The watch industry is officially going black tie. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Well, it’s official. The first big watch trend of 2026 is the tuxedo dial. Examples of ...

Nobody gets to choose their own nickname. Think George Ruth called himself “Babe”? Certainly not. Similarly, Rolex never used the term “California dial” to describe the watch faces it designed almost ...

Watches are meant to be looked at. I know that seems painfully obvious, as their functionality requires you to gaze upon them. However, with many timepieces, there’s a bit more to it, culturally ...

Even by the standards of watch boxes — typically oversized for the objects they hold — Chopard’s latest leather case, unveiled at watch fair Watches and Wonders, is strikingly large. But the grandeur ...

Not since the quartz fashion-watch era, with its dearth of mechanical movements to scrutinize, have discussions about dial colors so preoccupied the collector community. Dial color was the essence of ...

From turquoise to meteorite, an array of natural stone dials endow watches with unique, organic flourishes of color and texture. Lapidary dials made of fragile, polished stone discs first experienced ...