Rolex Certified Pre-Owned Posts Record Quarter as Sales Head Towards $1 Billion
Rolex’s official pre-owned programme generated an estimated US$229 million in the third quarter of 2026, its best result since launch, putting annual sales of US$1 billion within reach in 2027. Rolex has spent years making new watches hard to buy. Its official pre-owned channel, meanwhile, is proving remarkably easy to sell. Rolex Certified Pre-Owned (RCPO) […]
Hublot Brings Back Its 1980 Original With the Classic Fusion Tributo
Hublot’s new 38mm Classic Fusion Tributo brings back the 12-screw bezel of the 1980 MDM watch, and founder Carlo Crocco helped develop it. Third time lucky? Hublot has now tried three times to honour its first watch, and the new Classic Fusion Tributo comes closest yet. The 38mm watch looks back to the 1980 MDM […]
IWC Marks the Year of the Goat With a Gold-Dial Pilot’s Chronograph
IWC Schaffhausen has unveiled the Pilot’s Watch Performance Chronograph 41 Year of the Goat, a 500-piece limited edition and the first in its Chinese New Year series to wear a gold-coloured dial. Chinese New Year special editions arrive every year, and they tend to follow a set formula. IWC Schaffhausen has changed one part of […]
Breitling Opens Bespoke Super Chronomat Programme to Aston Martin Valhalla Owners
Breitling will let owners of Aston Martin’s 999-unit Valhalla design their own Super Chronomat, choosing between a perpetual calendar chronograph and a 38mm automatic. Buy a limited-run hypercar and some of the extras start coming from outside the factory. Breitling is Aston Martin’s official watch partner. It has now launched a bespoke Super Chronomat programme […]
Garmin Launches Third-Generation MARQ Collection With Six Titanium Tool Watches
Garmin has updated its MARQ luxury range with six titanium tool watches, each getting a larger AMOLED screen and built-in inReach connectivity, with prices starting at US$2,500. How many features can a luxury tool watch carry before it becomes a wrist-mounted computer? Garmin seems happy to push that line. The company has announced the third […]
WatchTime New York Signs a Record 48 Brands for New York Watch Week
WatchTime New York will host a record 48 brands at Gotham Hall from 16 to 18 October, and the Windup Watch Fair and two curtain-raiser events fill out a busy week. New York’s unofficial Watch Week looks set to be its biggest yet. WatchTime New York has signed a record 48 exhibiting brands, and the […]
WatchUSeek Members Weigh Up Miyota 8215, Seiko NH36 and PT5000 Movements
A thread on the WatchUSeek forums asks which affordable automatic movement collectors prefer, and whether a Seiko-made NH35 is worth US$20 more than a Miyota 8215. Should an extra US$20 decide which engine sits inside your next affordable automatic? A new thread on the WatchUSeek forums asks exactly that. Its replies show that “best movement” […]
Singer Reimagined Heritage V72 – Restoration Meets Mechanical Mastery
When you think of watchmaking, you probably imagine Swiss craftsmen hunched over delicate mechanisms, sweat beading on their foreheads as they wrestle with impossibly small components. Singer Reimagined’s new Heritage V72 doesn’t break that image, it celebrates it. But here’s the twist: this isn’t some retro pastiche designed to look old, it’s a full-blooded restoration […]
Classy in Claret: Cartier Tank Must Claret Owner’s Review
A first foray into the Maison’s atelier resulted in the addition of an icon to my collection.
Omega unveils a new Moonwatch edition with real meteorites
Omega has expanded its Speedmaster lineup with a captivating new addition: the Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite. Featuring a dial made from a slice of genuine meteorite, this timepiece adds an astronomical layer to an already iconic collection. Omega’s signature blend of space heritage and horological excellence is on full display here, with a moonphase display which shows […]