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Hands-On: Unimatic's Modello Uno Prodiver 600m Is All Titanium, No Frills, And Better For It
Not too long ago, we got the first look at press photos of Unimatic's refresh of their two-year-old Prodiver lineup. Pared back, not nearly as experimental as other Unimatic treatments or colors, the Prodiver is basically a no-frills diver that can do everything you would want. It's never going to be as eye-catching as some of the brand's other releases, but a watch like the Prodiver feels like a necessary part of any collection. Sometimes you just need a solid, affordable watch. U1-PD3-OR (300m orange dial) and U1S-T-PD6-B (600m in titanium) When I got to see the watches in person, I was reflexively drawn to the U1-PD3-OR, th...
Hands-On: The Patek Philippe Reference 5316/50P Is The Brand At Its Best
The reference 5316/50P-001 is the best, most representative Patek Philippe being made today. That's my opinion, sure, but unlike my frequent "strong opinions, loosely held," it's one that I feel unwaveringly; certainly more so after finally getting to handle, wear, and chime a watch that had, for some reason, become something of a white whale to me. It's not the most complicated (that's the ref. 6300 "Grandmaster Chime," with the next most complicated being the ref. 6002 "Sky Moon Tourbillon") nor the most expensive (the Haute Joaillerie ref. 6300/403G-001 takes that crown at just over $5.6 million). But in the face of other heav...
Introducing: Doxa Sub 300 Carbon Seafoam Limited Edition
Hot off the presses for your Monday morning, we have a brand new carbon Doxa that continues the brand's Seafoam colorway limited edition models with Watches of Switzerland. Following the established format of the carbon-clad spin on the classic Doxa dive watch shape, this new edition has a light green dial, comes with a matching light green NATO, and is limited to just 100 pieces.? From a?specs standpoint, this model follows the previous examples of the Sub 300 Carbon with a 42.5mm-wide forged carbon case with a uni-directional bezel and a t...
Introducing: tsuka Ltec Goes High Complication With The New 'No. 9'
If Instagram stories are any guide, this might be the most frequently shared and likely the most surprising new release of the year, as Jiro Katayama, founder of the Japanese-exclusive microbrand tsuka Ltec, announced the watch without much fanfare or pomp on Sunday. The brand is known for its difficult-to-obtain yet affordable and captivatingly "steampunk" releases. But this looked different, and there wasn't really any information provided by the brand. Within a few hours, the tsuka Ltec No. 9 was all over my feed. I got a lot of messages and saw a lot of comments of people picking away at studying the designs to try to understand what exactly was going on in what looked to be a highly...
Happenings: UBS House Of Craft Returns To New York
This October, UBS brings its global series, UBS House of Craft, back to New York, offering an immersive opportunity to connect with masters of their disciplines and explore the enduring beauty of craftsmanship.From Thursday, October 9th, through Friday, October 10th, the doors at 525 West 24th Street will open from 11 AM to 2 PM, welcoming collectors, enthusiasts, and the watch-curious alike. A panel discussion from last year's House of Craft event in NYC. What to Expect At its core, UBS House of Craft is about experiencing excellence firsthand. This edition features Icons of Time, an exhibition curate...
Business News: Audemars Piguet And Ten More Brands To Join Watches And Wonders For 2026
Audemars Piguet is joining Watches and Wonders in 2026, along with ten other brands, in a major boost for the annual Geneva watch event. The arrival of the family-owned company based in Le Brassus, Switzerland, and celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, means that four of the five largest Swiss watch brands by sales will be present at Watches and Wonders next year. AP's decision to join the April trade show, which has expanded to include days open to the public, marks a significant increase in the scope of participating brands and underscores Watches and Wonders' position as the largest and most important industry gathering on the calendar. Key anchor brands Rolex, Patek Philippe, and ...
