When reviewing a new brand, like?TWCO, for the first time this should come with a short introduction. Driven by passion, TWCO was founded in 2012 by Robbert Suurland. Robbert is a Dutch watchmaker from Oosterhout?who was only?19 years young?when he began with his new?brand. Thinking about?the four elements and fundamental forces that surround us every single day, he found a source for inspiration

A few years ago, when I was still in banking, I noticed that IWC became the new for many colleagues. Where the Submariners, Datejusts, Day-Dates and – of course – Daytonas were part of the appearance?of many colleagues for many years, there was a clear shift going on to IWC watches. My explanation for this would be that IWC changed its direction a bit from being a manufacturer of too

ChronographsBefore we hit it with our top 10 chronographs overview, a few words about this list. A chronograph is one of the most popular complications (besides a date), and it is actually a very complex mechanism. It is the reason why some brands still don’t have their own chronograph movement and use one from a third party.Chronograph ModuleYou might have heard about a chronograph module o

Reviewing watches from micro brands puts the tester in an awkward position. On the one hand, there exists a tendency to overrate a watch from a small startup because they tend to offer a lot for the money and, hey, everyone loves an underdog. On the other hand, these newcomer timepieces often exhibit some signs of teething that you'd likely not find with established makers. So, wherever parts come

Chronomat is derived from? CHRONOgraph for MAThematicians and came to life in 1941. It was one of the first watches with a slide-rule (patented by Breitling in 1940) and this watch was delivered to the market in 1942. The Breitling Chronomat has a long history, which can be found in this article on WatchUseek?and is definitely worth reading if you’re into vintage Breitling Chronomat watches.

It’s This Week in Watches for September 7, 2019.Bonjour, collectionneur de montres!? This Week in Watches is back with another action-packed look at what went down over the past 7 days or so.? We actually have a lot to cover here, so I’ll skip my rant and get right down to it…MING 17.06 WatchesMING sent us word of two new watches that will become available for order on the 19th o

Although not officially part of the Geneva Watch Days event, Panerai decided to open its doors to the traveling cartel of journalists and retailers to take advantage of the sudden influx of industry professionals over the 26th-29th of August 2020.We kicked off Thursday with a visit to the Panerai boutique in central Geneva. As it turned out, it was quite a revelation for all of us (RJ, Bert, Mike,

Welcome back to our Watch On Your Wrist? Instagram extravaganza! Tag your watch snaps with #fratellowatches to be in with a chance to win!Every week, we select four images. You can vote in the article for your favorite image. The winner moves on to the semi-final round (held every fifth week between the previous four weekly winners). Win that and you’re into the final, which will be held at

As one of the novelties introduced for the brand’s 60th anniversary, Grand Seiko gave the SLGA001 Limited Edition 600M Professional Diver’s the honor of presenting its all-new Spring Drive caliber. The 9RA5 caliber is slimmer, more precise, and has a greater power reserve than its predecessor.Grand Seiko Professional Diver’s 600M?Spring DriveIn my first article on the Spring Driv

The launch of the latest Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch generated a murmur amongst Speedy enthusiasts. Voiced around the world, we have seen this question or better said, remark, popping up quite frequently. So I am here today to try and address the burning question: can the current Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch still be considered a Moonwatch? And while I’m at it, I’ll be looking at other

The Summer Splash Quarter-Finals swim on with two unorthodox takes on classical dive watches. Tomas, who has returned from his doping infraction, takes on Mike, who has been waiting in the (water) wings. The Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 925 battles the bronze Yema Superman GMT. After this clash, their cases may never look the same again!We kick this knockout round off with Mike’s trusty steed

I don't know about you, but when it comes to games of chance, or contests, or giveaways, I'm a bit of a skeptic. Going in without a single ounce of hope that you'll win is probably the safest bet. Getting your hopes up is a sure way to get disappointed. However, let’s go back to earlier this year when Jeremy (@Chronolytical) decided to organize a photo-contest giveaway using Instagram as a p

Judging by the multitude of pictures featuring a watch and some “casually strewn” coffee beans, there must be a lot of coffee lovers within the watch community. Well, if you’re one of them, then Singer Reimagined has just the watch for you! The new Flytrack Barista comes with a coffee timer on the dial, allowing you to produce the perfect cup of coffee with your fancy stainless s

The shift from watch enthusiast to watch collector is a slippery slope. Even the terminology poses problems since some people with many watches don’t consider themselves collectors. Also, in some cases, arriving at owning just one watch takes years of collecting - and then de-collecting. For many playing the game, though, there’s an ideal collection in the back of the mind. Of course,

Last week, watch media was saturated with news from Geneva Watch Days, and I was left impressed. But what struck me was how important this mainly independent and unstructured fair has become. To me, the biggest indicator was a few studiously timed releases from brands that were not part of the Bvlgari-led group. Said releases included a rich blue version of the Royal Oak. Word on the street was th

You've all certainly already heard about the new Tudor Pelagos 39. It kind of stole the show last week while the watch world's media gathered in and around the Beau Rivage for Geneva Watch Days. The new Pelagos came as a surprise but a logical follow-up to Tudor's last two like-sized releases. It seems that no matter what it does, the brand manages to get people either excited or riled up. But an

Here we have another dubious but amusing and probably short-lived patented watch that I hadn’t heard of before. The St. Blaise Alertic Key-Watch from 1955 can’t be attached to thicker keys from the ’70s on, but otherwise, it seems quite functional.First of all, and most importantly, it’s romantic. If I had a 1940s or 1950s classic car, I can vividly see myself using it. And

Clasps have a massive impact on both the aesthetic and wearing comfort of a watch. Somehow, even in 2023, not all watch brands seem to have mastered the folding clasp. Time to have a closer look at what makes a good folding clasp. What great examples can we find, and what poor examples do we just have to mention?Just to keep things manageable, I will limit myself to clasps on bracelets. If you wou

I have always enjoyed the classic Chronoswiss watches. When I got seriously into watches in the early 2000s, I was quickly drawn to the unique style of the Kairos, Regulateur, and Delphis. The Chronoswiss Delphis has always been a personal favorite from those days. Over time, Chronoswiss changed a lot. The brand currently creates watches that fuse the classic Chronoswiss style with new materials,

Surprise, surprise: the much-anticipated Blancpain Swatch collaboration gets its big reveal a few days early! And here we thought we’d all have to wait until September 9th to get the official word on these watches. Well, the joke’s on us! Meet the highly anticipated Blancpain Swatch Bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms collection. With these five new models, partners Swatch and Blancpain bri