Seiko has launched a new collection of Prospex divers inspired by the dangerous world of underwater cave diving. The special edition series of watches are all exclusive to the American market, and feature brightly colored and textured dials, not unlike other recent releases from the storied Japanese brand. Seiko has really been leaning into dynamic …
Seiko Launches a Trio of U.S. Exclusives Inspired by Cave Diving Read More »
This week on A Week in Watches we take a look at a few new tool watches that came out. There’s a watch built for Martians by Omega, but you can use it too. Then, Christopher Ward updates the three original watches in their Military collection. Lastly, Mühle Glashütte, builds off of their beloved SAR …
A Week in Watches Ep. 17: A Speedmaster for Beyond the Moon Read More »
The Casio A1000 is one of those watches that functions incredibly well as a blank canvas. It’s so simple, and the core design is so well known, that it can morph and change at the whim of the brand or one of their collaborators into something new but still fundamentally recognizable. A new version of …
Casio Teams Up With Rag & Bone to Celebrate the Apparel Brand’s 20th Anniversary Read More »
The best way to define a Luminox watch is with the three R’s – rugged, reliable, and robust. Just one glance at their range of watches will tell you that they’re more than capable in the most remote and extreme locations. It’s no wonder that Luminox is the watch of choice for adventurer, outdoorsman, and …
Ollech & Wajs recently announced the M110 which marks the first time in the brand’s history to use a compass bezel. This is naturally surprising considering the Zurich-based brand has been designing and producing watches that were utilized by the military, deep-sea explorers and NASA astronauts since the 50’s and 60’s. The design language has …
Ollech & Wajs Introduces A New Bezel And Movement With The M110 Read More »
The Apple Watch has always been a curious device to me, and one that I’ve ultimately never been able to commit to for a variety of reasons. Sure, I’ll pop it on for activities here and there, but I find it’s most useful when worn all day every day, and when push comes to shove, …
[VIDEO] Hands-On With The Entirely Unnecessary (But Entirely Awesome) Apple Watch Ultra Read More »
When I think about the German-based watch brand, Laco, the immediate thing I envision is a minimal, straightforward pilot’s watch that is stoic by nature. And with one look through their catalog, it seems that thought holds true, as pilot’s watches are very much in Laco’s wheelhouse. Laco boasts a wide ranging selection of pilot’s …
Laco Hits The Sweet Spot With Their New Midsize Scorpion Diver Read More »
We tend to think of watch collecting as a linear path. The notion of refining your taste through a seemingly endless series of mistakes has been imprinted into all of us in one way or another. But for me, there are cycles to my watch collecting that I’ve noticed repeat themselves over time. Sure, I’ve …
Hands On with the Zenith Chronomaster Revival Shadow Read More »
eBay Finds is back! This bi-monthly installment will feature a selection of watches currently listed on eBay that have caught the eye of editor Christoph McNeil (@vintagediver). If you come across any hidden gems on the ‘Bay drop us a note at info@wornandwound.com for potential inclusion! Nivada Grenchen Landeron Chronograph First up we have a …
eBay Finds: Pie-Pan Dials, Hand Wound Movements, & Basketweave Cases Read More »
Rado just celebrated the 60th anniversary of their Diastar collection with the presentation of 4 new watches crafted from Ceramos, their high-tech composite material. The new models included an anniversary edition created with Swiss-Argentinian designer Alfredo Häberli. During the launch in Zurich, we sat down with the brand’s CEO, Adrian Bosshard and Alfredo Häberli to …
Interview – Adrian Bosshard And Alfredo Häberli About The New Rado Diastar Original Read More »
To be perfectly honest, I am not that much into Science-Fiction series and movies that I know all the intricate details of legendary shows and franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek or any other. However, I know that when the phrase “Live Long and Prosper” comes up, it’s forever linked to the Star Trek character …
Hands-on – Urwerk Wants You To “Live Long and Prosper” With The New UR-120 a.k.a. Spock Read More »
Since Guido Terreni was appointed CEO of Parmigiani Fleurier, the brand has been busy streamlining its collections and forging a coherent identity. Families like Kalpa, Pershing and Bugatti have been whisked away to focus all efforts on the Tonda, especially the Tonda PF luxury sports watch. Launched in 2021, the Tonda PF is a refined …
Introducing – Parmigiani Fleurier Unleashes Alligator Straps For Three Tonda PF Models Read More »
Blancpain‘s famous Fifty Fathoms dive watch surfaced in 1953 and became the benchmark for many modern dive watches. After being reinforced with magnetic shielding, the robust diver was adopted by French Navy combat swimmers. The 1956 Bathyscaphe, named after the submarine that fathomed the Marina Trench, was a smaller-sized dive watch with calendar indications designed …
Introducing – The Updated Blancpain Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph (Live Pics & Price) Read More »
Laco’s Scorpion watches (from the Squad/Sport collection) are a popular series of dive models with typically large 42mm cases, such as last year’s Edition 96 special edition. The rugged watch comes in four different variations, separated by accent colours and straps – Himalaya, Mojave, Amazonas and Atlantik. Based on customer feedback, the German watchmaker is …
Introducing – The Laco Scorpion Dive Watch Now In A More Compact 39mm Size Read More »
If there is one name that could best define the connection between cars and watches, it has to be Carrera. Indeed, the name has long been associated with two of the most prominent names of both the car and the watch industry. On one side is the legendary car of Porsche, the 911 Carrera. On …
Introducing – The New TAG Heuer Carrera x Porsche RS 2.7 (Live Pics & Price) Read More »
