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The Type XX's Caliber 728 movement with modifications has small seconds, 15-minute, and 12-hour totalizers. In my early days of watch enthusiasm I may have been one of those people, making sure everyone knew that Sinn and Damasko (they sort of make an in-house movement) were doing something similar to IWC for a lot less money. But over the years I've come to understand that there are simply different buyers, with different motivations, buying in different segments. The chronograph measure is...

Press the chronograph pusher at the top right, and you get a sudden burst of acceleration from the chronograph hand as it races a third of the way around the dial in 9.1 seconds. Acceleration in a car isn't linear. In the same way, the chronograph hand on the Chronosprint progressively slows to a crawl after that first burst. You might not agree, but that’s between you and whatever’s on your wrist. It doesn’t have to make sense to anyone else, as long as it makes sense to me. Brew is no...

This combination of seductive slimness and rigorous geometry is there, and then some, in the 100th Anniversary Limited Edition. The new watch seems very much intended to appeal not just to fans of Cartier in general, but to enthusiasts who understand what the Cintrée represents in terms of the company's history and the history of watchmaking overall. They're as obsessed with this idea as Swiss watchmakers are with the idea of "in-house" and being a manufacture, and for good reason: the OS and...

Caliber: 1941 PrincipiaFunctions: Time onlyDiameter: 32mmThickness: 5.5mmPower Reserve: 56 hoursWinding: AutomaticFrequency: 21.6 vibrations/hourJewels: 31 We've just seen a serious auction record set for a vintage Tudor watch – but it didn't happen under a crystal chandelier in some five-star hotel ballroom. No, this extremely rare Tudor ref. 7923 Submariner just sold for $99,999 on Ebay. And the craziest part? It could have easily sold for more. All told, not broadly collectible but still, it...

Hand up. I am the one billing these two as "Sport Icons" in this story's title. Want to get mad at someone in the comments? Come at me. I am sticking by the billing. Much like their knives, the brand has a knack for making well-made, fairly priced, and entirely subtle watches that really nail the whole task of being a watch. In recent years, they have expanded their technical prowess into more deeply enthusiast fare – like the totally slept on and almost indestructible I.N.O.X line – but the...

Introduced in 1922 as Tank à Bords Arrondis, "Tank with Rounded Edges," the honor of carrying its designer's name was not bestowed until 1924. Both are good "working" watches, but when he's doing a shoot in a different time zone and needs to get up early, "I'd rather wake up to the pleasant rattle of my watch than an iPhone. Caliber: Ulysse Nardin caliber UN-902 (UFO); Ulysse Nardin caliber UN-621 (BLAST Hourstriker); Ulysse Nardin caliber UN-372 (Diver X Skeleton)Functions: Hours, minutes,...

It's insane to think that it was five years ago this week that Apple released the very first Apple Watch (and Ben wrote about it here). Yesterday I made my now-annual trip out to Cupertino, California, for today's keynote event and the folks at the world's largest company didn't disappoint at all. There is a further personal connection for Heaton as well, as he picked a Benthos as the watch worn by Julian "Tusker" Tusk, the protagonist of his book series. In explaining the pick, Jason said: "In...

But I'm not lying when I say that the Tri-Compax – an incredible watch that feels like a working man's Patek 1518 – was my first love for watches that weren't Rolex GMTs. 25" wrist, with a case featuring a more aggressive slope/fall-off to the lugs to be more wearable despite the longer lug-to-lug. I like the look on the wrist, and if I were someone regularly spending seven figures on watches each year, this is one that I would definitely consider. vintage pens so much fun). Nowadays, there are...

The other tests may be done according to the regulations for "type testing" – essentially, you test a sampling of the total production run; what fraction is determined by the size of the run, and the specifications for type testing. One of the first “nice” watches I ever bought – certainly the first with an in-house movement – was a Zenith. At the time it felt like I was buying into true quality with some real history attached to it. One of the things that struck me was the effort put into...

The case brushing is pretty unique to the Bubbleback, he said. "Restorers aren't really able to get the finish down the second time. So pay attention to the sharpness of the bezel, the brush strokes in the polishing. But of course, these days the brand has a much wider audience. So wide, in fact, that the store requires a nightclub-style red rope to corral all of us into a tidy line. So, hopefully I'll continue to find fascination in dials for many miles to come. Whether it's new numbers on a...