Introducing: Ming Concludes A Trilogy Of Moonphase Designs With The 37.05 Lunatic
When I think of Ming, the word "experimentation" comes to mind. Not only has the brand pushed its boundaries in manufacturing (with a new white luminous compound, uniquely complicated dial-making techniques, and more), but it is also not afraid to dramatically tweak design languages, even within the same line. Today, Ming launches the third and final edition of the 37.05 Moonphase, "Lunatic," and completes a set of three distinctly different executions. The first 37.05 opted for a more industrial look, with a metallic gradient dial machined with a swirling texture underneath a layer of transparent sapphire, while the follow-up 37.05 goes for a more whimsical them...
Photo Report: Goodwood Revival 2025
Welcome back to Goodwood. In the privileged circle of the automotive industry, there is a longstanding debate over which annual event is best to attend. Monterey Car Week? Concorse d'Eleganza? The Bridge? Festival of Speed? For reasons I still can't comprehend, I've been spoiled enough to cover these events (except Villa d'Este, still holding my breath for that one) for the bulk of my career. I haven't had to choose. If, however, I was forced to choose just one of these magnificent displays of extravagance, enthusiasm, and passion, it would definitely be Revival. It's impossible to convey how thorough and immersive a recreation of the era the whole event really i...
Introducing: The ID Geneve Circular C SDG Limited Edition
Sustainability remains an increasingly important topic in the watchmaking industry and in international business. We see many watch brands placing greater emphasis on this throughout all aspects of their operations from the suppliers they use to the materials they develop and the partnerships they engage in to give back. ID Geneve was founded five years ago with sustainability as its central mission. However, the brand aimed to approach this realistically. "We know we won't change the world with our watches," says CEO and Co-Founder Nicolas Freudiger, "but we will use them as a platform to show how the world can change." ...
Introducing: The Nodus Sector II Field Titanium Goes 'Tropical'
The Los Angeles-based Nodus brand is back with another take on their Sector II Field watch in grade two titanium. Suppose the name field watch wasn't enough of a clue as to the rugged design. In that case, they've now covered the case in a deep olive green Ceracote and introduced a new Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) camouflage strap with a Hybrid TecTuff coating over the rubber base. This is a tool watch, if I've ever seen one, and it's affordable as well. Measuring a compact 38mm by 11.7mm, the watch houses a workhorse Seiko TMI NH-38 movement, that Nodus has taken the extra step of regulating to +/- 10 seconds a day. The mov...
This spring, at Watches and Wonders in Geneva, Grand Seiko introduced to the world its record-breaking movement of the 9RB2 Spring Drive caliber the (according to Grand Seiko) most accurate wristwatch movement powered by a mainspring today, with a stated accuracy of plus or minus twenty seconds per year. The wording is deliberate here. Given that a Spring Drive movement strays away from an entirely mechanical construction, a conventional mainspring and gear train is juxtaposed against a unique glide wheel and integrated circuit system with a quartz crystal that leads to the truly smooth sweeping second hand we come to expect and love with Spring Drive. However, the accuracy, regardless of ...
Introducing: The David Candaux DC12 Maverik
David Candaux has delivered a new watch that is, in almost every detail, his own unique creation, and one that comes more than a decade after he first conceived the idea for the movement architecture and design. The DC12 Maverik is a new caliber for the independent watchmaker, born in the Valle de Joux, with a double balance connected by a differential that regulates and averages the power inputs for each to keep them in sync.? Called the C30, the new movement utilizes components and bridges made largely of titanium. It's housed in a dramat...
Photo Report: The 2025 Toronto Timepiece Show
This past weekend, the Toronto Timepiece Show returned to Canada's largest city for its second year. While the Timepiece Show offering quickly expanded to Vancouver in April of this year, and Montreal has recently been announced for 2026, the show's first installment was in Toronto. The 2025 program featured a new location at the Meridian Arts Center in Toronto's North York area, enabling a wider range of exhibiting brands and providing more space for the show-going public. With more than 80 exhibiting brands, thousands of attendees, and the addition of the novel Timepiece World Awards (for which I was part of the jury), the 2025...
