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The first-team All-Pro running back, watchmaking fan, and friend of the brand gets his own limited edition, born out of pure passion.
<p>Spend a day with Sylvain Pinaud at his workshop in Sante-Croix, as we explore the space, his approach to watchmaking, and the themes that run through his work. </p><p><a class="read-more" href="https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/afternoon-with-pinaud">More</…
Version Watches is a young independent brand founded in 2024 founded by a feminine duo, Cybèle Vigneron and Carla Lafranchini. Version creates Swiss-made watches that are classic with a twist, exploring the idea of transparency and suggestion through its signature semi-openwor…
I’ve been reviewing Apple Watches since the debut of Apple’s first smartwatch in 2014. Since then, a lot has changed, and a lot has stayed the same, as Apple diligently pursued its focused goals and achieved the status of the most popular watchmaker on the planet. The Apple Wa…
A few months ago, we asked our team members to write about the best watch they’ve ever owned. Thomas wrote a love story about his Rolex Explorer II 16570, Jorg was (and still is) talking about the Tudor Black Bay Pro, and Lex wrote that his JLC Geophysic Universal Time beats a…
Founded in 1893 by Johannes Dürrstein in the Saxon town of Glashütte, Union Glashütte set out to make high-quality German watchmaking accessible to a wider audience. Today, part of the Swatch Group, the brand combines traditional craftsmanship with distinctive design and value…
Names of Swiss watch brands and models can be tricky to pronounce, especially the French ones. Does the name Jay-Jay Le Coot ring a bell? I will let you figure it out and bring up another name. It’s now an official name, but it stems from the trouble some had in pronouncing th…
“Wait, what? A relaxed anniversary edition?” That is a rough recollection of my reaction to this pair of IWC Ingenieur 50th Anniversary watches in the Ingenieur Automatic 40 and Ingenieur Automatic 35 guises. No shouty dial pattern, overzealous logo use, or even a stupid dial…
Working in the watch industry for well over a decade by now, I hardly get nervous about watch prices. Sure, sometimes it baffles the mind how much watches can cost, and from time to time it’s hard to justify even, but a price is basically just a number by now. That doesn’t mea…
Last month, Orient launched the new Flusso, an integrated-bracelet sports watch inspired by the brand’s historic Super King (“SK”) models. The watch combines vintage influences with a contemporary design language, signaling a fresh direction for the Japanese manufacturer. I co…