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Elapsed Time: TAG Heuer’s Unmatched Chronograph Heritage

The watchmaker has bombastically declared 2026 as its “Year of the Chronograph,” and for very good reason. Its legacy of precision chronography dates back more than 160 years (before it even produced wristwatches). So, today, we’re taking a concise look at TAG Heuer’s past to glean into its future.

Mike Espindle

By Mike Espindle

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Revelations: Indie Watchmaker Anton Suhanov’s Road to The GPHGs

From Russia, with love: Here’s why we’re on the Saint Petersburg-based brand’s bandwagon.

By Rhonda Riche

Fam Al Hut: Breaking the Algorithm

New Chinese brand Fam Al Hut is shaking up the indie watchmaking scene with its avant-garde aesthetics.

By Rhonda Riche

Independent Watchmakers Spotlight: The Evolution of Chronoswiss

Today, we peek inside the mechanical legacy of the Maison on the monumental 30th anniversary year of its flagship line: the Opus.

By Cait Bazemore

The Movado Movement: How A Legacy Brand is Rewriting What Luxury Means

The Swiss watchmaker has been in business since 1881, but is finding a new voice amongst younger collectors.

By Rhonda Riche

Scrabble the Seconds: A Timeline of the Cartier Tank

This is how the luxury house keeps its signature watch looking timeless, even 106 years after it hit the open market.

Rhonda Riche

By Rhonda Riche

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Scrabble the Seconds: We Can’t Stop Thinking About Bulgari’s Roman Empire

Here’s how Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo and Serpenti models became two of the most remarkable and recognizable timepieces in horological history.

By Rhonda Riche

Scrabble the Seconds: Piaget and the Shape of Things to Come

The Maison’s momentum feels unstoppable, and the creative possibilities are endless.

By Cait Bazemore

Scrabble the Seconds: F.P.Journe is Poised to Thrill the Watch World Again

After the brand’s extraordinary releases over the past two years, the anticipation for 2025 is running high.

Scrabble the Seconds: The Brains Behind Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso

When it comes to this classic rectangular watch, the case is its own mechanical complication.

By Rhonda Riche

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Scrabble The Seconds: The Profound TAG Heuer-Motorsports Connection

Beyond its newly revived relationship with Formula 1, TAG Heuer’s heart and soul have been petrol-fueled for decades and decades.

By Mike Espindle

Scrabble the Seconds: Five Times Ulysse Nardin Freaked Us Out in Switzerland

Looking at the ways the Le Locle-based brand has used technology to leave a lasting impression at the Swiss watch fairs.

By Rhonda Riche

Scrabble the Seconds: Roger Dubuis Celebrates 30 Years of Swagger

In addition to being the brand’s 30th anniversary, this year also marks the 20th anniversary of its first skeleton tourbillon and the iconic Excalibur collection.

By Cait Bazemore

Scrabble the Seconds: Czapek & Cie. Celebrates Its Birth and Revival

Our Scrabble-inspired Watches and Wonders countdown continues by looking at the brand’s forward-thinking goals.

By Rhonda Riche

Scrabble the Seconds: Over a Decade of Jacob & Co.’s Astronomia

This fascinating astronomical time-telling art piece has provided eye-catching cosmic wrist drama for collectors since 2014, becoming a statement-making object informed by the very intersection of time and space ever since.

By Mike Espindle

Scrabble the Seconds: The Tudor Prince Oysterdate 79200 Series Turns 30

This week, we continue our Scrabble-inspired Watches and Wonders countdown with a timeline of this legend, which turns 30 in 2025; however, its story goes back much further.

By Rhonda Riche

Scrabble the Seconds: 70 Years of the IWC Ingenieur

From the original Reference 666 to Genta’s famed re-design, every version of the Ingenieur is worthy of celebration.

By Cait Bazemore

Scrabble the Seconds: The 25th Birthday of Chanel’s J12

Let’s explore the game-changing impact of Chanel’s category-defining ceramic timepiece, first introduced at the turn of this century.

By Mike Espindle

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