Best Of and Buying Guides

8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (626+ words) The Zodiac Sea Wolf (1953) – Let’s put this watch into its context: it was the first Rolex Submariner-like to be released and that makes it one of the earliest of the dive watches with a rotating bezel. An ideal candidate to…...

7+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1125+ words) Every Lange & Söhne watch has a balance cock—a tiny bridge about the size of a watermelon seed. Its job is to hold the regulating organ, a watch’s tiny beating heart (made up of the balance wheel and hairspring) that…...

7+ hour, 9+ min ago   (395+ words) Mumbai (Maharashtra), October 7: The festive season is often when we look for gifts that mean more. Something that can celebrate a relationship, mark a milestone or simply remind someone that they matter. Victorinox has a simple idea: “Spend Your Time…...

11+ hour, 9+ min ago   (516+ words) Casio is giving its retro AQ-240 lineup a richer finish. The new Casio AQ-240EG-3A combines a resin case/bezel with a gold-tone finish and a stainless-steel band with gold ion plating, plus a deep-green sunray dial, while keeping the familiar…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago   (254+ words) Automatic dress watches get expensive in a hurry. The moment you start asking for a compact case, a mechanical movement, a decent leather strap and something that actually looks like it belongs under the cuff of your shirt, the price…...

11+ hour, 33+ min ago   (275+ words) Homegrown watch brands are having a moment Britain has become a hotbed of cool microbrand watches that don’t cost a fortune – and some of them will catch as many admiring looks as models from some of the biggest names in…...

14+ hour, 58+ min ago   (333+ words) For its 145th anniversary, Seiko turns to its archive and Edo purple, finding a surprisingly contemporary expression of progress in designs that refuse to leave the past behind The way back to the future, in Seiko’s case, starts with a rotary…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (59+ words) Manic Fixie Watches: A Love Letter to Fixed Lug Timepieces Omega’s Latest Bond-Worthy Seamaster Diver 300M Collection Lets the Bad Guys Get in on the Fun The Encore: Is Marteau & Co. Remaking the Secondary Market for Indies with its Biggest Auction…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (671+ words) The Swiss maison brings more than 500 historic masterpieces, its current collection and a fleet of Milan-inspired limited editions to CityOval for its seventh free grand exhibition. Business travellers to Italy’s capital of fashion can’t help but have noticed the vast…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1211+ words) Co-Founder and Senior Editor Kaz has been collecting watches since 2015, but he's been fascinated by product design, the Collector's psychology, and brand marketing his whole life. While sharing the same strong fondness for all things horologically-affordable as Mike (his TBWS…...