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Luxury Swiss watchmaker Chronoswiss is giving one of its most unconventional watches a colorful new treatment with the Neo Digiteur Pastel Code, a trio of limited editions in Rose, Mint, and Sky. The new models retain the Neo Digiteur’s distinctive rectangular case and entirel…
Pocket watches were born in the early 16th century in Germany (Nuremberg eggs) but were very expensive, handmade curiosities that kept horrible time and were composed of components unique to each piece. Replacement parts had to be custom-made, and manufacturing times were long…
J. Press’ Vintage Watches New York Fashion Week wrapped this week, and I was lucky enough to attend a few shows, most notably J. Press, which is now under Jack Carlson’s leaderhsip. From my front-row seat, there was plenty to take in, from the Fall-Winter 2026 collection and t…
Images by Ariel Adams The Baume & Mercier Riviera collection has always had something of an identity crisis in the modern era. Despite standing as an often overlooked entry-level luxury option in the ever-increasing integrated bracelet sports watch arms race, virtually no othe…
If you’re anything like us, you’ll feel more connected (pun intended) to something analogue instead of something digital. A mechanical watch, to us and no doubt many of you, simply feels like it has character, a soul. By extension, the same can be said for cars, with EVs often…
Ever since I first saw the Citizen L Rainell watches, I’ve wanted to feature them on aBlogtoWatch. This is a great-looking and original light-powered women’s watch with a blend of functionality and style. “Citizen L” presumably stands for “Citizen Ladies,” and the Rainell is c…
Arctic surfing — why not? And why not do it in style? Charlie, a small independent watch brand from Paris, adds five updated Concordia GMT watches to its lineup, and not only are they adventure-proof, but they also have a certain je ne sais quoi flair. It must be the subtle di…
Straum flips its nature-inspired concept on its head and, in the process, makes one of the best adventure-ready watches in recent memory.
Think about where we are in watchmaking in 2026. You could argue, pretty reasonably I think, that the problem of chronometry has basically been solved. We have access to mechanical watches that are accurate to seconds per month, and quartz watches that are accurate to seconds…
All that and more in this week's edition of Hodinkee's What's Selling Where column.