CATEGORIES

State Of Play

Buyers of watches are in for a rough time this year, although the investment angle looks set to stay. Enthusiasts can look forward to the easing of constrained supply - maybe. We break down the complex situation, with the help of a variety of trade sources, helpfully distilled into one story

CLEAN SWEEP

With minute hands that extend and retract, Breguet's new Reine de Naples timepieces offer an elegant solution to the challenging geometry posed by elongated dials

WINDOWS 22

The A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk has been reworked to give it more power and better functionality

LEFTFIELD

The Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II gets an upgrade for southpaws, paving the way for more such variants in future?

ARTISTIC ASSOCIATION

Breguet participated in the Frieze for the second time, and debuted two new watch models

FAIRLY FANTASTIC

The LVMH Watch Week comes to Singapore for the first time, giving us a preview of watchmaking directions in 2023

MISSION FOR HOPE

With Rolex's support, Mission Blue conducted a two-week research expedition across the Galápagos Islands to gather crucial data for conservancy efforts

DEEP TIME

The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique turns 70 and awaits a new chapter in its ongoing development

GOING DEEP

Blancpain celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms this year. We dig into the archives for the exceptional story on the genesis of the original dive watch

SECOND ACTS

Once a hotbed of horological activity, British watchmaking completely collapsed in the 20th century. As demand for mechanical timepieces surges past the capacity of Swiss brands, weird watch people have already turned to the British isles for alternatives

ROOM NEAR THE TOP

While the present sees the top brands in watchmaking consolidating their positions, there is certainly room near the top for a few dark horses

INDEPENDENT THINKING

We follow up on our own dark predictions from 2022, and suggest some solutions to persistent problems. The story begins with embracing independent watchmakers, who do not only operate at stratospheric price brackets

Platinum - The Most Noble Of Metals To Grace Watchmaking

Arguably the most noble of metals to grace watchmaking, platinum is frightfully difficult to come to grips with. Even so, the economic stars are looking right for this incredibly dense white metal to figure ever more prominently in watchmaking. We shed some light on the topic in our annual materials special

Travel At A Click

Travel at a click. The Breguet Marine Hora Mundi 5557offers an instant-change dual-time function with memory function

Ulysse Nardin And The Ocean Race Come Together For A Really Good Cause

Ulysse Nardin and The Ocean Race come together for a really good cause

The Conversation: Getting Phygital

Physical watch fairs are back, and the editors of WOW are all-in on the experience, even if they are not so keen on the word phygital. Of course, they also cheerfully educate each other on some watches…

QUESTION TIME

The Cartier Masse Mystérieuse is a haute horlogerie challenge, and a poetic challenge to one’s senses

EXTRA TIME

Right after Watches & Wonder Geneva closed, Patek Philippe surprised everyone with a technically complex 1/10th of a second chronograph

KANAZAWA ON A DIAL

The Seiko Presage Craftsmanship Series presents a new watch with a sublime Urushi dial

HOLY DIVER

The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tourbillon 8 Jours might be the most beautiful dive watch ever made…

NEW CROWN

The Tudor Black Bay Pro needs no explanations, and may well be worth waiting for

NAVIGATIONAL WIZARDRY

Radio Navigation at centre stage on Bell & Ross’ latest instrument

NEW VIBES

The Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon gets a complete makeover

HORN SECTION

How the wristwatch would never have become the convenient and preferred means of wearing a timepiece, without the advent and simplicity of lugs or horns

CERAMIC MAGIC

Adventure takes the centre stage with Rado’s new Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Divers

TRIPLE THREAT

Moritz Grossmann CEO Christine Hutter re-introduces us to the brand, which we have been following from afar. Hutter is possibly the only independent founder, owner and business leader at a watchmaking firm who also happens to be a watchmaker

PRECIOUS TIME

With steel watches still streaking, collectors may want to shift their attention to more personal propositions. Nothing is more personal than a yen for precious metals

CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC

The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Lady-Datejust presents an exquisite collection of elegant timepieces for every occasion

TOTAL AIR SUPERIORITY

The Blancpain Air Command represents a new chapter for the manufacture, and is perhaps one of the most intriguing flyback chronographs in the world. We explain why

WINTER WONDERS

The ethereal winter land of Japan inspires the latest Grand Seiko masterpieces