Introducing the Valachio Avantiam
Valachio is launching their first automatic watch, the Avantiam, with the tag line, 'classic meets modern.' So let's talk a little about what's classic here. What do you get if…
Paying tribute to our past: Homage watches
First off, we need definitions. A replica is a watch that is impersonating another watch, by wearing the branding of the more expensive manufacture. An homage, then, is an unbranded…
Review: The Tissot Le Locle Automatique Regulateur, your first fine watch.
Tissot's story is one of innovation and refinement. Tissot is that little watch house founded in 1853, when a father who fitted gold cases, and his son, a watchmaker, founded…
Hands on with the Holland //01
Neonos is a team of four industrial designers, who have come together to make a forged carbon watch housing an automatic movement. Called HOLLAND //01, it's an interesting fusion of…
Techné and the UTC Harrier for Air Traffic Controllers
Techné watches, founded in 2007, has been making quartz and mechanical watches for a while. Now they're making a GMT targeted at air traffic controllers. Seriously, they wrote, "Techné dedicated…
Vincero Chrono S Blue – Vincero means #winning
Vincero has done the uncommon; they've caused me to consult the dictionary, so that I can support a conclusion that's sure to get some comment: Vincero Chrono S Blue is…
Withings Activité smart watch updated
Withings, recently acquired by Nokia, announced an addition to their fitness tracking analogue wristwatches today. Formerly, the line consisted of Activité Pop, Steel, and Sapphire. The new watch is Activité…
Basis smartwatches recalled, shutting down
Basis watches are being recalled, and Intel is shutting down the Basis Web site, cloud and app that stored all of its wearers' health data. What happened to my favorite…
HOLLAND //01 – Automatic for the people
Neonos is a team of four industrial designers, who have come together to make a forged carbon watch housing an automatic movement. Called HOLLAND //01, it's an interesting fusion of…
Raven stretches their wings with the Trekker 40
At WWR, we're no stranger to Raven watches. We covered the Raven Vintage, and Raven Vintage 42. Both of those models were strong homages to very early gilt dial Submariners…
