
This Week in Watches: January 5, 2016
The Retro Oris diver gets a blue dial, the IWC Aquatimer family gets a little bigger, vintage Fords get put to good use and more.

The Retro Oris diver gets a blue dial, the IWC Aquatimer family gets a little bigger, vintage Fords get put to good use and more.

A visit to Japan pulls back the curtain on Seiko, whose single-minded pursuit of lofty goals often makes it appear unconcerned with larger trends.
By Jason Heaton

Raymond Weil gets into the pilot watch game, Wind Up Watch Fair comes to New York, Girard-Perregaux brings steel to the 1966 line and more.

Tudor’s latest is the best of both worlds: a vintage-styled dive watch you can actually take diving.
By Jason Heaton

Panerai resizes the Radiomir, Glashütte Original breaks out the fall colors, Jaeger-LeCoultre rounds out the Geophysic line and more.

A handful of watches have come through in the clutch on epic expeditions.

An afternoon with Adam Craniotes, a watch enthusiast and founder of the RedBar group, an international watch collective.
By Zach Mader

At their UK facilities, Bremont is reclaiming the forgotten tradition of British watchmaking.
By J. W. Sotak

The Filson Mackinaw Field Watch is so successful in its outdoor intentions that it feels out of place in the big city.
By Chris Wright

Just add a sextant and reclaim your inner explorer.
By Jason Heaton

Paired with a steel bracelet, a steel watch can match a t-shirt, a suit cuff and, in some cases, a wet suit.

Three different straps — and some style essentials — turn the Rolex GMT-Master II into a watch ready for roughin’ it, casual lunch, or a fancy dinner with your boss.
By Chris Wright

Can’t write a $125,000 check for a vintage Rolex Sub?

The Ball Engineer Master II Slide Chronograph turns the archetype chrono — two stalks straddling the crown — on its head.
By Jason Heaton

Emmanuel Bouchet debuts a new brand, a Swatch for the beach, new Autodromo driving glove colorways and more.
By Jason Heaton

A few days of diving with the Hublot Oceanographic 1000 proved that it’s a big watch full of small details — which should garner new respect for a brand with its fair share of critics.
By Jason Heaton

Blue watches are enjoying their moment, and whether you’re a pilot, a diver, a sailor or just looking for a little color on your wrist, here are the 10 best.
By Jason Heaton

Two hardcore divers, a titanium startup, a watch from Detroit that’s not a Shinola, a music box shaped like a TIE Fighter and more.
By Jason Heaton

Among watch enthusiasts, the term “one watch” refers to a creature as mythical as the Loch Ness monster or a unicorn.
By Jason Heaton
With the CT60 Chronograph, Tiffany & Co.