Why the Watch Case Matters
Most discussions about watch value begin and end with the movement.
Most discussions about watch value begin and end with the movement.
By Jason Heaton

Two hardcore divers, a titanium startup, a watch from Detroit that’s not a Shinola, a music box shaped like a TIE Fighter and more.
By Jason Heaton

This Week in Watches: Updates to Breitling Colt line, Braun’s Bauhaus timepieces, Autodromo’s self-winding watch from Pebble Beach and much more.
By Jason Heaton

Wearing a $20,000 watch with a white strap onboard a Great Lakes wreck diving charter is inviting ridicule. But duty called, and I strapped the Linde Werdelin Oktopus MoonLite ($20,000, limited to 59 pieces) over my drysuit cuff, clipped on the Reef digital dive module and waddled to the back of the boat.
By Jason Heaton

Watches, especially dive watches, tend to follow a set formula: black dial with white markers, round case, rotating bezel. But while we like classic aesthetics, sometimes it’s nice to see a watch company pushing at the edges of design, whether it be through a splash of color, a new case shape or an innovative function.
By Jason Heaton


