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Grand Seiko · Automatic winding · Model reviews

Grand Seiko Tentagraph SLGC001: 5 Hz and three days with the chronograph running

The 9SC5 in the Grand Seiko SLGC001 beats at 5 Hz and still offers about 72 hours of reserve with its chronograph running. Those numbers come in a substantial titanium case.

Depancel · Automatic winding · Model reviews

Depancel Série-R Skeleton: looking under the chronograph’s bonnet

The rectangular Série-R exposes its Peacock SL-4802 movement with 55 hours of power. The Skeleton edition is limited to 100 pieces, with orange stopwatch indications and pre-orders scheduled for December delivery. We look at what the open construction offers and why the full case dimensions matter.

Frederique Constant · Automatic winding · Model reviews

Frederique Constant Highlife: the blue chronograph in our shop

Three blue counters, a globe motif and an automatic FC-391 with a 60-hour power reserve. A closer look at the limited-edition Highlife offered in our shop for 24,000,000 UZS: reading the chronograph, changing straps and assessing the case during a fitting. The photographs show the actual example for sale.

Zenith · Automatic winding · Model reviews

Zenith DEFY USM for TimeForArt: a dial that mirrors its surroundings

On October 6, Zenith and USM announced a one-off DEFY Chronograph for a benefit auction. A mirror-polished dial and four USM colours transform the 2025 design; the familiar El Primero 400 remains inside.

Omega · Manual winding · Model reviews

Omega Speedmaster Calibre 321 “Ed White”: mechanics worth a closer look

A 39.7 mm steel case, a historic column-wheel calibre and eight official photographs. An in-depth look at the “Ed White”, from Gemini IV to manual winding, wrist fit and a comparison with the Moonwatch 3861.

Porsche Design · Automatic winding · Watches on Screen

Maverick's watch: Porsche Design returned to Top Gun after 36 years

Top Gun: Maverick · 2022 · Screen model

In Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise wears the same Porsche Design used in the first film in 1986. We explore the black chronograph's history, the property master's account and how it differs from the modern reissue.

CREATIVE TIME · Guides and advice

Column-wheel chronographs: what is the buyer paying for?

A column wheel controls the chronograph's commands, but does not define everything it does. We explain the difference between control and coupling, and why one term is not enough to choose a watch.

Patek Philippe · Manual winding · Model reviews

Patek Philippe 5978P: the calendar changes in an instant

The new 5978P's perpetual-calendar displays change instantly and in sync. Patek Philippe combines this task with a hand-wound chronograph in calibre CH 29-535 PS QI, a reason to look deeper than the dial.