MeisterSinger is on somewhat of a mission to reduce its carbon footprint and increase its overall sustainability not only by means of using vegan leather straps and environmentally friendly produced boxes but also by partnering with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). This leading organisation has been active in preserving nature the world over, …
Introducing – The MeisterSinger Edition Best Friends Brings Together The Earth And Moon Read More »
Just a couple of months ago we found out IWC had quietly introduced the new Pilot’s Watch Mark XX. No fanfare, no public announcement, no press releases, nothing. It just popped up on the website one day, out of the blue. And speaking of blue, that was one of the dial colours presented, alongside classical …
Introducing – IWC Expands Its Pilot’s Watch Mark XX Collection With Four New References Read More »
The Seiko 5 Sports range is probably one of the most eclectic collections by the Japanese manufacturer. Using the beloved platform of the 5 Sports, Seiko regularly plays around with colours and designs to provide an immensely broad spectrum of low-budget yet solid and fun diving watches. And with an unbridled pace of production, Seiko …
Introducing – The Seiko 5 Sports 55th Anniversary Ultraseven L.E. SRPJ79 Read More »
It’s surprising to consider that Armin Strom is just thirteen years old (without counting the years it was run by the master of skeletonisation, Mr Armin Strom). Now in the hands of Serge Michel and master watchmaker Claude Greisler, Armin Strom has amassed an impressive portfolio of highly technical watches and consolidated a unique and …
Which would you pick — the unorthodox lume design on the Favre Leuba Daymatic Waterdeep or a simply structured Citizen dial? Choose your favorite! In the last #TBT story, I introduced the Juvenia Architect “Protractor”, which has been sitting on my wishlist for quite some time. I don’t know if it was a side effect …
#TBT An October Dose Of Vintage Inspiration With Favre-Leuba And Citizen Read More »
My well-publicized love affair with URWERK continues today as the brand launches a brand-new model to the collection. The URWERK UR-120 is an evolution of the discontinued UR-110 with a whole host of new tricks up its sleeve. Nicknamed the “Spock”, this may give you a slight hint as to the watch’s coolest new feature. …
URWERK Visits The Final Frontier With The New UR-120 “Spock” Read More »
One can only look at watches for so long before the obsession requires other inputs. Recommended by my father, Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel ended up being exactly the watch-adjacent content I was looking for. It’s a book about ingenuity, …
Kristin Harila is doing something no human has ever done before. She’s getting close to having climbed all of the fourteen peaks above 8,000 meters on our planet within six months. With this amazing feat, she is set to beat the previous record (six months and six days) set by Nirmal “Nims” Purja, which was …
Kristin Harila Takes The Bremont S300 On Fourteen Record-Breaking Climbs Read More »
In 2022, we are finally catching up with our Speedy Tuesday Events. After an unwanted two-year period of no events, we restarted earlier this year in Biel. We continued in Milan and then last week at the European Space Agency (ESA) in the Netherlands. This time, though, it wasn’t only a get-together of Speedmaster enthusiasts. …
Speedy Tuesday Event Photo Report — Spending Quality Time At ESA Read More »
Take a classic dive watch from 1977. Combine it with a modern movement and all the specs you might come to expect from a contemporary diver. Now, make the case titanium, and keep the price well under €1,000. Sound too good to be true? Well, it isn’t — the Citizen Promaster Mechanical Diver 200M (also …
When something or someone gets a nickname, there must be love involved. After all, why go through the efforts of coming up with something creative and catchy for something you don’t like? And that’s why the headline reads “Hands-On With The Full-Metal CasiOak Watches” and not “Hands-On With The Casio G-Shock GM-B2100”; sorry about that, …
Hands-On With Three Full-Metal CasiOak Watches — The Casio G-Shock GM-B2100 Read More »
Our taste in watches evolves constantly. One day, we may like dressy watches and the next day, sporty ones. We may prefer large cases that make us feel the watch is sitting confidently on our wrist, or we may get tired of that and opt for smaller, lighter timepieces. I am not immune to changing …
Hands-On With The Audric Strider — An Adventure Watch With Sharp Angles Read More »
Seiko offers professional dive watches all over the price spectrum, ranging from around €550 to over six grand. But is the best of them necessarily the most high-end, or can we find the sweet spot somewhere in the middle? Today, we’ll look at the Marinemaster line, from the very first reference to today’s Prospex SLA021J1. …
One Seiko To Rule Them All — Is The Marinemaster (SLA021J1) The Best Seiko Watch? Read More »
I have written many stories on Linde Werdelin and its hewn-from-granite Nordic design language. But this time, no, it’s not a round retro 38mm field watch. The Oktopus Moon 3DP Black Ink is more of the same, yet different. And that is the clue to Linde Werdelin persisting in its niche space of futurist tool …
The Linde Werdelin Oktopus Moon 3DP Black Ink Is The Stealthiest Dive Watch Of This Year Read More »
The finishing quality of a watch is one of the major determining factors in how that watch looks and feels. The term is thrown around all the time but seldom explored. Prices are often justified or criticized on the basis of finishing quality. I am talking about case finishing in particular here — the way …
Back in the old days of the watch industry, things were pretty much set in stone for the entire duration of ownership. Sure, there was always the option of changing the personality of a watch by swapping a strap for another, but that was about it. Recently, the trend of watch customization, of watch straps/bracelets …
Zermatt is a small village at the foot of the Swiss Alps, world famous for being the place you go if you just have to climb, ski, or photograph the Matterhorn. The Matterhorn isn’t the tallest peak in this stretch of the alps, but it’s the most iconic, with a distinct triangular shape that looms …