Brew is no stranger to presenting fun, unique designs, but this new one might just be the weirdest yet. It's the new Metric Digital Blend Watch, offering both an analog dial as well as a digital LED screen at the bottom of the dial for timing an espresso. While many Brew watches have offered espresso-specific markings, this new Ana-Digi design is even more precise when it comes to timing your next shot.? If you're familiar with the compact, rounded-square cushion case of the Metric line, the new Digital Blend model upsizes it to fit both the...
Introducing: The Glashtte Original PanoMaticLunar Anniversary Edition
Anniversaries are probably the watch industry's favorite marketing occasion, but aside from the storytelling aspect that you get every five years or so, it's also a great opportunity to try something new. In the small (yet extremely prolific) watchmaking town of Glashtte, Germany, several brands celebrate a significant local anniversary the start of watchmaking in this particular valley in Saxony, which has blossomed into a horological powerhouse. This year, in celebration of 180 years of Glashtte watchmaking, Glashtte Original introduces a stellar take on its PanoMaticLunar with the PanoMaticLunar Anniversary Edition. ...
Introducing: The Tudor 1926 Luna Adds A Moonphase Complication To The Lineup
Tudor's model lineup has long leaned in to the brand's hearty and robust reputation and used complications sparingly, limiting them to mostly practical applications such as chronograph timers, travel-handy GMTs, and useful days and dates. Today, with the Tudor 1926 Luna, the brand is getting a bit more lofty, setting its sights on a more celestial sphere and adding a moonphase complication to the collection for the first time.? Best known for its Black Bay heritage-inspired diver, GMT and field watch collection as well as its modern dive instrument Pelagos line, the new Tudor 1926 Luna expands the brand's dress watch offering wit...
Introducing: Timex Launches A New Evolution In Brand Design With The Atelier Series Marine M1a
Timex recently said goodbye to the "Giorgio Galli" series of upmarket and creative eponymous series from the brand's Italian watch designer and Chief Creative Director. We covered the first, second, and third examples of that series. Now, Timex is continuing its evolution in what they call luxury done the Timex way. That means the watches still have slightly higher prices, but feature higher-end touches in the new Timex Atelier line, which is starting with its first new model, a diver called the Atelier Marine M1a. The new dive-oriented Marine M1a features a 41mm by 13mm semi-skeletonized stainless steel case that is water resist...
Gatherings: UBS House of Craft Celebrates Grand Seiko in Miami
Few brands are as synonymous with elite craftsmanship as Grand Seiko. From the meticulous zaratsu polishing of its cases to its dials inspired by birch forests and cherry blossoms, Grand Seiko has earned a loyal following for its uniquely Japanese approach to aesthetics and its innovative movements. That distinction made the revered Japanese watchmaker a natural fit for our latest installment of UBS House of Craft, a global series celebrating excellence in craft across diverse disciplines. Designed as a platform for dialogue and discovery, UBS House of Craft invites guests to engage with true masters of craft through intimate events with the goal of fostering meaningful exchanges. To this en...
I remember, not that long ago, when I was just a reader of Hodinkee and being blown away as I stumbled across this amazing photo report of "New York City's Secret Vintage Rolex Meet-Up." It was the first "Rolliefest" and I could barely comprehend it. Such a crazy collection of Rolex, all in one place, and in my city? It was impossible to believe, hard to imagine ever being invited, and the kind of thing I was glad to have a glimpse of from the outside.? A Tiffany-signed Rolex Explorer ref. 1016 from the meetup in 2019. Today, I'm just over three years into my tenure at the "Big H," and last weekend, I was lucky enough to atten...
Audemars Piguet's RD series has always been an exercise in pushing modern watchmaking to its limits. It functions purely as an exercise in saying "why not" to seemingly simple yet challenging ideas in watchmaking; the past four entries in the series have sought to dramatically improve various areas in movement development, from minute repeaters to perpetual calendars, among others. When the launch of the Code 11.59 Universelle RD#4 in 2023 tied all of the discoveries from the first three RD projects together in the brand's most complicated wristwatch, and the dust had settled, I was dying to know what direction Audemars Piguet would take for the next creation in this experimental series. ...