe reference 5004A the split-seconds perpetual calendar in stainless steel. For many, this run of reportedly 50 total pieces sits atop the grail list. Any 5004 can be a centerpiece of a complicated Patek collection, but those made in steel with simple, Obus Noir or "black bullets" hour markers are on another level. The watc...
Auctions: The Military And CIA-Provenance Highlights Of The Monaco Legend Group Spring Auction
The spring auction season is in full swing, with auctions in Hong Kong already underway and many more to come. In a few weeks, attention will turn to the Geneva auctions for Phillips, Sotheby's, Christie's, and Antiquorum. However, before Geneva takes the center stage, Monaco Legend Group returns to the principality for its spring auction on Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27, at its usual location in Monaco. While MLG has historically focused on pieces that catch the eyes of vintage collectors, this year's catalog seems even more focused on fascinating "deep cuts" and interesting stories.? ...
Watch It: Van Neistat Dove Deep Into The World Of Mechanical Watches And Came Out With A Marathon
The Neistat Brothers, an HBO series from the early 2000s, put Casey and Van Neistat on the map over a decade ago, but since then, both brothers have taken different paths, ultimately making their careers on YouTube. Casey, first, with his viral daily vlogs catapulting him to one of the most famous people on the internet. More recently, Van took to YouTube, bringing a raw and refreshingly authentic perspective to the platform, and in his latest video, he describes his journey to buy his first mechanical watcha Marathon 41mm GSAR Type II.? Van is known for his analog and fix-it-yourself approach, nothing more evident than with his...
Bring a Loupe: Neo-Vintage Genius From Chopard And Parmigiani, A Waffle-Dialed Rolex, And A Patek 96
Happy Friday, and welcome back to Bring A Loupe! After highlighting a "Price On Request" Rolex Deep Sea Special last week, I've done all I can to focus this week's picks around value. That's not to say there are no "expensive" watches hereof course there arebut at each asking price, I feel a lot of watches are being offered. We have everything from neo-vintage classics to the first Patek Calatrava, with 1950s Rolex and Movado along the way. But first, results! While good news these days is hard to come by, I'm happy to report some more than solid showings from last edition's picks. In Detroit, the estate-fresh and dor-dialed Patek ref. 3940 sold for $156,250 ...
Reference Points: The Cartier Tank Louis
This story first appeared in the pages of Hodinkee Magazine, Volume 13. To get your copyand to be ready for the upcoming release of Hodinkee Magazine Volume 14subscribe here. The Cartier Tank Louis Cartier, or simply Tank L.C., is the most imitated watch in the world. Not even considering the fakes some 5,000 of which Cartier highlighted by running them over with a bulldozer in 1985 any rectangular watch with a vaguely similar look is called a Tank or, at least, Tank-style. Arguments can be had over what the ultimate wristwatch design is, but the Tank L.C. is categorical. Louis Cartier lived by the slogan "Never copy, only creat...
Hodinkee Insurance Heads To San Francisco For The Windup Watch Fair
The Windup Watch Fair San Francisco, established in 2018 as the West Coast expansion of the New York City original, returns this year with Hodinkee Insurance exhibiting at the show. As always, the fair provides free admission, accessibility to enthusiasts and newcomers alike, and a diverse showcase of watches across all styles and price points that have helped to establish the San Francisco edition as a premier event for watch lovers on the West Coast.? As we've done in the past, our Head of Hodinkee Insurance and licensed insurance agent, Marc Hajjar, will be on-site to answer any questions and give free quotes about insuring yo...
Introducing: Bremont Evolves The MB With The New Altitude Collection In 904L Steel And Titanium
Elephants are anything but inconspicuous and should not be ignored when entering a room. They should be addressed, just like the much-debated changes at Bremont. Over the last two years, the founding English brothers (by name and quintessential nature) have exited, and Davide Cerrato (formerly of Tudor and Montblanc) has taken the proverbial controls. Following last year's controversial rethinking of Bremont's core aesthetic and lineup, the new leadership at the brand waited a full calendar year C until Watches and Wonders earlier this month C to present the next generation of what is arguably the brand's core model, the MB.? In their fighter jet fuselage-equippe...
Hands-On: Tudor's Black Bay Pro Gets A Surprisingly Dramatic Facelift With An Opaline Dial
This year, Tudor has added a new dial to the Black Bay Pro lineup. Since the model's one and only variant was introduced back in 2022, folks have been speculating when the next update would be, especially as the Black Bay 58 GMT was introduced last summer as a significantly thinner option in the family. Would that mean that the MT5652, as a 7.5mm tall GMT caliber, would now be obsolete in light of this new thinner MT5450-U movement? Alas, the MT5652 is here to stay. We all should have expected as much when, in December, Tudor released the Pelagos FXD GMT with the same movement. So with this new Black Bay Pro, all we get is a new dial no updated case or caliber....
Chrono24, the top dedicated online watch marketplace, named a new Chief Financial Officer, as the company looks to shore up its business footing amid a downturn in used watch prices. The Karlsruhe, Germany-based tech company said Timm Armbrust will join as CFO and Chief Operations Officer beginning August 1st. The 45-year-old will also become a member of the company`s management board and oversee legal and compliance departments in addition to finance and operations, Chrono24 said in a statement. Timm Armbrust. The appointment marks the first major executive change by Chrono24`s Chief Executive Officer, Carsten Keller, a forme...
