From 200m to 300m, a quiet path to the definitive version of a Prospex GMT diver Some watches are known by their nicknames before their names. The Seiko Prospex 1968 Heritage Diver’s GMT HBC001 is one of them. The official name is long and complicated, so people just call itContinue Reading
12,000 pieces, a smoked black dial, and gold accents The words “limited edition” always call for a careful approach. Most of the time it’s marketing built on scarcity, and the piece is either hard to obtain or, if you do get it, priced beyond reason. But occasionally the opposite isContinue Reading
If you like quiet luxury, you have probably seen Lemaire’s card holder. Seamless, palm-sized, a single smooth piece of leather. I kept it in a wishlist for a long time. Then I learned that another pair of hands makes it. Il Bussetto is a small Italian leather workshop. The cardContinue Reading
Bond’s first chronograph in 31 years didn’t come from a film. It came from a PlayStation. 1995, GoldenEye. Pierce Brosnan wore an OMEGA Seamaster on his wrist, and from that moment, every Bond film has had one. Thirty-one years, ten films, a partnership that has never once broken stride. ThisContinue Reading
A $39,900 argument that watchmaking should never take itself too seriously H. Moser & Cie is the Swiss watchmaker most likely to make you laugh. The Swiss Alp trolled the Apple Watch. The Swiss Mad put the movement in an Emmental cheese case. This is a company that takes theContinue Reading