Watches
This Was the First Electric-Powered Watch, and It Still Looks Futuristic
The Hamilton Ventura was technically and aesthetically ahead of its time in 1957 when it became the first-ever battery-powered wristwatch.
Watches You Should Know
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WatchesHow the ‘Freak’ Introduced Silicon to Mechanical Watchmaking
Silicon is the future of the mechanical watch industry, and it was first used in the avant-garde and revolutionary Freak by Ulysse Nardin.
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WatchesThis Unique Vintage Watch Offers a Complication You’ve Never Seen
These watches from the 1970s provided their intended customers with a reference for when to pray, and in which direction.
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WatchesThis Eye-Catching Vintage Dive Watch Deserves a Reissue
The Mido Ocean Star Powerwind “Rainbow Diver” is one of the most obscure but distinctive and coveted vintage dive watches out there.
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WatchesHow a Watchmaker Reinvented a Complex Movement And Made It Affordable
The mostly unknown Habring² Doppel-Felix is a watchmaking triumph.
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WatchesThis Watch Was Exactly What Pilots Needed in 1953
The Glycine Airman was an innovative watch when it launched in response to a simple conversation with a commercial pilot.
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WatchesHow This Unconventional Brand Changed the Watch World for the Weirder
MB&F’s mechanical timekeepers are difficult to classify, and started a creative revolution that began with the HM1.
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WatchesThis Unconventional Watch Brought a Historic German Brand Back to Life
When A. Lange & Söhne unveiled the Lange 1 in 1994, it turned the watch world on its head and pointed a spotlight on German horology.
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WatchesThe Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Brought Two Companies Together to Form a Juggernaut of the Watch Industry
The story of one of the most iconic watches in the world begins in India in 1930s and continues through today.
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WatchesForgotten BWC Watches Offer Tons of Fun & Value for Vintage Fans
BWC is a largely forgotten company that flourished before the Quartz Crisis, but it can still offer vintage fans a great deal to explore.
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WatchesThis Obscure Tool Watch Brand Is Back with New Timepieces
Ollech & Wajs manufactured affordable, purpose-built tool watches in the 60s and 70s, and will shortly be producing new products.
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WatchesThese 1920s Watches Were Produced Especially for Doctors
Both Rolex and Gruen made variants of a wristwatch aimed at medical professionals using the Aegler 877 movement.
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WatchesThe Baltic Bicompax 001 Chronograph Is Vintage-Inspired Watchmaking Done Right
Capturing the vintage aesthetic in a modern, affordable chronograph is a difficult feat, but Baltic has done it with flying colors.
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WatchesWatches You Should Know: The IWC Cal. 89
Widely lauded as one of the best 3-hand movements ever made, the IWC Cal.
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WatchesThe Enicar Sherpa Guide Represents the Peak of a Forgotten Watchmaker
A pilot’s watch from on a mountaineering-inspired lineup that existed thanks to a dive watch.
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WatchesThe Omega Ranchero Was a Handsome Watch That Only Sold for Two Years
And it’s becoming increasingly collectible today.
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WatchesLearn About the High-Beat Majesty of the Longines Ultra-Chron
When it debuted Longines claimed it was the most accurate watch in the world.