Hot List: May 9, 2025
Scott was looking superfine on the red carpet at the Met Gala! 🎩 While we’re not sure what he sported on his wrist, we’re sure he brought the heat. Speaking of heat, this week’s Hot List is fired up with great pieces from a glitzy G.O. to an award-worthy Omega. Let’s party! 🕺
TUDOR BLACK BAY 68
In fashion, sometimes all you need to do is create a variation rather than something new from whole cloth 🆕 The BB 68 is for those who would like a slightly larger Black Bay experience (43mm) with some interesting new dial colors.
GRAND SEIKO ELEGANCE SBGM221
The SBGM221 is a special GMT. Just ask our very own @watchfiend 😏 With Zaratsu finish that absolutely GLEAMS in the sunlight and an off-white cream dial that looks good under any conditions, this is as close to perfect as it gets in watchmaking!
FREDERIQUE CONSTANT MANUFACTURE CLASSIC TOURBILLON
A fully hand-tailored jacket is widely considered the most complex fashion item to create 🧥 Rarely can the same quality be achieved inexpensively. In the watch world, this barrier seems to be broken with this Classic Tourbillon by FC, which honors the finest traditions of watchmaking while also crafting one of the most intricate complications at a more affordable price.
ORIS BIG CROWN POINTER DATE
Yellow. What’s the first yellow thing you see in this yellow watch? Sunshine Yellow. It does kind of stand out and make a statement — very fashion forward. Aside from the yellow here, there’s one of Oris’s most iconic designs that wears at a very versatile 40mm 💛🍌🐤🚖
BREMONT ALTITUDE 39 DATE
Fashion is all about altitude, I mean attitude. But since we’re talking altitude here, this is an ultra-durable tool watch inspired by Bremont’s iconic MB and featuring a 42mm Trip-Tick case in high-grade titanium. And check out that interesting broken line pattern around the date window. Très chic 😎
NOMOS CLUB CAMPUS
Summer’s approaching, and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate no more homework/no more books than a watch with looks! Available in a variety of colors and sizes, NOMOS’s Club Campus line even lets you pick which caseback you like best! 🧮
GLASHÜTTE ORIGINAL PANOMATICCALENDAR
What is art? 🎨 Many say that you’ll know it when you see it. So take a look at the ornate yet understated moonphase window on this PanoMaticCalendar or have a look at the silver opaline dial. The gestalt I’m experiencing with this watch and its asymmetric visuals is overwhelming! This piece should be hanging in the Met or at least on your wrist.
LONGINES CONQUEST HERITAGE
Longines celebrates the Year of the Snake with this special Conquest Heritage! With an engraved caseback featuring a lil’ snake guy, it’s the right way to ring in good fortune for the new year🐍 Plus, the red gradient dial fades to a mysterious black at the edges, giving this one a refined look!
OMEGA SPECIALTIES PARIS 2024
The Paris Olympics may be firmly in the history books, but we’re keeping the flame alive with Omega’s Specialties commemorating the 2024 games. With a design that’d be right at home at the Paris games of 1900, the dial is made from silver with a case crafted from Omega’s proprietary bronze-gold alloy. This one has got the podium fully covered! 🥇🥈🥉
MIDO OCEAN STAR DECOMPRESSION TIMER
Who designed this dial pattern? Haring? Lichtenstein? Bowie? 🧑🎨️ It features a colorful decompression chart and a world time bezel, making it suitable for both diving and travel. It is also powered by the reliable Powermatic 80 movement that boasts an 80 hour power reserve.
GIRARD-PERREGAUX LAUREATO 42MM
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: nothing beats the gold-blue combo. With a case and bracelet made from what GP refers to as “pink gold,” the new Laureato is a reminder why this is one of the most luxurious integrated sport watches on the market today ♥️💛💙
RADO DIASTAR ORIGINAL
Now here’s something you don’t see every day: a faceted crystal! Rado’s 60th anniversary edition pays tribute to the vintage Diastars of yore with a multi-angled crystal that gives this watch an appearance unlike any other 💿 Add in an automatic movement, date window, and some seriously bright lume and you get a design-focused watch with plenty of performance!
SEIKO LUXE PROSPEX SPB143
Get it before it’s gone! We’ve got just one more of Seiko’s beloved SPB143 divers in stock and once it’s sold, it likely isn’t coming back 🫡 Its successor, the SPB453, retains the features that made the original great while sporting a slightly smaller case and redesigned dial.
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About The Author: Tom Roth
Born in Washington state, Tom developed an interest in photography during college at University of San Diego. There, he got started in music journalism, interviewing artists and taking photos at concerts. A life-long tinkerer and collector, it wasn’t long before Tom became fascinated with fountain pens and watches.
Those interests collided in November 2020 when Tom started at Feldmar Watch Company where he lives out every watch geek’s dream: photographing and writing about timepieces. When he’s not tinkering with his watch collection, Tom can be found traveling, biting his nails while watching PNW sports teams, and taking flying lessons.
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