Business News: Oris CEO Doubles Down On Value Amid Challenging Markets
After not meeting in person for several months, one doesn't start a conversation with Rolf Studer talking about business. You will get there, but only after some genuine pleasantries. Affable and quick to smile, while most certainly Swiss in his professional focus and determination, the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Oris first offers some highlights from his long-time favorite holiday spot in Italy, with photos to illustrate. Then, we are on to discussing this winter's backcountry skiing season in Switzerland. Studer's phone is replete with pics of him skinning up mountains and then skiing down with his dog. Rolf Studer The sh...
Introducing: The Haven Watch Co. LIVE Series: First Avenue Collab (Live Pics)
You can't control anniversaries. Year after year, they just keep coming, and sometimes it's not the best timing. This year, that's the case for a fun release from Haven Watches tied to the 55th anniversary of the legendary Minneapolis music venue First Avenue. The venue never could have known (nor little would have cared) that, 55 years later, their big day would fall during some random (yet massively busy) trade show from a disparate industry, but the launch of the Haven Watch Co. LIVE Series: First Avenue collab fell over Watches and Wonders. Now that the big show is behind us, here is the watch in question.? Haven has become k...
Hands-On: The Chopard Quattro Mark IV The Most Impressive Release Of Watches And Wonders 2025
Lost in the Land-Dweller, Cubitus, and tariff headline-stealing madness of Watches and Wonders 2025, a nearly undeniably great watch snuck right under our typically hyper-sensitive watch enthusiast noses. The Chopard Quattro Mark IV is a 39mm in diameter, precious metal dress watch powered by the four-stacked barrel caliber L.U.C 98.09-L, resulting in nine days of power reserve. That's objective. Subjectively, the 2025 Quattro is the best new time-only or time-and-date watch I've handled this year. That's right, better than Patek's latest Calatrava, lauded by my boss Ben as "the best Calatrava in a generation," better than whatever competitor is popping into your...
Hands-On: The Tudor Pelagos Ultra
What started as an apparent side project to the meteoric rise of the Black Bay has become an increasingly varied and interesting line of modern dive watches from Tudor. Of course, I'm talking bout the Pelagos. And whether you pronounce it Pel-uh-gose or Puh-lah-gose, the line has evolved into myriad versions, including some that can't even be considered dive watches. But this year at Watches and Wonders, Tudor underlined the Pelagos' diving intention with a brand new high-spec model, the Pelagos Ultra. Since the Pelagos' debut at Baselworld 2012, I don't think there is one single model range of watches that I've personally covere...
Welcome back to Bring A Loupe, and happy Friday! This week's group is a bit all over the place, but the "best" vintage watches for sale on the internet tend to be like that some weeks, so we'll jump right into it. Stick around for the last pick, though. It's a watch from a "brand" you've likely never heard of that made the most complicated wristwatch in the world in 1930. Recapping results from last week, we saw three of the five picks find new homes. Our neo-vintage Parmigiani Toric Chronograph outperformed its $5,000 - $7,000 estimate at Bonhams, selling for $25,600. The sneaky Patek ref. 96 on a not-so-attractive bracelet did well, selling for $12,000, and our...
As the watchmaking industry strives for greater female representation, Shona Taine emerges as a pioneering female presence within the Acadmie Horlogre des Crateurs Indpendants (AHCI) and a formidable horological talent demonstrating evolved technical innovations and aesthetic sensibilities. Exhibiting at the upcoming Indies.NYC event on April 28th at Hudson Yards alongside established independents like Byrne Watch and Andersen Geneve, Taine represents a new generation of horological artisans. Shona Taine. Photo courtesy of Maxime Dubois. Born in La-Chaux-de-Gilley, France, Taine comes from a family with no watchmaking conn...
Happenings: Eddie Landzberg To Lecture At The Horological Society of New York
Before creating his famed marine chronometers (1730C59) to determine longitude at sea, John Harrison focused on land-based timekeeping, striving to build pendulum clocks of the highest possible precision. In the years following the Scientific Revolution and on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution, pendulum clocks governed travel, work, and daily life. The United Kingdom's variable climate posed a special challenge for clock precision: colder air contracted metal pendula while warmer air expanded them, shortening and lengthening the swing period, respectively. In 1726, Harrison invented the gridiron pendulum. By connecting alternating rods of metals such as brass and steel, each with differe...
Jaeger-LeCoultre is celebrating the Reverso's roots in the world of polo with a new traveling exhibition arriving in New York City this May. Following its debut at Watches & Wonders Geneva, The 1931 Polo Club traveling collection will be on display at the Jaeger-LeCoultre Madison Avenue flagship boutique from May 1 to May 10, 2025 and Los Angeles at the Rodeo Drive flagship boutique May 17 to June 3. The exhibition highlights the historical origins of the Reverso, tracing the model's story across four chapters: the Story of an Icon, the Story of Style & Design, the Story of Innovation, and the Story of Craftsmanship. Visi...