Review
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Rolex’s Duality: Balancing Tradition and Innovation in the Watch Industry
Rolex surprised the watch world with its colorful and playful releases, the Day-Date 36 Jigsaw Puzzle and the Oyster Perpetual Celebration Dial, at Watches and Wonders in Geneva last year. However, Rolex’s reputation…
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The Art of Waiting: Exploring the Urwerk UR-112 Aggregat
The Urwerk UR-112 Aggregat is a fantastic new mechanical smorgasbord introducing an evolution of the boutique brand’s developments combined together, hence the German name Aggregat ("aggregate"). Since seeing the movement in the summer…
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Nodus Canyon: A Collaborative Timepiece Born from Adventure
California-based small watch brand Nodus made the uncommon (but not unwise) business decision to make an entire new collection for someone else. That led to the Canyon watch family that was creative-directed by…
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Raymond Weil Millesime Small Seconds: A Vintage-Inspired Gem
When you look at this watch, you might think that someone opened a wooden drawer in the attic of a venerable manufacture, found a dusty box and opened it to reveal a well-preserved…
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Moritz Grossmann Corner Stone Rose Gold: A Distinctive Art Deco Timepiece
In 2019, Moritz Grossmann ventured into the scarcely populated territory of rectangular watches, unveiling three dial variants in five different versions as part of the Art Deco-inspired and appropriately named Corner Stone series.…
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Piaget Polo Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin: A Unique Blend of Elegance and Practicality
Switzerland’s Piaget makes “the other nice ultra-thin perpetual calendar watch.” I say this statement in jest to remark on Piaget’s middle positioning in today’s luxury watch landscape. Despite Piaget’s mechanically and architecturally excellent…
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Rolex Explorer II 16570: A Closer Look at the Evergreen
In the series "Exploring Evergreens," we delve into watches that have stood the test of time, becoming archetypes or even icons. Today, we focus on the Rolex Explorer ref. 16570, specifically in its…
