In this video, Lex talks about his recently acquired Grand Seiko SBGX341 with a beautiful (yes) caliber 9F quartz movement. Just the other week, Lex already wrote about this watch in his love letter here.However, we also decided to share his story in a video that you can watch either above or here. The Grand Seiko SBGX341 has not been off his wrist since, he keeps showing it off in the Fratello of

Watches are one of those enjoyments in life that allow us to appreciate art on the go. That means both on the wrist and off of the wrist. It’s not just the dials that get all the recognition. When brands allow us to see the beautiful movements within, it can be a joy to behold. They use a variety of different finishes to captivate and draw us in. Today I want to talk about the finishing tech

I’m pretty sure many of us either thought about buying or actually bought a watch from our birth year. I know I have at least thought about it. But it never happened. When I was looking for one back in the late ’90s, I could have bought a 1968 Submariner 5513 Meters First, but I didn’t like it that much. Stupid? With current knowledge, absolutely. But they were different times b

I was immediately intrigued when Herms launched the Arceau Le Temps Voyageur at Watches and Wonders earlier this year. It doesn’t look exactly like any other dual-time watch out there, yet it still looks completely coherent and oh-so-elegant. But I wasn’t there in Geneva to get a feel for what the watch looks and feels like in person. That’s why I decided to request the watch fo

Your phone might tell you the exact time, but it won't tell who you are. A new watch can do that, but for a growing number of people in their early twenties, vintage or neo-vintage is the way to go. They feel that a carefully selected pre-owned watch fits them better, and in all kinds of ways. The thumb-and-screen generation, or Generation Z, craves affordable vintage watches because they fit thei

The Longines Brand Heritage department made two high-risk decisions this year - hosting the prestigious yearly Longines Collectors Event in London rather than Switzerland and allowing much of the planning and content to be driven by the collectors and watch enthusiasts themselves. The first such Longines Collectors Event took place in 2017, at the brand’s home base in Saint-Imier. A few more

We often receive great personal stories from our readers about their watches. Some of them stick with us for a long time, like this story submitted by Nick about his Speedmaster Mark 4.5 and its connection to the Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. We published this article nearly 10 years ago, but in case you missed it, here’s the story again.An Omega Speedmaster Mark 4.5 (though not the one in

NicoH, posted a picture of his new watch strap on TimeZone. Nothing special you think.Looks even a bit ‘old’, you might think. You are right. It is about 50 years old. This strap has been made out of leather from a Mercedes Benz 300 SLR dated 1956. It gets even better. The car belongs to Jean Todt, who is the executive director of Scuderia Ferrari, the Ferrari company’s Formula O

Omega Speedmaster 2915It is Speedy Tuesday today and I realized that we lacked putting the spot light on the very first Speedmaster model. This first Omega Speedmaster 2915, officially reference?CK2915, was designed by Claude Baillod when he was working in the team of Head of Creation Pierre Moinat.The high contrast dial was inspired by Italian race cars of that time, also explaining the very firs

Linde Werdelin, friend of the show for many years now, is introducing a new member of the Oktopus-family. As you probably know by now, the Linde Werdelin has two pillars, the Spido and the Oktopus. This Oktopus Moon Tattoo is their most prestigious piece to date, as they claim in their press release. A few years ago, Linde Werdelin already showed us the art of a tattooed Oktopus watch and in 2010

Besides the launch of new watch models, no less than four new watch brand launches could be found at this years SalonQP in London. For Fratellowatches Emmanuel Bouchet was the most intriguing with the?official launch of the brand and their first watch, the?Emmanuel Bouchet Complication One.Emmanuel Bouchet Complication OneFrenchman Emmanuel Bouchet, who held various positions at the most prestigio

Not too long ago I did a review of this year’s Panerai Luminor Submersible Titanio (PAM 615?for the reference coders) and now I am back with this much talked about Panerai Luminor Submersible Carbotech (PAM 616). When they showed it to us in Geneva during the SIHH, I took note of a lot of ooohs and aaahs from colleagues around me that have a thing going on for Panerai watches. I am not a Pan

Two years after Tudor introduced their Heritage Black Bay model in 2012, they came with a variation. The Black Bay Blue. This watch I’ll wear for this 52Mondayz week #46 article.While the first model in 2012 had a burgundy rotating bezel, gilt hands, and gilt script, the Black Bay Blue got a dark blue bezel, white hands, and white writing on the dial. The latter being my favorite over the fi

Introducing the most affordable high-end watch in the worldThe young and independent Swiss watch manufacturer, Formex Swiss Watches, is originally known for their patented case suspension system. They design, develop and build watches in-house and since last year, exclusively sell them online and directly to the final customer. With their newest model, the ELEMENT Ceramic Bezel Black, Formex intro

In 2017, the second oldest Swiss watch brand, Favre-Leuba, celebrates its 280th anniversary with a ground-breaking watch. The Raider Bivouac 9000 is the first mechanical wristwatch capable of measuring altitudes of up to an incredible 9000 meters above sea level. The 48mm, titanium case houses an aneroid barometer, that allows the watch to indicate the elevation at a given point by reacting to the

Today, we're excited to announce the new Oak and Oscar Humboldt, the fourth release from the independent Chicago-based brand. Oak and Oscar, founded in 2015 by Chase Fancher, started with the Burnham, a limited edition three hand automatic with date, then followed it up with the automatic Sanford GMT, and earlier this year gave us the lovely manual wind Jackson Chronograph (still a few available a

Last weekend this Speedmaster Alaska I Prototype fetched CHF193,750 (including the premium). But what is this watch exactly and what makes it so special? For this Speedy Tuesday feature, we try to break it down for you.Speedmaster Alaska 1 ProjectOmega was already the chronograph of choice for NASA, based on the procurement and test procedures it was qualified in 1965 for all manned space flights.

Nestled away in a sleepy corner of Sussex, England, Schofield Watch Company has been going about its business in a very individual fashion ever since 2011. What began as a passion project of founder Giles Ellis, has become a brand with one of the strongest and most identifiable design codes in British Watchmaking. Every product, meticulously designed and crafted, expresses the personality of the m

Today, we take a hands-on look at the Peren Nera Rogue dive watch. It’s the brand's latest dive watch offering and one that didn't fail to impress. Its design draws inspiration from the iconic Tornek-Rayville divers, which could never be a bad thing. And this beautifully sized, modern-spec diver comes in hot at a very reasonable price, with some surprising details waiting for those who take

In this series, our editors will each share their personal grail watch. It’s the watch they want the most, their exit watch, or whatever you want to call it. For now, let's stick to grail watch. I will kick it off by sharing my own grail watch, my journey to “discovering” it, and the grail watches (I thought) I had.In the late 1990s, my grail watch was an Omega Constellation. Fun