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Jun 12, 2026
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Hands-On: The Haim Watch Co. Annum
hodinkee.com
Haim Watch Company, a Chicago-based microbrand, marked its fifth anniversary in 2025 by introducing an intriguing new timepiece called the Annum. I first saw the watch last fall at the WindUp Watch Fa
TanTan Wang via HODINKEE - Wristwatch News, Reviews, & Original Stories
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Grand Seiko Launch Spring Drive Peach Blossom 62GS SBGA529 US Boutique Exclusive
oracleoftime.com
There are lots of ways to make buying a watch feel special to collectors. You can produce it as a limited edition, you can make it a region exclusive or you can make it a boutique exclusive – all of w
Michael Sonsino via Oracle Time
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Photo Report: Tudor and Red Bull Take to the Skies
Worn & Wound
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from being in the watch industry, it’s that you never know when you’ll have the opportunity to do something unique, and that saying “yes” to something without having
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:00:44 +0000
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Get Out On The Green With The New Vaer G2 Fairway GMT
fratellowatches.com
Confession time: I hardly ever play golf anymore. With my busy schedule, tennis has completely taken over. But when a dedicated golf watch landed on my desk, it was a great reminder that I should play
Jorg Weppelink via Fratello Watches
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We Had It So Good: The IWC Mark XV And The Rolex Explorer Ref. 114270
fratellowatches.com
Put an IWC Mark XV next to a Rolex Explorer ref. 114270 on a table, and you might wonder why anyone would bother comparing them. One is a Schaffhausen pilot’s watch built around a military lineage. Th
Henry Black via Fratello Watches
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Nomos Introduces New Tetra 27 References
Worn & Wound
When it comes to more modestly sized watches, Nomos has long been ahead of the current trend of smaller models. The brand is built on clean, conservatively proportioned designs across its collections.
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:00:30 +0000
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First Look – The Seiko Prospex 1968 Heritage Diver’s GMT HBC001 and HBC002
monochrome-watches.com
Over the past year, Seiko has refined its Prospex 1968 Heritage Diver’s GMT with several editions, including the 60th Anniversary SPB509 and the SPB534 Seashadow. Following the white-dialled SPB519, t
Denis Peshkov via Monochrome Watches
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Hands-On With The Daring And Downsized Tudor Black Bay Chrono 39 “Bumblebee”
fratellowatches.com
Just like an actual bumblebee, Tudor’s new Black Bay Chrono 39 appeared out of nowhere at the beginning of June. We hadn’t even had a chance to recover properly from Watches and Wonders yet. Tudor, on
Daan de Groot via Fratello Watches
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Quick Takes: Montblanc 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen Mount Elbrouz
Deployant
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors Montblanc continues with their journey to explore the Seven Summits with this year’s release. This release is on Mount Elbrouz, the highest
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000
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Hands On: Piaget Polo 79 Sodalite
watchesbysjx.com
The Piaget Polo 79 Sodalite adds five panels of blue semi-precious stone to the brand’s flagship bracelet watch. It is a worthwhile extension of the collection that draws on an authentic Piaget specia
Brandon Moore via SJX
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Santurce Collection Review: The Microbrand Changing The $1,000 Tool Watch Game
teddybaldassarre.com
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 Glashüt
Nina Scally via Teddy Baldassarre Entertainment - Watches
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Hands-on – The Patek Philippe Annual Calendar 5396R-016, Celebrating 30 Years of an Ingenious Complication
monochrome-watches.com
Introduced in 1996 with the reference 5035, Patek Philippe’s Annual Calendar was neither a simplified perpetual calendar nor an upgraded complete calendar, but an entirely new mechanism protected by a
Denis Peshkov via Monochrome Watches
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