News
Watches, Stories, & Gear: New Bags from Peak Design, a Documentary on a Brooklyn Based Calligraphy Artist, and a Baltic Review from the Archives
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (441+ words) Watches, Stories, and Gear" is a roundup of our favorite content, watch or otherwise, from around the internet. Here, we support other creators, explore interesting content that inspires us, and put a spotlight on causes we believe in. Oh, and…...
Recap: An Analog Evening with Accutron, Esterbrook, and The Brooklyn Scribe at the Windup Watch Shop Showroom
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (517+ words) Last Thursday evening, the Windup Watch Shop's Brooklyn Showroom played host to a packed house for a special event celebrating the intersection of watchmaking and writing instruments, with Accutron and Esterbrook taking center stage. Envisioned as an intimate opportunity to…...
Introducing the Coriolis Pointer Date by OraOrea
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (724+ words) With this intriguing design at the ready, the rest of the watch fell into place organically. Intended as an everyday design that leans towards the formal, the full design needed to be beautiful, while maintaining some practicality in how it…...
Hands-On: Maen Grand Tonneau Ultra-Thin
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1021+ words) People are always asking us, "Why are watch reviews always so positive?" It's a fair question, and definitely a nicer way of saying what I think is actually underneath it, which is "Are you a shill?" While I certainly wouldn't…...
Titanium and Fresh Colorways Collide as Straum Expands Its Jan Mayen Arctic Collection with a New Limited Edition Capsule and Permanent Pieces
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (731+ words) Today, two of Straum's core concepts come alive in a new twist on the Jan Mayen Arctic collection, now in titanium for the first time in addition to stainless steel. The four original colors, in both titanium and stainless steel,…...
If You Missed Out on One of the Coolest Releases at British Watchmakers' Day, Apiar Has You Covered with the Gen1.1 Night Tube
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (571+ words) Whenever I go to a watch event, whether that's a local meetup, Watches & Wonders, or one of our own Windup fairs, my brain does that thing where upon leaving, I'm trying to figure out the MVP from that event. Not…...
Review: Citizen Attesa Shades of Red Super Titanium
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (1261+ words) Superlatives are thrown around often in watch conversations. We all enjoy videos like "the best" dive watches under $1000. When chatting with our friends we love to declare bracelets to be the most comfortable and dials to be the easiest to…...
Heinrich Continues to Expand their Radiance Line with the "Wave"
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (552+ words) Heinrich, the German brand that as of late has specialized in elaborate, machine finished dials in an array of bright colors (all set inside impeccably machined and finished cases) has just released the latest in their ongoing Radiance collection. The…...
A Majestic Journey Through Clocks & Watches Made for Royalty: Henry VIII and the Birth of Royal Time
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (982+ words) During Henry VIII's reign (15091547), portable watches as we know them today had yet to emerge in significant numbers. Timekeeping was dominated by grand and stationary mechanisms, with tower clocks or ornate table pieces, serving both practical and symbolic purposes as…...
Baltic Introduces the Heures du Monde Worldtimer, with Three Stone Dial Options
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (737+ words) When we last checked in on Baltic, they were retiring one of their most popular lines, at least for the time being, with a diamond set version of their MR dress watch. It felt like an appropriate send off for…...