What started out as a dash clock collab turned into a soup-to-nuts partnership. Last weekend, we took a look at the latest watch from Singer Reimagined, which is a very smart take on the idea of casing a new old stock movement – in this case, Valjoux 72 chronograph calibers – in a design that...

The early history of Switzerland’s first certified quartz chronometer. The Laureato is a well known watch, but with somewhat enigmatic origins. The Laureato was born in 1975 and you might say it was a bit of a child of the quartz crisis. By 1975 it was clear that from a technical standpoint, mechanical horology was...

Singer’s restomod take on one of the all time great chronograph movements. If you’re interested in movements at all, chances are you already know about the Valjoux 72 caliber. This is one of the most famous, classic, column wheel and lateral clutch chronograph movements ever made, and it has been used by a who’s who...

The pieces I keep reaching for … I have always believed that summer jewelry follows different rules. The best pieces aren’t necessarily the most precious or the most elaborate. They’re the ones you reach for without thinking: the necklace you forget to take off before jumping into the pool, the earrings that somehow work with...

Louis Vuitton is the easiest luxury handbag to buy: no appointment, no waitlist, no spend history required. That accessibility is part of the appeal, but it also makes it easy to assume the brand doesn’t reward careful buying the way Chanel or Hermès does. It does: LV raises prices almost every year, and the pre-owned market is where the best value...

One of the most strangely fascinating watches of the year comes from Barrelhand – with a caseback you have to see to believe. Barrelhand is a small independent watch brand based in San Francisco, and the Monolith is a watch which has been years in the making. The brand was founded by Karel Bachand, a...