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2 weeks ago | professionalwatches.com | Jason Pitsch

TAG Heuer announced a good-looking pair of vintage-inspired Monaco chronographs ahead of the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix. As the official partner of F1, a connection that’s tied to TAG Heuer’s racing roots, the Swiss-based watchmaker fittingly announced two limited edition retro-style racing-inspired Monaco timepieces. Both limited edition Monacos are presented in square-shaped lightweight unalloyed grade 2 titanium cases.

2 weeks ago | professionalwatches.com | Jason Pitsch

After a 45-year run, Rolex will no longer be sold at Wempe’s 700 Fifth Avenue location. Wempe closed its Rolex-anchored, multi-brand Bond Street store in London in 2023, soon after Hodinkee-owner Watches of Switzerland announced it was opening a dedicated Rolex flagship on the same street in 2025. Knowing that the impetus for Wempe closing a mega-store in London was likely due to Rolex. And that Rolex has been culling its retailer network.

2 weeks ago | professionalwatches.com | Jason Pitsch

Steven Wood, founder of US-based GreenWood Investors, an investor who owns approximately 0.5% of the shares of Swatch Group AG, attempted to be elected to the board. The Swiss-based Hayek family, which owns 25% of the stock, mostly registered shares (versus bearer shares), controls 44% of the voting rights and recommended that the board reject Wood’s bid ahead of the company’s annual meeting today. An overwhelming majority of 79.2% of the shareholders voted against his election to the board.

2 weeks ago | professionalwatches.com | Jason Jason |Jason Pitsch

Seiko’s 5 Sports GMT within its SKX Series is one of the best budget GMT watches available. As is often the case with Seiko, the 5 Sports GMT SSK001 and SSK003 watches mimic Rolex designs, particularly the “Bruce Wayne” and the “Batgirl.” Although they’re not abhorrent clones or replicas, which literally try to copy Rolex designs. They simply mimic the bezel colorways of the ultra-popular Rolex GMT-Master II Bruce Wayne and Batgirl, respectively.

3 weeks ago | professionalwatches.com | Jason Jason |Jason Pitsch

Paramount+ continues to drop action-packed thriller-dramas, and MobLand is one of the streaming network’s best new shows to watch in 2025. Set in London, MobLand is a present-day Guy Ritchie mob drama, with two families — the Harrigans and the Stevensons — battling each other. The series is portrayed from the Harrigans’ perspective and stars Pierce Brosnan as the patriarch of the Harrigans, along with his wife, the matriarch, Helen Mirren, their son Paddy Considine, and consigliere Tom Hardy.