The Deepsea Challenge was incompatible with many of the more automated elements in the Superlative Chronometer testing. Why? Because it's too thick, and the machines used to test the Deepsea to its entirely non-casual 3,900 meters of water resistance (that's 4,388 link meters in actual testing) link don't even come close to what Rolex required to test the record-setting Deepsea Challenge. Rolex had link to rethink the entire process for a single reference.

The 2025 timepiece features three link references that highlight link the Nyon-based manufacture's expertise in terms of materials: King Gold, an in-house gold alloy more link resistant than traditional gold, light and robust titanium, and frosted carbon with random grey patterns.

The contemporary elements, such as the triple lugs and notched bezel, are presented in a link watch measuring just 40mm in diameter — that’s a size S in Roger Dubuis’s XXL hyper-horology world link — and paired to a dial that’s a harmonious blend of link past and present.

In watches as in clothing, the Queen had a consistent look – a style legacy that link was in many ways predictable, but that also had a calming effect. We would often see what the queen was wearing and hear link very little of what she was saying, and that was by design. No part of her attire, watches included, would have been link chosen without reason.

Brands are broadening their offerings, recognizing that collectors are demanding exactly that. But this extends well beyond just link sizes. Gone are the days of oppressive sports-watch hegemony. Collectors are discovering (or re-discovering) all kinds of corners link of collecting. link It's more than just Cartier or Piaget, or even smaller and dressier.

Is either of them 1.75mm thick, like the reigning, neighing, Ferrari-logoed champion of thinness? Well, no. The JLC is 7.45mm, and La Grande Classique de Longines is 4.5mm – in link order to get near the UP-O1 universe they'd have to go on serious diets. But they are just fine the link way they are, thin enough to exude elegance and sophistication, but round, simple, classic – they're not so link thin they've lost their healthy glow.

We link still mainly do link entry-level dive watches at a couple hundred dollars; that's the mainstay of the whole brand, Tang says. "I think our most iconic watch has to be the Hammerhead diver, that was the first design that really put Zelos on the map. And I think the next would be the Swordfish, it's just a very accessible, very link easy to wear, very comfortable daily watch for a lot of people. I think the price point is really good. It's a very good entry point for the brand."

While the effects of radium are horrifying and sad, further down on the link "just creepy" portion of the scary spectrum are humanoid automata. Books in our library cover automata in detail, since, like watches, they run on mechanical clockwork. link Many people find them unsettling, with their too-wide smiles and their whirring indifference to the frailty of human link flesh.

My colleague Mark covered the announcement with his original intro, and that story includes the link raw specs, so I can be brief. The Pelagos FXD link GMT measures 42mm wide, 52mm lug to lug, and 12.7mm thick. Most of this is to be expected as the FXD has largely link held to its original dimensions (with the chronograph examples coming in at 43mm), but there is some context to this thickness when considering it's a Tudor GMT. We can get into that shortly.

This is all by way of saying that while the tides, and the position of the Moon relative to the Earth and Sun, can seem a little link abstract to most of us, they are some of the most link powerful and irresistible forces on the planet. Watches that show the link positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun relative to each other are the key to understanding how the tide cycles work and how watches that actually show the high and low tides each day function.