First Among Equals

Women are an emerging force in the watch-buying market, but their influence hasn’t been reflected at executive level—until now. The She-suite are coming.

The Piaget Altiplano vs. the Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle: Which Solid-Gold Dress Watch Is Better?

We took Piaget’s and Vacheron’s flagship gold dress watches out into the highlife of Manhattan. Here’s what it was like to wear these classic watches.

By Allen Farmelo

01/10/2024

Watch Collectors Want Brands to Take More Design Risks, a New Study Shows

Collective Horology asked its customers (and ChatGPT) some pointed questions about the watch market.

By Victoria Gomelsky

26/09/2024

Richard Mille, Lamborghini, and More Just Got Together at a French Castle—Here’s What Happened

Substance, style, and super machines are the focus of the biennial Arts & Elegance Richard Mille event in Chantilly.

By Elizabeth Doerr

26/09/2024

Panerai’s New Dive Watch Mechanically Generates Luminescence. Here’s How.

The limited piece going for $141,000 a pop features a lume that required four patents to create, over 8 years.

By Paige Reddinger

23/09/2024

Vintage Piaget Watches May Be All the Rage, but the Brand’s Current Collection Is Utterly Dazzling

You don’t have to sell your jacked-up Ford F350 to enjoy a bit of razzle-dazzle, and such a juxtaposition may be exactly what’s chic right now.

By Allen Farmelo

19/09/2024

The 7 Best Watches of the Week, From Brad Pitt’s Patek Philippe to George Clooney’s Omega

Seven celebs flaunted stylish wrist candy on the streets this week.

By Rachel Cormack

10/09/2024

The 8 Best Watches of the U.S. Open, From Jannik Sinner’s Rolex to Serena Williams’s Audemars Piguet

From Federer’s Rolex Le Mans Daytona in Yellow Gold to Pegula’s De Bethune DB28XS Purple Rain, players past and present brought their A-game to the final Grand Slam of 2024.

By Cait Bazemore

11/09/2024

The Small Dress Watch Is Back

Drawer the Daytona—a small, slim dress watch is the discerning wristwear of the moment.

By Victoria Gomelsky

02/09/2024

The 25 Greatest Independent Watchmakers in the World

From F. P. Journe, MB&F, Kari Voutilainen and Greubel Forsey to fresh names on the scene, these are the best small-scale, high-end watchmakers working today.

By Paige Reddinger, Victoria Gomelsky, Oren Hartov, Cait Bazemore, Allen Farmelo

12/08/2024

Porsche Design Unveils Two Limited-Edition Chronographs to Celebrate 50 Years of the 911 Turbo

The two chronographs incorporate design elements from the iconic 1970s sports car and its modern successor.

By Rachel Cormack

21/08/2024

Vintage Piaget Watches Have Never Been More Collectible. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Piaget watches are some of the most important and interesting horological accomplishments of the 20th century, yet they remain a bit confounding to collectors.

By Allen Farmelo

12/08/2024

Blancpain Just Dropped Two Solid-Gold Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Divers

The Blancpain Fifty-Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet Phases de Lune and Chronograph Flyback are now as boardroom-ready as they are sea-worthy.

By Carol Besler

08/08/2024

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