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Glycine Launches New 44mm Incursore Styles
Glycine is going back to its roots. The nearly 100 year old Swiss brand is launching new Incursore styles measuring 44mm wide with options for either a hand winding ETA 6498, or an automatic ETA 2824-2. There is a selection of dials and strap options, our favorite being the Ref....
Preview of the new Halios Laguna
Yesterday Halios posted some very interesting photos to their blog. Seen here, the photos depict the new Halios Laguna which is slated for release in May of this year. The Laguna will follow the massively sucessful Holotype and the BlueRing dive watches. The Laguna will be powered by an ETA...
Casio Shows Off Bluetooth Low Energy Watch At CES
This year at CES, Casio brought along a promising prototype watch. Featuring Casio's BLE (bluetooth low energy) technology this watch will be able to have bluetooth functionality without the dismal battery life we have seen in models from Sony Ericsson and LG. The watch is powered on a single watch-style...
The New Linde Werdelin Hard Black II
While we usually do not cover expensive luxury timepieces, the new Hard Black II from Linde Werdelin is literally too cool to overlook. Linde Werdelin is well known for its high end sports watches that mix instantly recognizable styling cues with high tech manufacturing processes. This new model is based...
Preview of the new Artego Sea King
A few months ago we got a chance to review the Artego 300m Diver and loved it. It seems Artego has been busy as they recently launched a new model, the Sea King. This tool style diver is water resistant to 2000m (6600 feet!), powered by an ETA-2824-2 and comes...
YES Watches Discounted For Watch Report Readers
Update (12/21/09): This offer has expired, however we do plan to offer additional discounts on YES watches in the future. Please keep an eye on Watch Report for details. If you're a regular reader, you know that we're big fans of YES watches. We reviewed both the Zulu and the...
JS Watch Co and the Frisland 42mm
Last week, Watch Report received an email from a very kind reader in Iceland who wrote to inform us of the JS Watch Co brand based in Reykjavik, Iceland. JS Watch Co is certainly worth a look on style and attitude alone. The small company only produces 5 models but...
Maximally minimal: a.b.art watches
Most of the time I wear geeky watches, or dive watches, but sometimes you just want to strap on something clean and elegant. Via, let us introduce you to a.b.art watches, who have a nice focus on clean, uncluttered dials and reasonable pricing. Here's the blurb from their front page:...
Wenger LED Nomad
We're big fans of outdoor and analog-digital watches, and this new Wenger model scratches both itches. It's a men's quartz watch, with an old-school LED digital display beneath the analog hands, adding a compass to the more usual repotoire of functionality. Available on bracelet (model 70436) or red-stitched black silicone...
Interview with Charlotte Jorst of Skagen
I was recently contacted by the public relations firm from Skagen, a Danish company that's been producing minimal dress watches for many years. Several of my friends wear them happily, so when they offered us a chance to email questions to co-founder Charlette Jorst (pictured) I was happy to accept....
Interview with Mitch Feig of Ocean7 Watch Co.
Over the past few months I have had the pleasure of sitting down with (read: frequently emailing) Mitch Feig, owner and founder of Ocean7 Watch co. You might remember that I had the opportunity to review two Ocean7 watches (the G2 and LM-2) earlier this year, and I walked away...
The Most Accurate Quartz Watch in the World
Ever wondered what the most accurate watch in the world is? It's probably not what you think. You might guess a radio-controlled quartz watch like the Casio G-Shock Gulfman, or the Citizen Skyhawk. That's a good starting point. Atomic watches are very accurate if you can receive the radio signals....