StrapsBy now, you’ve likely read every article about all the latest releases from BaselWorld 2016. I will not introduce any brand's novelties in this article but instead will focus on something we tend to look over during all the hype that surrounds us during the fair. This month's Watch Strap Review will be a special edition about the different straps we've seen during the show last month.

This week's #TBT takes a look at a watch that just might seem familiar to you. Familiar how? Well, first off, aside from dial variations, this diver was marketed by many brands. Second, this oft-used case looks an awful lot like a miniature version of a famous brand from Florence, Italy. Today, we'll examine a Sandoz Depth Master, the so-called Sandoz Baby Panerai. However, while this watch may sp

The Sinn 103 is a classic. And this classic just became better with the limited edition 103 Sa B E version that was introduced at Baselworld last month. It didn’t take long for me to consider adding this watch to my personal collection and that does not happen often.I often feel like a kid in a candy story at Basel during the annual fair, but as you know there’s only so much that one&#

Hello neighbors, welcome back to This Week in Watches for April 13, 2019.Did you miss last week's episode of This Week in Watches?? Well, I missed me too, but as much as I love jawing at you fine folks, there was simply nothing to talk about last weekend.? Plus, I was still feeling good about myself for playing a dirty April Fool’s trick on you about the demise of the steel Submariner.? It w

It's Easter Monday, we have a bank holiday, the weather is excellent, yet we still have to stay inside. Despite what’s going on outside, I still need to pick a watch to wear for the week. Believe it or not, it will be my vintage Omega Seamaster Automatic reference CK 2657.I love vintage. Not just watches. Anything. Cars, bikes, quirky objects, you name it. I have more vintage watches than ne

Starting a new brand is never easy. Starting a new brand in the current climate? Well, some would say that’s brave, some would say it’s stupid, but no one would deny it’s ambitious. Meet Adrian Pedrozo, the founder (and optimistic steward) of Pedrozo & Piriz.Adrian spends the majority of his time hanging around Geneva, dreaming up watch designs. As it happened, my recent trip

Much has been written about the role of the Omega Speedmaster during the space program. It passed NASA's rigorous testing. It was worn on the moon. And who could forget how it timed the life-saving maneuvers during Apollo 13? It rightfully earned its place in the hearts and on the wrists of watch fans around the globe. But what of Forstner bands? The timeless Komfit bracelet returns…Lesser k

The moment everyone has been waiting for has come. Today we announce the winner of the competition. Firstly, we'd like to thank all of you that entered our March Mania giveaway and helped to make it such a huge success. Your engagement, votes, and, of course, comments are everything to us.The person who saw this comingCzapek’s Adelie is the most beautiful creature ever made by the Watch Gods

Ever since the Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon came out (in 2013), I’ve known I would need to acquire it at some point. I am not talking about one of the recent variations, but the original one. The OG of Dark Sides. Here’s my love letter to that watch.This might come a bit unexpected, because my focus is collecting Omega Speedmaster Professional watches, or at least models that are

Fortis is a name known equally to fans of aviation and/or watches. The Grenchen-based brand has been involved with air squadrons and space flights for decades. Today, however, it is releasing a watch that might reach beyond the ISS theoretically speaking. How come? Well, the new Fortis Official Cosmonauts Chronograph AMADEE-20 is, in a pretty direct way, part of the Mars exploration project.To be

Ah, don’t you love it when everything just falls neatly into place? Isn’t it a joy when things that never were, suddenly appear and feel as if they’ve been present all along? I love it when that happens. It is not the most seldom sensation in watchmaking, but it is one of the industry’s finest. The satisfaction one feels when viewing something so tidily realized for the fir

It's one of the few independent luxury Maisons that plots its own course. But that doesn't mean Herms doesn't know what’s happening in the world around them. Sports watches for instance are what's happening. Their new cushion-shaped H08 in titanium is a sports watch that doesn't get lost in the crowd.Herms H08Let's first address the elephant in the room. The all-new Herms H08 doesn't come

When it comes to new releases, Tudor easily sits in the top echelon for “most anticipated” each and every year. 2021 was no different and the brand brought some new wares to Watches and Wonders. This year, they defied all predictions and released some truly different things. The Black Bay Fifty-Eight 18K was and is still a real shock - we’re here to find out what you think of thi

Last November, Dave and I headed north to the Swedish Space Corporation’s Arctic Circle base, Esrange. There, we rendezvoused with the team from Fortis. The brand’s goal? To launch 13 watch movements into the stratosphere to determine precisely what conditions those watches would meet as they came close to slipping Earth’s grasp entirely.Everyone knows that?the “space watch

Norqain was tipped as “one to watch” when it first emerged. That kind of attention usually attracts both fans and skeptics. This family-owned independent brand has grown by leaps and bounds since its founding in 2018, demonstrating all the promising signs. I know from my own experience that establishing an independent watch company is no mean feat, even in the best of times - no matter

When you’re not spending your own money, or, in this case, spending money that doesn’t exist, you’re less inhibited by the value of the cash. If I had $10,000 to splurge, I would firmly have one eye on trying to have some money left over. However, in this case, I am ready to spend, spend, spend! So, with this fictitious $10,000 burning a heavy hole in my pocket, what three watche

Do you think Tudor is cool? Well, personally I’m starting to doubt it. Tudor wanted to make me believe it's a cool brand, and for quite some time, it succeeded. But now, with the introduction of the Black Bay Pro, it feels that Tudor finally shows its real face once more. The new GMT watch, which looks so very much like the coveted Explorer II 1655 Freccione, marks a return to Tudor's old s

Last week, we introduced our latest watch collaboration. For me, it’s one of the most exciting as it’s been such a long time coming. As we’ve said before, such projects take time to come together. Still, this one has been in the pipeline for quite a while, and I’m immensely proud to introduce the Fratello Straum Jan Mayen Limited Edition, available to pre-order now in the F

The Baltic Aquascaphe is the French brand’s popular dive watch that has won the hearts of many watch enthusiasts. If you ever make a shortlist of stylish, affordable dive watches, the chances are high that this will be on it. I love the looks of this retro-inspired diver a lot, and we have seen multiple executions of the watch. Among them were two bronze versions that debuted three years ago

I can easily find ten reasons why this Wyler watch could fetch up to $3,000. Do you know what the best part is? If you are lucky enough, you can find it in the wild for about a tenth of that price. That’s because only a few collectors care. Let’s look into it a bit more.I don’t like talking about the monetary value of watches because I don’t believe that’s what our ho