It’s possible I have a GMT problem. For years, the idea of somehow finding a way to get a new Rolex Pepsi GMT-Master II loomed large over my head. The Rolex ref. 1675 GMT-Master was a seminal experience in my appreciation of…
Rolex GMT-Master II 126710GRNR
According to Rolex, the theme behind 2024’s latest version of the famed GMT-Master II is “the harmony of contrasts.” This poetic-sounding statement is indeed an inherent contradiction. Harmonious things are not by nature supposed to contrast. Though it is true…
The 18k Gold Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight On Bracelet
Sometimes you get what you ask for, and then sometimes you get a slightly different version that appeases your original desire but leaves excitement for the possibility of what’s to come. I asked for a gold BB54, got a gold…
The Rolex Daytona Le Mans Ref. 126529LN
You asked for it – you got it. Here is everything you ever wanted to know about the Rolex Daytona Le Mans, ref. 126529LN, from me, an owner. You know, as I write this, I am trying to remember the last…
RADO True Round Open Heart
Since the launch of the Diastar, the world’s first scratchproof watch made from ultra-resilient tungsten carbide in 1962, Rado has become a byword for high-tech materials, especially high-tech ceramic. In tune with the latest trend for skeletonisation, Rado has issued…
Longines Hydroconquest GMT 43 Stainless Steel
Next to the vintage-inspired Legend Diver collection, the Longines HydroConquest GMT 43 is a more utilitarian, robust, classic diver, with water-resistance up to 300 metres, a unidirectional, external rotating bezel, a screw-in crown and a screw-down caseback. Following the introduction of the…
Longines Mini Dolcevita 21.5
Today, a few rectangular watches seem to get all the attention. It’s fair enough, especially when the Cartier Tank and Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso are legitimate icons. But before the circular shape gained a chokehold on the modern wristwatch thanks to soldiers…
GLASHÜTTE ORIGINAL Serenade Luna
In honor of International Women’s Day 2024, Glashütte Original has unveiled a new women’s watch collection featuring an in-house movement and a moonphase on the dial. The brand new Glashütte Original Serenade Luna watch is available in four variations (but if you…
The Rolex ‘Hulk’ Submariner Ref. 116610LV
For every watch enthusiast or watch lover, there are always two points in time worth remembering. The first point is when you were a normal functioning human being who just so happened to have an intellectual or emotional curiosity in…
The Reverso That Revived The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso didn’t make a Reverso from the 1940s until the early 1970s. It’s hard to imagine now, with JLC recently celebrating the Reverso’s 90th anniversary and even hosting an entire exhibit dedicated to its unique reversing watch in New York…