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Black dials, vintage-style GMTs, and German takes on the golden ratio.
The PanoLunarInverse is Glashütte Original's first-ever PanoInverse model with a moonphase complication, and features stunning finishing.
Green might not be the new blue yet, but it's not that far off.
Shaped watches are in, so here's a selection of our favourite square watches available now, from affordable fun to high-tech luxury.
Fresh from Geneva Watch Days, and into the regular swing of things, with plenty of new releases.
While Geneva Watch Days 2024 is not too far off, some very cool watches debuted this week.
"Swimming Pool" and "Watermelon" sound a lot like Glashütte Original's take on Tiffany blue and salmon... Just sayin'.
What if I told you that there is more to German watches than Nomos and A. Lange & Söhne?
Audemars Piguet's [RE]Master 02 is a bellwether for a growing trend in modern watch design: a return to brutalism.
The green dial and integrated bracelet trends are old hat - it's time for the quirkiness of the 1970s to come back.
Watches & Wonders is now a thing of the past, but luckily, watch releases are not slowing down at all, headlined by Omega and Credor.
A special John Mayer collab with AP, a road sign-inspired Mr Jones and a nature-clad LV trio all released this past week.
The decision has been made, the dollars have been saved. Time to buy a new watch. Only issue is, where to do it in Melbourne?
(German) watchmaking at its finest.
2024 kicks off with an independent-dominated collection of releases.
40 is a significant milestone for many, and what better way to mark it than with a watch?
We check out the new, monochromatic member of Glashütte Original's usually colourful Annual Edition line.
Glashütte Originals shows they can do stealth wealth as good as anyone.
For this week’s selection, we have a healthy mix of incredible timepieces from the highest echelons of watchmaking, and more cheerful collaborations that give the…
An incredible feat of collaborative horology from Akrivia and Louis Vuitton stole the show this week, as did new models from the likes of Ming…
The history of the Glashütte watchmaking region is truly fascinating, having survived all kinds of turmoil from poor mining returns, natural disasters and wars. In…
Another M.A.D. raffle, perpetual calendar goodness from A. Lange & Söhne, and wandering hours for wandering explorers from Vacheron Constantin
Glashütte Original's annual update to their Sixties Chronograph brings a sportier vibe to the vintage-inspired watch, with an intriguingly-textured grey dégradé dial and a new…
Novelty drops are picking up again, and thanks to the upcoming Geneva Watch Days fair at the end of the month, there will be plenty…
Glashütte Original’s most underrated watch is now chronometer-certified… But not by COSC Its Panorama Date brings a signature Glashütte twist to a marine chronometer aesthetic…
Glashütte Original is back with two new limited edition variants of their retro-inspired Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date The rounded-square TV case recalls the freewheeling fashion…
German watchmaking today is given the same reverence as the Swiss, if not even more in some cases. But many people aren’t aware that the…
It almost seems that no matter the brand, a dive watch always feels somewhat humble. Even with lavish decoration, extra complications and precious materials, the…
The Vintage collection has been home to Glashütte Original’s modern re-interpretations of their past catalogues, and the Sixties collection a spitting image of the watches…
At this specific moment in my life, there’s no way I should even think about buying another watch. On the back of a series of…
Glashütte Original’s offering mainly comes in two forms – rugged, but finely finished pieces like the SeaQ, and contemporary works of art in the likes…
Looking for a singular resource on all the watch finishing techniques you should ever be familiar with? Look no further, as we try to list…
You know that people-watching game that you sometimes play. The one where you speculate – ideally with a partner – on the complex inner lives…
When we think of dive watches, our minds typically wander to Swiss and Japanese creations. But do not sleep on the Germans, they definitely know…
The diver’s category, pun alert, is already saturated in the watch marketplace. Many of their design cues are quite fixed, as in order to be…
We’ve debated some of the best watches under $1,000 USD, from $1,000 – $3,000 USD, from $3000 – $5000 USD, from $5000 – $7,000 USD,…
It is finally time to tackle the Rolex Submariner. As a refresher for those who may not have seen previous entries in the Don’t Feed…
In the name of my fellow tiny wristers, or just those who prefer watches closer to classic proportions, I’ve assembled a list of 10 of…
The lack of watch fairs and face-to-face watch showings meant that I saw fewer watches in the metal in 2020 than I had done in…
Like we said in the previous instalment, 2020 has been so bad that fantasy is often all we’ve had left. Fantasies of leaving our houses…
In a year of great horological heights, Glashütte Original is once again pushing for the summit with the Alfred Helwig Tourbillon 1920 limited edition. This…
Glashütte Original has had a year that few, if anyone, could have ever predicted. They have gone from eye-catching but niche Sixties Editions in lurid…
This week involved not one, but two Time+Tide events and, of course, a very significant one for the industry, which was Geneva Watch Days. We…
Me, I’m a dial man. Don’t get me wrong, I love a sharp bevelled case and intricate movements, but what gets me first is the…
Watching Andrew in the Virtual Baselworld 2020 recap I had a deep understanding of the distracted description of the glacial blue degradè dial of the…
Never been to Baselworld? We can fix that. Just give us half an hour. In our first of three episodes re-creating the Baselworld experience –…
Bold colours and textures. That’s how you could quickly sum up the Sixties collection that has been the vintage-inspired darling of the Glashütte Original lineup…
I’ve certainly had less turbulent years. In 2019, I quit a stable job, hurled myself into start-up life and lived with my in-laws for 10…
What’s the single most important component that dictates whether a new watch will be lauded or loathed by enthusiasts? Personally, I think a timepiece’s dial…
It will surprise precisely no one to learn that round watches are the most popular category. But, versatile as the circle is, the round watch…
Watch collecting has never been more present in the public consciousness. Before the quartz revolution of the 1970s, the idea of collecting watches was probably…
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