https://professionalwatches.com Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:39:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://professionalwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-PW-Site-icon-2-32x32.png https://professionalwatches.com 32 32 https://professionalwatches.com/tag-heuer-ends-decade-old-smartwatch-business/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:26:19 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=103452 TAG Heuer has reportedly ceased production on it’s Connected smartwatch line. Neither TAG Heuer, nor its owner, LVMH, have officially confirmed that the Connected smartwatch collection is being permanently discontinued, however, based on reports from La Lettre, CioBulletin, Android Authority, and Notebookcheck, we believe this is the case. According to French investigative publication La Lettre,…]]> https://professionalwatches.com/movado-group-sells-majority-stake-in-ebel-to-montres-journe-and-chanel/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:29:44 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=103433 In an interesting tidbit of watch industry news, watchmaking legend, F.P. Journe, backed by Chanel, has acquired the majority stake in Ebel. The Movado Group is selling a 95% stake in Swiss watch brand Ebel, to a buyer consortium led by Montres Journe SA, in partnership with Chanel, and to be helmed by former De…]]> https://professionalwatches.com/seamaster-spectre/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:11:53 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=103405 If you’ve been on the internet or Instagram at all this week, you’ve likely already seen countless posts about Omega’s six new Seamaster James Bond references. Many websites and Instagrammers, angled the release just as intended by Omega, posing the question of whether you prefer the primary 007 model, with it’s blue dial, or the…]]> https://professionalwatches.com/g-shocks-pink-ribbon-model-returns-the-gmas2100pr-fuels-the-next-breast-cancer-breakthrough/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:32:11 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=103392 Fourth annual special edition lands October 1 with a $25,000 gift to BCRF and the researchers turning today’s science into tomorrow’s treatments JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 30, 2026 — Casio America, Inc. today announced the Pink Ribbon Model GMAS2100PR, the fourth special-edition G-SHOCK timepiece underscoring the company’s commitment to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).…]]> https://professionalwatches.com/rolexs-contemporary-perpetual-padellone/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:24:12 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=103330 How you do one thing, is how you do everything. That would have been true of Rolex for the most part, until they introduced the Perpetual collection in 2023, with an all new 7100 caliber series, that offer the crown’s legendary high chronometric performance, but not in the same way most of its other products…]]> https://professionalwatches.com/chronomaster-solo-sport/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:49:47 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=103281 When you mention Zenith to someone that doesn’t closely follow watches, there’s a good chance they’ll think of the Zenith Electronics, not timepieces. If you ask them about Rolex, I cannot ever recall meeting anyone who didn’t know the name, and what it represents. Yet, incredibly, at one point, Zenith supplied Rolex with movements, and…]]> https://professionalwatches.com/exclusive-rolex-four-seasons-daytonas-being-auctioned-for-charity/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:36:22 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=103254 Rolex made four one-of-a-kind Rolex Daytonas to be auctioned later this month, with all proceeds going to charity. When creating the designs for each unique precious metal Daytona, Rolex chose to make each one represent one of the four seasons. Rolex Four Seasons Daytona collection Summer features an 18K Everose gold case with a turquoise…]]> https://professionalwatches.com/dispatch-adidas-ultraboost-1-0/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:28:47 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=103200 Adidas has a variety of collections with “Boost” and Boost-like designs. However, don’t confuse lower priced models, that look like Boosts, with shoes that have actual Boost technology in the soles. If you’ve ever tried entry-level Adidas models, they often resemble the company’s upper end Boost sneakers, just as they’re intended to. But beware they’re…]]> https://professionalwatches.com/swatch-group-wins-trademark-lawsuit-against-samsung/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:30:06 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=103197 A London court ordered Samsung Electronics to pay $11.6 million in damages to Swatch Group over third-party smartwatch apps that replicated luxury watch dials. “Use of the Swatch Group brands on Samsung’s supermarket shelves, downloadable for nothing or for little money, is to my mind very damaging,” Judge Marcus Smith said in the ruling. “The…]]> https://professionalwatches.com/quantum-horizon-ref-qmg1251b/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:05:32 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=103122 Quantum is a global watch brand with an annual watch capacity of 150,000 units, and thanks to this scale of production, it can deliver attractive classic designs at accessible prices. The company’s new release with the Automatic All Star collection, the QMG1251B “Horizon,” features a clean, sporty, and modern design, available now in five different…]]>