Thursday 24 September 2026
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904L survives corrosion better, not desk scratches
Rolex chose a highly corrosion-resistant stainless steel and gave it a famous name. Its advantage is chemical resilience and polish, not immunity from the ordinary marks of wear.
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H. MOSER & CIE. · 22 SEPTIs H. Moser's Off-Grid a smartwatch or a rebuke to one?A screen, world time and a 1/100-second chronograph make it computational, but Moser's refusal of an avalanche of notifications is more revealing.
NEWS · 22 SEPTFHH and GIA take Watch Advisor to campuses in 2027GIA students will gain campus and online access to FHH Academy programmes from early 2027, beginning with the first level of FHH Certification.
HAMILTON · 22 SEPTHamilton gives Captain Price a black-PVD Khaki FieldThe 38 mm hand-wound special edition carries a grained dial, game-specific typography and an engraved soundwave without abandoning the Khaki Field's compact proportions.05GIRARD-PERREGAUX · 22 SEPTGirard-Perregaux gives Williams F1 two blue Laureatos06TIMEX · 21 SEPTTimex gives its Meridian 200 a helium escape valve07SQUALE · 21 SEPTSquale's Galeazzi Artiglio brings a Wet Indicator to 600 metres08TIMEX · 21 SEPTTimex and Jacquie Aiche put rose quartz in the Éclat09CITIZEN · 21 SEPTCitizen gives two high-accuracy watches handmade washi dials
The Bench
How watches actually work
BENCH · 23 SEPT904L survives corrosion better, not desk scratchesRolex chose a highly corrosion-resistant stainless steel and gave it a famous name. Its advantage is chemical resilience and polish, not immunity from the ordinary marks of wear.
BENCH · 20 SEPTThere is no universal danger zone for changing the dateThe familiar warning about changing a watch between nine and three is useful, but it is not a law of mechanics. The unsafe hours belong to the calibre, not the clock face.
BENCH · 19 SEPTHow a jumping-hour display spends its energyAn instantaneous hour change stores energy and releases it to move a display disc. The jump must be quick and reliable without taking too much torque from the movement.In focus
Seiko, still the entry point
Collaborations, re-issues and the 5 Sports line that keeps pulling people into mechanical watches. Every Seiko story we have published, in one place.
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