Watches
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Fifty Grand Seikos, No Two Alike: Inside the Hand-Engraved Hisen
Grand Seiko's Hisen SBGZ011 pairs a free-hand-engraved platinum case with a 9R02 Spring Drive movement that carries an 84-hour power reserve and a torque-return system found nowhere else in the catalog.
Ferdinand Berthoud’s New FB 2TV Turns a Decade of Chain-and-Fusee Craft Inside Out
Ten years after relaunching the 18th-century watchmaker’s name, Ferdinand Berthoud unveils the Chronomètre FB 2TV, which flips its signature chain-and-fusee mechanism to the dial side, adds a flying tourbillon and zero-reset seconds, and opens a new collection built on mechanical expression.
Seiko Rebuilds Its 1913 Laurel — in Fired Enamel and Layered Urushi
Two new Presage Craftsmanship references rework Japan's first wristwatch as hand-built white enamel and black lacquer, at €1,430 and €1,640.
The Zwift Watch That Won't Sync
We went hands-on with the 37mm Swiss mechanical, from a Mallorca foyer to the wrist. It has a Tron ring, a lightning second hand, and no Bluetooth — so how does it capture the Zwift experience? And who actually buys this 100-piece run?
How to Tell a Well-Made Watch from a Fancy One
Independent watchmaker Peter Speake, HSNY's librarians, and a round of new independents give the specifics on care, provenance, and purchase.
Time, Lifted: How the Bell & Ross Helipad Turned a Seconds Hand Into a Rotor
A helicopter hovers over a landing pad and tells the time — that's the trick behind the BR-03 Helipad, a 41mm ceramic limited edition with no complication to speak of.
The Seconds Hand Is Gone. The Carrera Team Ikuzawa Is All the More Legible for It.
TAG Heuer and Team Ikuzawa strip the chronograph back to its essentials—a white dial, red accents, and a 39mm Glassbox case—to create a reference that is as much about design heritage as it is about timekeeping.
Seiko's Initial D Chronograph Is a Love Letter to Keisuke Takahashi's RX-7
A yellow-dialed, rotary-nodding limited edition that hides its best references in the sub-dials.