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The post-Quartz Crisis era delivered one of the most innovative periods in the history of watch design, which helped set the stage for the long-term health of the industry. It was marked by high-character, and often high-risk design language that represented the potential to set the foundations for brands to build upon. Many of the designs of this era are overlooked...

The 100-year history of the Rolex Oyster case is really, in many regards, the history of Rolex itself, at least when it comes to the Crown’s technical innovations in the pursuit of waterproof watch design. A groundbreaking and indisputably influential invention when it arrived on the scene in 1926, the Oyster has become the core element of Rolex’s modern collection...

To the untrained eye or casual observer whose horological education begins and ends with whatever James Bond happens to be wearing, the Grand Seiko SBGH376 is just another nice-looking watch. But it’s also a deeply introverted masterpiece, engineered for the private satisfaction of those “in the know” or even those who are part of Grand Seiko’s exclusive watch-colle...

For everyone from the most passionate watch collector to the total watch novice, dive watches are one of the most popular timepiece categories — despite the fact that almost no one goes diving with a watch. So what gives? Why should regular people on the street want a watch originally designed for use as a tool in the ocean’s murky depths? For most of us, the enduring po...

If you were placing bets on where the next great independent tool watch was going to emerge from, your finger was probably hovering over a map of the Jura Mountains, or a workshop somewhere in Glashütte. You almost certainly weren't looking at San Juan, Puerto Rico. But while many European watch companies have been busy recycling 50-year-old designs and quietly hiki...