Vintage Gazette

The Gilded Hour / Notes on watches and design

The Vintage Gazette

The Vintage Gazette is where we write about watches as design objects, personal pieces and things to actually wear. For house histories, signature design language and deeper archival research, explore our Brand Highlights.

The archive · Seven housesThe Gilded Hour LibraryExplore the watches we have curated, their references and design families. Browse Seiko, Omega, Longines, Citizen, Gucci, YSL and Dior by design family, with an individual archival record for each piece. Editorial The Gazette Style, collecting, proportions and the small details that make a watch worth wearing. Reference Brand Highlights Focused guides to the houses, lines and design language behind the watches we source. Brand Heritage · SeikoTissé: the watch as jewelleryThe 1984 design idea, photographed vintage bracelets and the details that make a small watch worth wearing. Brand Heritage · SeikoExceline: detail at a small scaleExplore sapphire examples, worked dials and bracelet proportions through the Gilded Hour archive. Brand Heritage · SeikoL’Espoir: Roman dials and leather strapsExplore the catalogue story, two photographed archive pieces and the details behind Seiko L’Espoir watches. Virtual try-on & jewellery tray Old world watches. New tricks. Try a watch with your stack, then set your favourites on your jewellery tray to compare them side by side.