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Jun 12, 2026
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The Perfect Laureato? Hands-On With The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty With A Rose-Gold Dial
fratellowatches.com
Last year, I had the honor of testing the new Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty in bi-color prior to its release. It’s a tricky thing to walk around with a watch that isn’t out yet, but luckily, I live
Robert-Jan Broer via Fratello Watches
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ProTek Go Large with the Series 4000 Aggressor Carbon Composite 45mm Dive
oracleoftime.com
This issue we’ve run the gamut from ultra-deep divers to lighter, go anywhere, do anything watches, but one thing we’ve not touched too much is the field watch. Well, field watches are built to surviv
Sam Kessler via Oracle Time
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Identifying a Watch 101: The Elliott Smith Case Study
Worn & Wound
Whether it’s shown briefly on a TV show, in a photograph, featured in an advertisement, or even programmed into a video game, as watch collectors, we’ve all had at least one time where we spotted a wa
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:00:35 +0000
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New Release: G-SHOCK x Kanoa Igarashi G-LIDE
Deployant
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors Casio G-SHOCK launches a new G-LIDE watch in collaboration with professional surfer Kanoa IKanoa Igarashi. Introducing the new G-SHOCK G-LI
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000
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Trafford Watch Co. introduces its first permanent Core Collection
Time+Tide
Trafford Watch Co's new Core Collection focuses on unique looking travel watches, making use of the same Miyota movement in different ways. The post Trafford Watch Co. introduces its first permanent C
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:01:40 +0000
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Introducing – The Favre Leuba Deep Raider Day Date, Now in Two-Tone Editions
monochrome-watches.com
Following its global relaunch in 2024 with Patrik Hoffmann at the helm, Favre Leuba retains the spirit of its historical tool watches but with a new focus on extreme wearability. Famous for engineerin
Rebecca Doulton via Monochrome Watches
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Finding The Best Seiko Divers In The Brand’s Prospex Collection
fratellowatches.com
About a week ago, I wrote an article about two classic Seiko divers. For many watch fans, including the majority of the Fratello team, Seiko divers hold a special place in their collections. If it was
Jorg Weppelink via Fratello Watches
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Omega Speedmaster Today: Moonwatch, Snoopy and Dark Side of the Moon
Revolution
The post Omega Speedmaster Today: Moonwatch, Snoopy and Dark Side of the Moon appeared first on Revolution Watch .
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:21:21 +0000
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Fratello Talks: The Ultimate Decade For Watches
fratellowatches.com
What was the ultimate decade for watches? And if you had to choose just one and could only wear watches from that period, which would you pick? They may sound like two straightforward questions, but t
Fratello via Fratello Watches
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Book Review: ‘Universal People Universal Dreams’
watchesbysjx.com
Universal People Universal Dreams is a large-format book that explores, in great detail, a collection of 111 Universal Genève chronographs, and only chronographs. The 384-page book is also a record of
JX Su via SJX
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Leica Watches Brand Review: Can The Iconic Camera Maker Pull It Off?
teddybaldassarre.com
[toc-section heading="When a Camera Company Makes a Watch"] Whenever a brand that isn’t traditionally known for making watches decides to enter the luxury timepiece space, my immediate reaction (and t
Nina Scally via Teddy Baldassarre Entertainment - Watches
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Hands-on – The Urwerk UR-100V Lightspeed Ceramic, Poetic Time Measurement at the Speed of Light
monochrome-watches.com
Since its debut in 2019, the UR-100 Series has become one of Urwerk‘s most approachable and recognisable creations. “Approachable” is, of course, a relative term in terms of price, yet it is true rega
Denis Peshkov via Monochrome Watches
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