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October 18, 2026 A Brand Reborn Through the Big Bang When Jean-Claude Biver acquired Hublot, the company was reportedly losing about four million dollars a year. It had been founded around 1980 by Carlo Crocco and was once known as MDM Geneve. Biver rebuilt the brand around a bold new sports collection fittingly called the

October 15, 2026 A Tribute to Hublot’s 1980 Original Hublot is marking 46 years since its debut with the Classic Fusion Tributo, a homage to what the brand calls “the watch that built Hublot.” The biggest change is inside the case. The Sellita-supplied movements that drew criticism across much of the Classic Fusion range have

October 15, 2026 Swatch Group’s Quiet Flagship Rarely mentioned in enthusiast circles, the Glashütte Original 70s is arguably Swatch Group’s most serious entry in the integrated-bracelet sports watch race. The Tissot PRX dominates the entry level, and the Omega Constellation “Manhattan” carries more name recognition. Even so, this German design competes most directly with the

October 13, 2026 Nostalgia Meets Modern Capability For many watch lovers who grew up in the 1990s and 2000s, Citizen’s Promaster line was hard to miss. Its big, bold tool watches filled magazine pages and mall display cases long before many of us knew we were interested in horology. The Skyhawk, especially in its analog-digital

October 13, 2026 A Standout Within a Familiar Formula Panerai works within a tightly defined design vocabulary, so enthusiasts drawn to its signature look must sift through many models that appear remarkably alike. Some references rise above the rest not because they are radically different, but because they distill the essence of the Italian-Swiss brand

The Inverso 60-L: Art Deco, Reversed Oct 11, 2026 · @Rez Khan In 1931, polo players in British India had a problem: a match could shatter a watch crystal in seconds. The answer was a case that flipped over, hiding the dial behind a plain steel back. Nearly a century later, that idea is still

October 10, 2026 The Watch McQueen Wore Off Screen Few actors are as closely tied to watches as Steve McQueen, and several brands have honored the timepieces he wore on film. Yet during the 1960s, when the cameras stopped rolling, McQueen chose Hanhart for himself. His Hanhart 417 ES chronograph went with him everywhere, from

October 9, 2026 A Playful Concept Becomes Reality Launched in 2001, the Seiko Power Design Project gives the Japanese watchmaker’s designers the freedom to explore their more lighthearted ideas. One standout from the brand’s 2024 Incredibly Specialized Watch Exhibition was a chronograph built for panda enthusiasts, which took the collector term “panda dial” quite literally.

October 9, 2026 4 Things You Didn’t Know About the Bulova A-11 Jimmy Field Watch The watch once nicknamed “The Watch That Won the War” just got a Hollywood-worthy glow-up. Here’s why the new Bulova A-11 Jimmy (ref. 96A354) is far more interesting than it first appears. 1. It’s Tied to a Real-Life Hollywood Hero

October 6, 2026 The Brellum Pandial Power Reserve Chronometer LE (ref. DB.CH.955) builds on the brand’s flagship Pandial Chronograph by adding a dedicated power reserve indicator to an already dense chronograph layout. It comes from Sebastien Muller’s independent Swiss workshop, which caps total output at 299 watches per year. This reference is limited to 33