Often times the unsung heroes of the watch industry are the movement manufacturers. Not every brand has the capacity to create in-house movements (or dials, cas... Read More...
The Fromanteel Pendulum Traveler is the newest and most sophisticated member of Fromanteel’s Automatic Pendulum series. The watch, a strong combination of Swiss... Read More...
As we are approaching not only the end of the year but also the first show in 2019 (SIHH), we are working hard on our schedule. Visiting brand presentations, or... Read More...
True Story. On an evening at the beginning of 2018, I was sitting on the couch at home after a full day of being a watch journalist. The doorbell rang and my wi... Read More...
Roughly a month before the SIHH in Geneva, where Richemont brands (a.o.) introduce their novelties to the press, retailers and consumers, Jaeger-LeCoultre prese... Read More...
In today’s #TBT we take a look at the Seiko 7549-7010 Tuna Can. While I’ll never say “never”, this article likely marks the last of our in-depth articles on vin... Read More...
Some time ago, Matt from London (UK) sent us his question about the choice of a GMT, or Dual Time Zone watch. Matt would like to actually use a dual time zone f... Read More...
Last week, the Omega boutique in Geneva threw a little party to celebrate Speedy Tuesday with us and a number of their guests (as well as some of our readers wh... Read More...
Last Friday we organized an event together with Seiko Nederland and Dutch print magazine Watching for fans of Grand Seiko watches. When we announced this Grand ... Read More...
Towards the end of Baselworld 2018, Bert and I visited Carl F. Bucherer for a meeting. I have to say it was not only pleasant and relaxing but also very enterta... Read More...
Whether a watch wears comfortably on the wrist or not isn’t one of the top priorities for most watch buyers. More likely, it’s design, brand, specs or prize tha... Read More...
Greetings and my apologies for the late publishing of This Week in Watches. I’ve essentially been on the road since last week’s article, but I’ve kept an eye on... Read More...
We've covered SevenFriday a few times in the recent past and they sent us their latest watch which is officially launched today. Time to have a look at the new ... Read More...
The beautiful thing about watches is the fact that they are universal. On the one hand, it means that fans of different brands or types of watches can link up o... Read More...
If you read our stories about Tissot you could think that; A, the brand only releases heritage models or B, we simply do not care about the new timepieces. Well... Read More...
Just when we think we’ve discovered every TV/watch tie-in, someone unearths a previously unknown connection. Today’s #TBT is the perfect example of great sleuth... Read More...
New York-based Auction house Fortuna has their Important Watches sale tomorrow (December 6th) with no less than 114 lots. From those lots, we selected four wat... Read More...
Quite some time ago already, Jarle sent us a question about the Blancpain Trilogy Fifty Fathoms models. These models were initiated by Mr. Jean-Claude Biver (wh... Read More...
The world's largest online market platform for watches is hosting a Speedmaster-only auction on December 11th. A selection of discontinued and rare Speedmaster ... Read More...
Now that the recently announced Fromanteel Pendulum Traveler is for sale, we decided that this was as good a time as any to dive a little deeper into the Amster... Read More...
About two years ago, Bert and I visited the boutique of the Davidoff Brothers in Geneva, and were able to capture a number of tropical dial Speedmasters. Among ... Read More...
When one thinks of a style the world associates with Germany, Bauhaus comes to mind. In architecture, furniture design or watchmaking Bauhaus was, and to some e... Read More...
Last week we organized a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms event together with the Tourbillon Boutique in Amsterdam. We invited a number of our readers to join us during ... Read More...
Exquisite and enriched with an additional complication: the new Patria Power Reserve augments the Patria collection by adding a model with a power-reserve displ... Read More...
MINASE : A Japanese Manufacturer
In 1963 Minase’s parent company, Kyowa, opened for business manufacturing cutting and drilling tools for the watch industry. ... Read More...
Greetings on this first day of December! The holiday season is now officially in full swing everywhere (I say that as my European wife chided me last weekend fo... Read More...
Well, it's most certainly that time of year again - the time for so many people to consider what to buy for their loved ones or friends for the holiday season. ... Read More...
We had the pleasure to go hands-on with the Seiko Presage Urushi Byakudan-nuri, or reference SPB085. I say pleasure, but this watch has a dial that is quite dif... Read More...
Today on #TBT, we’ll discuss the Seiko SBCM023 Perpetual Calendar Diver. Yes, it’s another Seiko, but hopefully one that you’ve either not heard of or have stum... Read More...
Exactly 10 years ago, in 2008, Glashütte Original introduced their PanoInverse XL watches. As you probably know, Glashütte Original is located in the watchmakin... Read More...
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