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Glashütte Original’s Seventies collection debuted in 2011, showcasing timepieces defined by softly squared “TV”-style cases, an aesthetic hallmark of at eponymous decade. In recent years, the German manufacture has focused on the chronograph versions of the Seventies series (I delve into those models

IWC introduced the most famous and impactful version of its historic sport-luxury timepiece, the Ingenieur, fifty years ago, in 1976. The original Ingenieuer SL (Ref. 1832) established the template for the most recent revamp of the Ingenieur, in 2023, and was one of the tentpole achievements of legendary watch designer Gérald Genta. (You’re likely familiar with some others, a...

At first blush you might look at this watch and say to yourself, “Okay, so that’s...

There are dive watches that you wear to go diving and there are dive watches that you wear — well, maybe afterward, to the country club where you go to talk about diving. It is this latter category that we’re focusing on with this list — so-called “luxury” dive watches, timepieces that still offer all the functionality and toughness one requires of a diver (all of the watches...

There are enough variations on time-only watches to keep things reasonably interesting, but a watch collection with only hours, minutes, and seconds in the mix can be monotonous. A collection is a lot more fun when it includes at least one piece that goes beyond the basics, including beyond the traditional high complications. The following watches have functions that are whim...