Following on from Robert-Jan’s excellent review of the Girard-Perregaux WW.TC Financial, I thought an appropriate next article would be on a little known GP that happened to enter my possession not that long ago – actually, the end of a long quest.On a JLC Master Compressor strap. To say 21mm curved end options are limited would be an understatement.Click on all images for larger.Back

Last?weekend we were invited to join Tudor again at the circuit in Zandvoort. Burning rubber, historic power horses and of course… Tudor watches!After we entered?the Paddock Club we were welcomed by a Spitfire air act. Soon after this 3-litre engined Formula One cars fired up and the Fia Masters race begun. We had sight on the famous ‘Tarzan’ curve. The sound of those acceleratin

Customization of watches isn’t new. Also not on Speedmaster watches. We reported about a modified Speedmaster some years ago (here), including an article about a company that specializes in customizing dials. Just recently even, we showed you a customized Speedmaster that was done for Hackett.Today, we have another customized Speedmaster for you, but this time we feel it is something really

Chronos magazine celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. When my interest in mechanical watches took off in the 1990’s, this was the magazine that I always bought to read and learn about watches. Needless to say that I feel proud that their editor-in-chief Rudiger Bucher asked me to contribute with an article about 5 important Speedmasters.The article has been translated into German, as C

I know how important this watch is for Ben Clymer, so before going into details about this Omega Speedmaster Hodinkee 10th anniversary limited edition, allow me to address a few words to explain.10 Years of HodinkeeBen is a Speedmaster fan. He showed me his Speedmaster Mark40 that he received from his grandfather, and basically started his interest in mechanical watches. He also – always 

Two different price tags, two different styles, yet one of our readers asks us to help him to make a decision.?We already included the Longines HydroConquest in a previous You Asked Us article, but this time, the popular affordable diving watch is up against a brand from the same stable: Tissot. The Tissot Powermatic 80 Seastar 1000 is a bit cheaper and has a slightly different appearance, so it c

Oris just unveiled their new Big Crown ProPilot X Calibre 115 in Shanghai. Our own Bert Buijsrogge is there on location to shoot the watch and join the unveiling, but we are happy to already show you some images.The new Oris Big Crown ProPilot X Calibre 115 is their latest masterpiece and shows what they are capable of. With this watch, Oris wants to show what all of their other watches have lead

The chronograph that isn’t a chronograph but works like one. A bit confusing, right? But how fun!How to start. The Timex Southampton is anything but an ordinary watch. Pop open a case back, and you won’t be sure what are you looking at. There are a few ‘you have never seen these kinds’ of long levers fixed on a simple construction that looks like a fake watch from a Turkish

Yvan Arpa is Artya. He is as colorful and as unapologetic as his watches. You may love that, you may hate it. But by gosh, you sure as hell notice it. The first time I noticed Yvan this week, was when he pulled up outside the GWD tent in time for the welcome drinks on Wednesday night, riding a beautiful motorcycle (one of his extensive collection), which had been decorated with marquetry. The watc

It’s time for This Week in Watches for September 5, 2020 the new edition. There are more things to life than , so let’s take a look at what else dropped.Grand Seiko 60th Anniversary L.E. SBGR321Our first new watch this week comes from Grand Seiko. GS is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year and continues to roll out new models under the theme. The 40mm SBGR321 comes in titanium an

At what is increasingly looking like the last ever Baselworld, my favorite watch was the Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1.4. The brand hit a home run with the perfect application of its octagonal case design. Although that case shape was lifted directly for Berthoud's original marine chronometers that carved his name into the history books, it always looked at odds with the classically-decorated dials and

An impressive full-sapphire case allows the double-barrel flying tourbillon movement inside to shine. ArtyA has achieved transparency to the highest degree in the Purity Tourbillon, not only in its use of the clear material but also in skeletonizing the movement's mainplate and bridges. The result is a space-age display of top-tier watchmaking. The case and movement are impressive both technically

WASP 9.91 sees the guys go to two decimal places for the first time, much to the confusion of everyone else. Less confusing, however, is the duo’s shared love of a very special Omega Speedmaster created for the Olympics, but that’s not the only Olympic watch to feature… Far from it…For the first time ever, an on-air purchase occurs as Rob stumbles across his all-time favori

Hopefully, you enjoyed my “slightly” tongue-in-cheek mea culpa from yesterday. But the time for masking my corruption with light-hearted nonsense is passed. It’s time for things to get serious. In the first of four quarter-finals scheduled over the following week, Sexy Lexy takes on Bobsled Bobby (whose heart of ice is melting in this late summer heat) for a place in the last fou

When we discussed the topic of first watches during a recent editorial meeting, several pieces sprung to my mind. There is my actual first-ever wristwatch that I got as a kid. But there have been several watches along the way that slowly but surely turned me into an enthusiast. So much so, in fact, that I left a very responsible and sensible career track to turn myself into a watch writer. I can p

Put on your shades if you have sensitive eyes: our retinas are in for an intense spectacle. Bvlgari has just unlocked a treasure chest at Geneva Watch Days 2022. Because no 10th anniversary worth celebrating should go without something precious, lining up are three Octo Finissimo models - the Chronograph GMT and Automatic in pink gold as well as a yellow gold Automatic limited edition.Having burst

That was quite the few days in Geneva last week. Experiencing exuberant and complicated watches in the laid-back setting of a lakeside five-star hotel is most definitely one of the perks of this job. But cramping the presentations of all these horological marvels into a very short timespan can also make your head spin. And after the spin, the memories of yet another double tourbillon in a three-di

Our friends over at Worn & Wound have teamed up with Brew Watch Co. for a second collaboration. This time, the two have come up with an attractive series of chronographs in unique colors. The watches, according to Worn & Wound, are “eccentric timepieces for eccentric people.” Well, then, I guess you can call me eccentric because they are downright attractive. Let's take a look

Out of all the Speedmaster watches in my collection, the Speedmaster Calibre 321 is one of the pieces I appreciate most. Without making this article a love letter to the watch, let me explain several things that make the Speedmaster Calibre 321 incredibly special.For the price that you’ll need to pay for this watch, these are things you can and should expect. The normal Speedmaster Professio

A standout release in the overly crowded world of watches was the Horage Supersede GMT. The stylish GMT came out about a year ago and certainly caught some attention. And that wasn’t just because of its stylish and sporty looks. No, Horage also fitted the Supersede GMT with the great K2 movement, an in-house micro-rotor caliber with fantastic looks and modern-day specifications to match. In