A microbrand refunds every pre-order, Adam Golden on who’s propping up the indie market, and a familiar Vacheron that ...

Johannes called his American clients “uncomplicated,” compared to European or Asian collectors. He said Germans are the ...

This week’s guests are Adam Golden of Menta Watches and Chris Gary, the producer and director behind Chasing Time, a documentary about watch collecting premiering at the Austin Film Festival at the ...

Zenith launched its own sporty El Primero chronograph in 1988, the same year as the Rolex Daytona ref. 16520, and it starts ...

FP Journe and Chanel have acquired a 95% stake in Ebel, with Pierre Jacques as CEO (former CEO of De Bethune). Here’s the official release from Movado Group. This morning I watched an early Breguet ...

There was a pink-gold Patek Philippe 2499 behind me, at about my 7 o’clock. On the Friday morning of the Geneva auction weekend, I was drinking a 12-franc cappuccino in the Mandarin Oriental’s ...

Before today’s Real Review: We just published the latest YouTube video on field watches, which you can watch here—and please subscribe to the channel! This post ...

Today, two quick hits from the Geneva auctions—more later this week. Then, a deep dive into case restoration with Eric Ku and Beau Goorey of LA Watch Works: Case polishing, laser welding, and why they ...

Good morning. Before we look at some of the best—and worst—watches of 2006: Check out the latest Unpolished Podcast with Wesley Smith of Standard H. We discuss t-shirts and how to make a good one.

The late watchmaker Derek Pratt didn’t even have a Wikipedia page in January 2025. His daughter, Mary Pratt, wanted to change that. Unpolished is the newsletter for collectors, and a top-20 Fashion ...