Grand Seiko Heritage Calibre 9SA5 Platinum SLGH007J
In March 2020, Grand Seiko celebrated the 60th anniversary of its foundation by introducing a newly designed watch featuring a cutting-edge?and advanced movement, the Hi-Beat Calibre 9SA5 with multiple innovations, such as the novel Dual Impulse escapement. First presented in a gold case, followed by?a limited edition in steel, and a few weeks ago in a non-limited “Shirakaba” edition, both the design and movement returns this year in a high-end limited edition made of platinum and adorned by a stunning dial reflecting the spirit and vision of Kintaro Hattori, founder of Seiko. Meet the Grand Seiko Heritage Calibre 9SA5 Platinum “Wood Grain” SLGH007J.In 1881, Hattori (only aged 21) founded Seiko and as such, the brand is now celebrating its 140th anniversary. In honour of its founder and to celebrate 140 years of continuous operations, the brand is releasing several new models today, including this superb limited edition that focuses once again on nature, innovat

First Look: The Updated IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar 44
IWC Schaffhausen has undertaken a comprehensive reworking and refinement of one of its most iconic models, the Portugieser collection. At Watches and Wonders this week in Geneva, four new versions are unveiled: two in white gold with blue and sand-coloured dials and two in Armor Gold with black and silver dials. And there's more to them than just new colours.The perpetual calendar stands as a hallmark complication across all the IWC’s collections, owing much to the pioneering module developed by Kurt Klaus in the 1980s, which encapsulates the essence of IWC’s engineering ethos. The module offers exceptional autonomy and reliability yet comprises a modest number of parts for a perpetual calendar. Still, IWC’s dedication to advancing and refining the calendar complication has been unwavering. The debut of the first Portugieser with a perpetual calendar in 2003 was marked by enhancements to the moon phase display, including integrating a larger reduction gear within the

Hands-on: The New Maurice Lacroix Pontos S Diver Is Dressed To Impress
In traditional connotation, the dress watch is what you wear to an evening event, supposedly dressed to fit the occasion, in a suit or even a tuxedo. But what if your evening is about going out to bars, restaurants, and seaside clubs, where short sleeves and sandals are more welcome? You put on a watch that fits right in, a dress diver if you will, and the new editions of the Maurice Lacroix Pontos S Diver should be one of the few stylish choices to consider.Maurice Lacroix launched the Pontos S Diver series in 2013, the company recently revealed a new 2023 model which we introduced to you a couple of weeks ago. The updated release concerns three models with 300m water resistance, two in stainless steel and one limited edition of 500 pieces in bronze. All three come in compressor-style cases of 42 mm in diameter, with twin crowns and an inner rotating bezel. This dive watch design certainly stood the test of time, but as it’s always about the details, here they are. Ad

The Omega Railmaster is a criminally overlooked steel sports watch.
We all have our preferences in life. And that's a very good thing, otherwise, it would become very boring, very quickly if we all lusted after the same things. But sometimes, the feeling of forced uniformity tends to creep up on us through various circumstances. The Volkswagen Beetle, for instance, was sold in the millions but not because it was such a good car. The same goes for watches, and to us, it's sometimes baffling how many people tend to blindly follow the masses and not go for something more original and true to heart. This sadly leads to seriously cool watches being massively overlooked without proper reason. Case in point: the Omega Seamaster Railmaster Co-Axial Master Chronometer, a sleek, vintage-styled watch with an interesting history and proper mechanics under the hood.In today's watch industry, people are seemingly flocking towards steel sports watches of all sorts. And for good reason, as most are perfect, everyday watches that can take a bit of a beating. And honest

Testing (really testing) the Arnold & Son Constant Force Tourbillon (and see if such mechanisms have a chronometric interest) - Monochrome Watches
The watch we'll test?today is worthy of a?Chronometrie?contest. It has been created with one?unique goal in mind: being as accurate as possible, in all positions and during the whole range of its power reserve. Usually, we would have written a review exposing the case, the dial, the finishing or the wearability of the piece. However, with the Arnold & Son Constant Force Tourbillon, this would have been too short. We had to test it, and when I mean “test”, I mean looking at it on a watchmaker’s bench, with professional measuring tools. So here we are, with the test (and not the review) of this demonstration piece, and answers?about the utility of such complex devices in a watch.PreambleWhy such a review today? Why with this watch? Usually, our reviews, which are not known to be short of explanations, are what we can call in-depth stories (and no ego here, just pure facts). However, today,?we're not going to look at this watch like we usually do. We're not going to