Raymond Weil’s Toccata Heritage earns an overall rating of 8.5/10, with praise for its flowing case, movement appearance and value. Criticisms focus on a soft but fragile strap and a power reserve that feels shorter than its stated specification. The dress watch sits within the independent brand’s accessible, classically styled offerings.
A vintage Hamilton Masterpiece and watches from Seiko and Timex are among current eBay listings selected by watch editor Christoph McNeil.
English microbrand Clemence has launched the Photic MKII Swiss Edition, a new limited-edition watch marking the brand’s first move into Swiss watchmaking.
Chef Eric Ripert’s watch collection includes a 1984 Cartier, a blue-dial Rolex and Vacheron Constantin watches. The Le Bernardin chef discusses his interest in collecting and his desire to continue expanding his collection despite already owning rarities from these brands.
Seiko celebrates 145 years since its founding with three limited-edition watch collections. The anniversary releases draw on the brand’s historical design codes while reflecting its continuing emphasis on innovation.
Monaco Legend Group's fall auction emphasizes classic vintage watches, offering potential bargains alongside highly sought-after pieces. The sale contrasts with the attention currently directed toward modern independent watchmakers and high-priced auction lots.
This week's watch developments are the focus of L’Heure H.
Métiers d’art watchmaking brings together artisanal techniques and imaginative design to create watches with fantastical themes.
Briston’s dive watches depart from the conventional round-case format, offering a different approach to the shape of a diving watch.
LVMH-owned Zenith plans to reduce its model range and production as it restructures following years of financial losses. Up to half of employees at its Le Locle manufacture could lose their jobs as the brand shifts toward the high-end market.
The potential scale of the job cuts suggests a fundamental reset of Zenith’s manufacturing footprint and commercial strategy, rather than a routine adjustment.
Alpina will officially time the Route du Rhum starting November 1, 2026. Its commemorative Seastrong Diver Extreme Automatic has a turquoise dial, 300-metre water resistance and a 313-piece run at €2,195. The Alpiner Extreme Solarmetre costs €1,095, is limited to 513 pieces and offers solar-powered autonomy of up to ten months without light.
Watches serve sailors as tools for timekeeping and orientation at sea, with the Route du Rhum 2026 providing the sailing context.
Diving with Doxa in the Gulf provides a backdrop to reflections on watch collecting, challenging the stereotype of collectors as solitary enthusiasts focused solely on admiring and maintaining their timepieces.
Gérald Genta’s early watch designs include the 1954 Universal Genève Polerouter, a 34.5mm model commissioned to celebrate SAS polar flights, and the 1964 Omega Constellation C-Shape, notably references 168.017 and 168.019. His 1966 Universal Genève Shadow designs pursued ultra-thin construction using micro-rotor movements.
A Certina DS-3 Super PH1000M, a Ulysse Nardin 'Big Aviator' pilot's watch and an Eterna 'Majetek' are among this week's highlighted watches available for purchase on the secondary market.
Norwegian collector Eivind “Edthezilla” Németh recounts his journey to acquiring a Rexhep Rexhepi watch, fulfilling a personal collecting ambition.
Favre Leuba’s second edition of the Chief Tourbillon features a blue hand-guilloché dial with a barleycorn pattern. The watch pairs traditional decorative craftsmanship with a contemporary tourbillon design.
Chasing Time, directed and produced by Chris Gary, will premiere at the Austin Film Festival in late October. Filmed during 2023–2024, it follows Menta Watches dealer Adam Golden across Geneva, Tokyo, New York and Miami. Additional city screenings are being planned, with a wider release expected in early 2027.
Hamilton has debuted the American Classic Cushion collection, powered by its new H-47 hand-wound calibre. The movement enables the brand to offer the collection in classically sized proportions.
Hanhart has partnered with Miami-based car and watch enthusiast hub 0260 and streetwear retailer BAIT on the 417 ES × 0260 & BAIT. The collaboration connects the brand, known for pilots’ chronographs, with 0260 founder Lex Borrero and BAIT leader Eric Peng Cheng.
Raymond Weil marks its 50th anniversary with the Millesime Jubilee, a neo-vintage chronograph limited to 500 pieces. The watch features a 39mm case, a layered blue dial and a chronograph movement with a 62-hour power reserve.
Sinn’s 103 St Sa Lufthansa commemorates the airline’s 100th anniversary in a limited run of 100 watches. Made in Frankfurt, the aviation-inspired model features a chronograph movement with a 62-hour power reserve.
Frederique Constant expands its Classics collection with new versions of the Heart Beat Moonphase Date. The model, first launched in 2014, combines a moon phase display and pointer date with the brand’s signature Heart Beat aperture.
Sony co-founder Akio Morita wore a Seiko World Time M158-5000 in photographs from 1981–1988. Actor Rentaro Mikuni owned a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Duo and apparently wore a Breguet Aeronavale ref. 3807ST/J2/SW9, limited to 1,000 pieces for Japan. Physicist Hideki Yukawa’s watch is tentatively identified as an Elgin US Navy R88-W-800.
Urwerk’s titanium UR-300 Time Quantum replaces conventional wandering-hour arms with two independent bars forming a T-frame and carrying four three-sided prisms. Each hour, the bars exchange positions, their supporting carousel advances 72 degrees, and the prisms rotate simultaneously. The active hour numeral tracks minutes along a 108-degree arc at six o’clock.
This represents a substantive reworking of the wandering-hours architecture that has defined Urwerk since 1997, rather than simply a new case or dial treatment.
German watchmaker Sinn is known for tool watches that prioritize functionality. Five lesser-known watches from its range form a selection developed in collaboration with the brand.
Atelier Mephalie is returning with three in-house minute repeaters from Shanghai. The comeback revives a dormant watchmaking brand with roots in the late 19th century, choosing complicated chiming watches for its return.
Ming applies its approach to familiar watch complications to the 57.05 Comet worldtimer. The watch reflects the brand's interest in reinterpreting established watch types through design as well as ergonomic and functional considerations.
Audemars Piguet moves into certified pre-owned watches, while Tudor gets involved in techno music and Eberhard & Co. opens its museum doors.
Breguet’s Classique Tourbillon 7357 comes in platinum and Breguet gold versions. Both were among the tourbillon watches unveiled on June 26, 2026, marking the 225th anniversary of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s patent for the mechanism.