Test Drive: 2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet

How the impressive car held up on the tiny roads between Italy and Slovenia

by Abigail Bassett There is something romantic about cruising through a place that feels still somewhat wild and untouched. A place that has served as the crossroads for trade, culture, and war for centuries has plenty of stories to tell in its red-starred roadside markers and tiny houses whose walls line the roads of small towns, making it feel like you’re driving through deep, impenetrable …

Larsson & Jennings Norse Collection

The clean, modern watch brand introduces Swiss-made pieces in angular cases

It’s safe to say the bulk of watches on the market (Apple Watch, aside) feature round cases with round faces and, since their inception in 2012, UK/Swedish watch brand Larsson & Jennings has excelled at producing modern, circular wristwatches. With their latest debut, the Norse Collection, they’ve taken their minimalist design sensibilities and applied them to angular cases—with variations on the square and rectangle. Each …

Alvieri’s Well-Priced Moon Phase Watches

From a convex dial ring to guilloche patterning, an altogether nuanced timepiece under $200

As far as functional design flourishes go on watches, there’s not much quite as charming as the moon phase—an indicator on watch dials that conveys the waxing and waning of the moon in a 29-day cycle. This feature most frequently appears on highly complex, pricy timepieces, but thanks to debuting watch brand Alvieri, there’s a reasonably priced option available. On Kickstarter now (and already fully …