Want more watch coverage? Get About Time, Esquire’s free newsletter devoted to the watch world, in your inbox every Sunday. Sign up here The glinting electroform-dial on Ed Sheeran’s Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar John Mayer ‘Crystal Sky’ Audemars Piguet attracting stares in the Red Bull Racing garage. Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes sidling into the
Citizen This year marks the 100th anniversary of Citizen watches, and what better way to commemorate the momentous occasion than with a limited edition capsule collection? It’s basically the cake and candles of the watch industry. The Japanese brand has unveiled five models that draw inspiration from the rocks and minerals that formed the Earth
Shinola is gearing to expand on its Great Americans series with the limited-edition Elijah McCoy Pocket Watch. A tribute to Elijah McCoy, one of the first African-American inventors who was known for inventing the lubrication systems for steam engines in the late 1800s. The limited pocket watch runs on a manual-winding SW210-1 movement, viewable through the
Accutron, always considered more than just a watch, is an epic, omnipresent component of American popular culture. The revival in 2020 of such an iconic brand is familiar to La Palina cigars, which in 2010 was restarted by the original founder’s grandson, Bill Paley, following his grandfather’s dedication to cigar-making excellence. Today, La Palina produces
There was a time when Tudor, just like mother brand Rolex, only released new models during watch fairs and only watches available in the permanent collection. These days are long gone, and Tudor has decided to fly solo, changing from the usual yearly releases to a more constant flow of novelties, now including special or
Perhaps no area of bodily real estate is more valuable—and more overlooked—than your wrist. It may feel like no one’s looking, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Your choice to drape a fine watch over your wrist as opposed to a lesser object speaks directly to your appreciation of the exceptional. If this
As stocks surge to all-time highs, demand in the luxury watch market continues to steady after a boom and bust in 2021-22. Especially in the US. Watches of Switzerland, the UK-based jeweler with a growing retail presence in the US, last week said its US sales jumped 14% in its fiscal fourth quarter, powering the