I feel your pain. I know it personally. That moment when you realize you simply have to spend another huge amount of cash on yet another luxury watch. Tut, tut. The anguish. The torture. And, truthfully, the privilege. Those things shouldn’t go hand-in-hand but in this odd little watchmaking world we all occupy, they often seem to. But the question is, are these tempting treasures really wor

When I finally got my shot at writing about watches for aBlogtoWatch way back in 2015, I was set an initial task that would serve as my probation: three articles to be turned around in a week. If they were up-to-scratch, I would become a member of the team. Given the years I’d invested in earning that opportunity, the pressure I felt was immense. No surprises, then, that the subjects of thos

Automatons, or automata, have amazed human audiences for over two thousand years.? Designed by humans to mimic living beings, automata’s lifelike movements have fascinated everyone, from ancient royalty and medieval city-dwellers to 18th-century courtiers and modern-day museum visitors. What people may not realize, however, is just how closely related horology and automata really are.In fact

Before you ask, no, I’m not talking about the regret you might feel for selling your Patek Philippe Nautilus “too early” rather than at today’s prices. Rather, I mean the regret you might feel simply because you miss owning a certain watch. In the last 20-something years, I’ve sold quite a few watches from my collection, and I only have a few regrets. However, after b

The color purple - it’s royal and, until recently, an extremely rare color for watches. Sure, fashion brands with infinite variations of their watches slip a plum model in here or there. But in the last year, watch companies across the price spectrum have begun to introduce purple as a color option. Some of them are limited, but some are not, and that’s good news. TAG Heuer, G-Shock, F

Last summer, I spent three weeks away from home wearing one watch exclusively. I was visiting family and only took my Doxa SUB 300 Black Lung for the trip as I was expecting some of my pieces to come back from service. The watches were delayed, and I got stuck with the Doxa. For a watch guy, this sounds like hell, but surprisingly, I enjoyed it. This gave me the idea to do the same this summer, on

After spending almost a decade at Patek Philippe's Atelier des grandes complications, the venerable Svend Andersen started his own Genevan atelier in 1980. Ten years later, already renowned for his craft and artistry in the Haute Horlogerie circle, Andersen created his first world timer entirely in-house. Ever since then, world time watches have become Andersen Genve's house specialty. In 2015, t

In early 2021, Omega introduced the current Speedmaster Professional model in stainless steel. Although I was able to resist my urge to buy one at first, I pulled the trigger in August 2021 and added a fresh, new Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch 310.30.42.50.01.001 - the standard version with a stainless steel bracelet and Hesalite (acrylic) crystal - to my collection.How good is the Omega Speed

You know what they say: money can’t buy happiness. But could money perhaps buy the promise of it? Well, I’m no psychologist, but I can tell you that, for 245, Mr Jones Watches and designer Fanny Shorter give it their best shot! Today’s review subject is a watch with a jumping-hour complication, a multilayered face, and a painted tiger with scrolling minutes in its stripes. To me

Both Mike and I are busy this week. Plus, I need to prepare for Geneva Watch Days. Don’t worry; next week, we will be back and talk about the year’s second most anticipated watch show. But until then, here’s a special episode that I recorded a few weeks back with our podcast buddy. Mike and I have been featured on the Spirit Of Time Podcast, so it was time to return the favor.

The older I get, the fonder I become of rectangular watches. Today, we have such a watch that got my attention last week. It’s one of the most beautiful rectangular jump-hour watches from the 1930s I have ever seen. And maybe it’s a bit surprising that it was made by Doxa.Until about 10 days ago, the Mido Direct Time was my preferred vintage rectangular jump-hour watch. It has been on

It's no secret that the number of authorized multi-brand dealers for big watch companies has decreased significantly in the last decade. Only the large(r) chains, such as Wempe, Bucherer, Watches of Switzerland, and some local ones, seem to keep their portfolios secure with the big groups and brands.The traditional mom-and-pop jewelers are vanishing from the retail landscape. These small, often fa

I live in a world where $10,000 isn’t throwaway money. However, I was researching a list of my favorite watches under this magic threshold, and something dawned on me. The world has changed, and while I’ve been living in it, I’ve slept through the fact that many watches cost significantly more than this. At first, I was put off, but the challenge of finding interesting picks beca

Hello, and welcome to Fratello Talks! If you’re listening to this latest episode on the day of its release, then Geneva Watch Days 2024 is just a week away. Today, Nacho, Lex, and Thomas gather around the mics to discuss the event and make some wishes and predictions about what they’d like to see from brands at the show. There’s also plenty to look forward to since more brands th

Today, we’ll go hands-on with two lovely Glashutte Original references from the Senator Excellence series. The first is a stainless steel Perpetual Calendar, and the second is a red gold model with moonphase and date complications. Both share elegant designs and legible dials.Only two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to review the Glashutte Original PanoMaticCalendar. The design impressed me

As you probably all have seen (at least the people who watch the Olympic Games), Swatch is (again) the official timekeeper of the games. They use the Omega Swim-O-Matic for timing the swim competitions! Omega also designed other timing devices, check their https://www.omegatiming.com/ site for more info.Anyway, reason for Swatch to introduce a few Olympic Games specials. Like the Pheidippides, in

My collegue watch weblogger John Biggs over at Wristwatchreview.com posted a very nice story written by Thomas Scott McKenzie about watches and memories that comes with them.My life through times

Remember those 1970s bullhead chronographs from Omega, Breitling, Citizen and Seiko (for example)? Although Omega did a re-edition of their Seamaster Bullhead chronograph last year, meet a more affordable column-wheel bullhead chronograph that will be available soon: the Stuckx Bull watch.If you are keeping track of all the recent founded micro brands and Kickstarter projects, you are probably jus

Last Sunday we were invited to join the introduction event of TAG Heuer and their Max Verstappen 2017 Special Edition timepiece. Although Max Verstappen lives in Monaco these days, he considers The Netherlands to be his home country. The event took place in Amsterdam and for the occasion, Max Verstappen was ‘flown in’ to receive the very first Formula 1 No.33 Max Verstappen 2017 Specia

Perhaps I've chosen to feature the Weekly Auto Orient King Diver on #TBT this week because I'm traveling through China. As I sat up on an upper floor of a hotel on the Island side of Hong Kong looking directly at TST and Kowloon, I researched these relatively obscure watches and, amusingly, the only pieces I found for sale were on eBay and located in you guessed it, Kowloon. Orient is one of those