Rodrigo is in the need of a dress watch with a brown leather strap. He noticed the Oris Classic Date that retails for under $1000, but he also has a couple of other thoughts he shared with us. He already owns the Omega De Ville Hour Vision, with a black leather strap and he likes the idea of being a one-brand guy.Finding the right classic dress watch isn’t easy. I’ve been struggling wi

The 130 years old retailer from?Lucerne in Switzerland collaborated with 11 different watch manufacturers to come up with their special Bucherer Blue Editions watches. This IWC Portugieser Chronograph Classic Bucherer Blue Editions in red gold is their 18th watch in this collaboration series. Previously, we reported about the Tudor that Bucherer did for this Blue Editions series, you can read it h

Today, on #TBT, we take a look at a Calendar Auto Orient Diver, another rare 1960’s Japanese diver.? Oh, and Happy 4th of July!Unless you’re a real Japanese watch?otaku, this could easily be the first time you’ve laid eyes on the Calendar Auto Orient Diver ref. T19735.? It’s not a common watch and it’s a watch that I’d only seen a couple times in the back corner

With this article, we show that a cool watch does not have to break the bank. We selected five awesome timepieces for you that cost less than $1,000 (or $1,000).Our last Top 5 article about cool diver watches for this summer was well received. We thought it would be fun to write another Top 5 article.Top 5 Watches Under 1000This time, however, we would like to concentrate on another topic. This is

Welcome to This Week in Watches for July 4, 2020 the Independence Edition. Today, the USA celebrates its independence from the UK. And the UK? Today, the pubs reopen! Who knows which will cause bigger fireworks, but we wish you all well. Now, let’s get into some news.Yema Flygraf PilotSpeaking of independence, Yema is a company on its own that’s doing some great things. We’ve got

To us - the passionate watch community - the idea of watches going out of style seems unlikely. Then again, we are not the majority. Although our internet echo chambers may often convince us that 99% of the general populace lives, eats, and breathes luxury watches, we have to accept that isn’t the reality. Society could shift against us and our treasured ticking totems.I’m guessing tha

CronotempVs is a collectors/enthusiast/amateurs community dedicated to sharing the passion of horology. Founded in Madrid in 2009, the purpose is to connect watch enthusiasts away from the public eye. The members of the watch illuminati reside around the world. Initially, they just talked watches among themselves, but things have changed in recent times. The group has worked on projects with brand

I like the quiet contenders. On school sports day, they're the ones that lag behind at a snail's pace, reserving their energy before pulling a last-minute trick out of the bag and surging past everyone like a little Duracell Bunny. If they're particularly cunning, they'll throw a curveball and trip an opponent up, ever-so-sneakily before the finish line. I'm also quietly competitive. I like to gat

Sometimes watches just have to grow on you. For ages, the Girard-Perregaux Laureato just couldn’t make my heart beat faster. That was until the brand released the Laureato Infinity Edition in 2020. It was then that all the pieces of the puzzle finally fell perfectly into place. What seemed like a relatively simple dial change made all the difference, and it has made me appreciate the entire

I am sure you recognize this. You have a number of amazing watches, but one just seems to gobble up the majority of your wrist time. It’s that one watch that seems to be part of you, the watch that fits your style and lifestyle to a tee. Not that it is necessarily your best watch. Maybe it’s not even your best-looking one. But it is just the one that you gravitate toward.Honestly, this

As I write this, I’m on a flight from New York back to my home base in California. I’ve just put down the book The Big Oyster by Mark Kurlanski, of which I’ve only read a few chapters so far. The book was one of a few gifts provided to those who attended Oris’s release of the New York Harbor Limited Edition Aquis. But truly, the trip itself was the best gift. Getting to lea

This week, it's all about making watch dreams come true. Why I am in such hopeful spirits? Because I finally got myself the Omega Swatch I was looking for. A relatively small dream, maybe, but smaller ones come true more easily and are therefore more fun. But for those who want to dream big, attending the upcoming Antiquorum auction taking place in Monaco on July 19th might be a good idea. That's

Historic Swiss watchmaker Titoni has been quietly making watches in its in-house facilities in Grenchen, Switzerland since 1919. You read that right - for over a century. With a focus on Swiss values and affordability, Titoni’s mid-range mechanical watches embody its motto: It is not the desire for growth and quantity but first-class quality and the love of details that matter. Today, the fa

The year is 1998, and Italian music group Eiffel 65 has unleashed its bizarre yet catchy “I’m Blue” onto the masses. The cult-like song tells the story of a strange blue man who lives in a blue world where everything is blue. Literally, everything is blue. It’s like this strange parallel universe where someone added a blue filter and turned it up to the max. Seriously, watc

Depending on where I go, I almost always take an extra watch, and watch pouches come in rather handy. As a Speedmaster collector, I tend to take along one of my Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday editions. I don’t like hauling too many watches at a time, so I only take a watch roll if I’m sure I can safely store my watches at my destination.Storage for your extra watch isn't a big deal,

In the 30th anniversary year of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore, we’re treated to a wide variety of new models. With the latest drop, the brand focuses on the 37mm Royal Oak Offshore, predominantly targeting ladies. But we know some gentlemen with smaller wrists also prefer wearing a 37mm Royal Oak. Whether that will also be the case with these blingy new models with diamond and gemst

Louis Erard is one of those brands that I follow closely. There is always an interesting story behind each of its models, whether it’s a remarkable collaboration, a great technical complication, or a wonderful, eye-catching dial. And what if it’s all three of those ingredients? That can be even better! I had a chance to try out Louis Erard’s latest collaboration with Massena LAB.

Fratello On Air returns with another listener-inspired topic. This week, we tackle buying used watches and give some tips that we’ve learned over time. Expect a good back-and-forth dialogue while our co-hosts are traveling away from Germany. As always, we’re interested in your thoughts on a topic like this - we’re sure that many of you have great ideas!

I probably won’t have to tell you this, but the Seiko 6217-8000/8001, aka 62MAS, was Seiko’s very first professional diver’s watch in 1965. It’s the predecessor of all those magnificent Seiko divers that followed, and that’s exactly why it’s still such a desirable watch today. Over the past few years, we’ve seen quite a few Seiko divers that were strongly

A few months ago, I visited the Tissot headquarters in Le Locle, Switzerland. I not only went there to have a look at the impressive production site but also to have a peek inside the brand’s archives. It's a big room with a huge amount of Tissot watches, ranging from the brand’s very early pocket watches to today's pieces.The Tissot Sideral StoryWhen going through the vintage watches