I really thought that I had seen all kind of possible threads and topics on watchforums, until I crossed this post at TimeZone by beauSF.The whole thread is about watch store girls and which store has the prettiest….. Must have been a slow day at TimeZone yesterday.. ??

Want a watch wallpaper for your desktop? Jocke created www.watchwallpapers.com where you can download several very high quality photographs of watches for free. Certina, Seiko, , Omega, Dreadnought etc. Also check-out his tutorial section!Photo by Jocke. Ofcourse.

John Holbrook started his own watch forums a while ago now, and it seems to run very smooth! Clifton, moderator of the Forum at Watch Talk Forum and member of the WatchUseek Forum, notified me about his forum overthere. Looks great!

Last week, I was browsing through the monthly stash of watch magazines that enters my house. I don’t know about you, but unlike the advertizements in other type of magazines, I actually like looking at watch advertizements. One of the advertizements that stopped me from quickly flipping pages was this Audemars Piguet advertizement. Since I own one of their watches, I am extra vulnerable for

Last week, I was browsing through the monthly stash of watch magazines that enters my house. I don’t know about you, but unlike the advertizements in other type of magazines, I actually like looking at watch advertizements. One of the advertizements that stopped me from quickly flipping pages was this Audemars Piguet advertizement. Since I own one of their watches, I am extra vulnerable for

Speedmaster Quartz LCDIt is Speedy Tuesday! Yesterday, we received an email from our reader Niels about this Omega Speedmaster QUARTZ LCD 1620. We’ve seen these quartz LCD models going up in value like crazy over the last 10 years, so we reckon they are quite collectible!Niels explains:The Speedmaster Quartz LCD I’d like to introduce was bought by my father in January of 1979. When I g

UTS Munchen was founded in 1999 by a German engineer by the name of Nicolaus Spinner. He decided to create watch cases with the highest precision for diving purposes. The watch cases are being designed and manufactured in-house in the workshop in Holzkirchen, a small village below Munich in Germany. Our photographer Bert Buijsrogge was able to get his hands on a UTS Diver 3000, a watch that has be

Last month Robert-Jan returned from the impressive Hautlence VORTEX presentation, that took place at the Hautlence headquarters and brought me back the new Invictus 03 for a review. I only knew the watch from the first model, the Invictus Morphos' that was designed by Guillaume Tetu together with the famous sportsman & artist eric Cantona. But I only had seen and handled that?model briefly dur

This week I was pleasantly surprised by a visit from one of The Netherlands’ most headstrong watchmakers, Fred Dingemans. Entirely by hand, Fred produces mechanical watches under his brand name d.m.h. Short for Dingemans Mechanische Horloges, or Dingemans Mechanical Watches in English.d.m.h. #09-09 on my wristFred Dingemans d.m.h. unique piecesIt was in March 2009 that I wrote an article abo

Since 2010, Seiko is offering these “cocktail time” watches that were clearly inspired by living the good life. First only for the Japanese market (also referred to as JDM sometimes, Japan Domestic Model) and since a couple of years also for the rest of the world to enjoy. It wasn’t until a few years ago that Michael Stockton told me about these Seiko Cocktail Time watches and si

Although less common today, defense departments would collaborate with watchmakers to provide their military with the right tools for the job as early as the 1880s. These extremely accurate watches are still treasured for their unique utilitarian aesthetic and historic value. The watch experts at online auction platform Catawiki have shared a few of their favourites military watches and the storie

Already three years ago, we created an overview of all gold Speedmaster Moonwatch models that Omega released since 1969. It seems that the interest in gold watches, and gold Speedmasters, is picking up. A number of our friends, colleagues and readers purchased a (vintage) gold Speedmaster in the last few years.? Time to update our overview of Speedmaster Moonwatch models in gold. This article is d

It’s just over two months ago that we published our review of the Undone Basecamp. They seem to be busy at Undone because even in this short period, we’ve seen quite some new additions to their line-up. Our next, and probably last, Undone review is the Urban Type XX Classic Flyback Chronograph, or short:Undone Type XXWe already criticized the use of the iconic Explorer-II 24-hour hand

Omega Genve Dynamic watches from the '70s are fun, exciting and still very much under the radar.Mind you; it's not an easy task to search for Omega Dynamics on the web. The brand released various models at a different point in time, all under the name; Dynamic. Most of you probably remember the latest Dynamics (III) that first came out around 1995. It went on to a few years with the last model (a

For this week in Pre-Owned Picks, I am selecting watches from the Twentieth Century that have seen a revival in the Twenty-First. I do not mean watches that have iteratively had improvements throughout the decades - ala, the Speedmaster or Submariner. Specifically, I refer to watches that were once made, in a time-gone-by, but ceased production. Decades later, the watches are brought back to life

It’s finally here - the new MING 18.01 H41 and it rocks! We’re here with news on the two variants and an exciting bracelet from one of the hottest independent brands.But first, because this new MING 18.01 H41 will sell out in moments, here’s the link for your ordering pleasure. We’ll see you in five, so you can actually read about what you’ve hopefully scored.First, a

The NOMOS Glashutte brand has changed drastically over the past decade. With a huge investment made to bring manufacturing of almost all components in-house, the small, Saxon independent has carved a very special place for itself in the German watchmaking canon. And now, with the release of three special Ludwig models, NOMOS Glashutte pays homage to the story that led to its foundation 30 years ag

Welcome back to another installment of How Watches Work. Today, we’ll be discussing automatic watches. We’ll take a look at not only what they are, but also how they came to be, how they work, and what different types there are. Whether you’re new to watches, a veteran collector, or simply a curious enthusiast, there will no doubt be something in this article that will help you b

It’s been a long time, but travel is slowly starting to open up again. After not stepping on an airplane for 18 months, I have found myself arranging four trips to three different countries in a relatively short period of time. Different countries mean different time zones, and I’ll be straight up in admitting that I lack the basic memory skills to remember time differences. With that

We like to talk about vintage watches a lot within the Fratello team. While the daily routine is largely focused on the most recent developments in the world of watches, the most fun for many of us lies in the sometimes weird and often wonderful world of vintage watches. It's a world full of history, remarkable watches, incredible stories, and quirky details. It inspired us to come up with a serie