This Week (in Watches) Today, 10 March 2024: 7 things you should know
Here I was thinking March would be a slow one with most of the watch world waiting for Watches & Wonders, but boy, was I...
Here I was thinking March would be a slow one with most of the watch world waiting for Watches & Wonders, but boy, was I...
Restriction has its own form of power. Clean designs can be as appealing (at least for me) as complicated watches. The main reason for me...
The first two months of the year have flown by and we are now in March. The watch world is slowing down a tad as...
It’s been an interesting week in the world of watches this week. First, we have Delugs taking a long shot and making it, Roger Smith...
We took a break for the Lunar New Year (at least I did), but now we are back with all the ins and outs of...
Just when I thought Grand Seiko was moving past its typical quick-fire releases at the start of the year and the brand goes and releases...
For the Chinese, the start of the year is always fun because we kind of get two New Years, with the second being Chinese or...
It is LVMH Watch Week ! Before we get to all the good stuff from Bvlgari, TAG Heuer, Zenith, and Hublot, we look at Omega’s...
As we come to the end of January, we take a look at how prices of Rolex CPO watches have varied across dealers, have a...
Frederique Constant has made its name as a brand that offers tremendous value by giving watch lovers access to features and complications at accessible prices....
And just like that and we are in week 3 of January. Time flies doesn’t it? It’s a good thing we have these expensive pieces...
Happy New Year everyone! Ok, granted it’s 2 weeks into the year but it’s still valid isn’t it? Anyway, these first two weeks have been...
Happy New Year everyone ! Before we get into the thick of things this year though, it is apt to take a look back at...
As the year winds down, so do things in the watch world, and so we’ve consolidated all the news from the past two weeks into...
If there is one thing you can count on with Hodinkee collaborations, it would be that a watch can incorporate a vintage-inspired aesthetic, it will....
This week we have the newly merged 1916 Company’s chairman weighing on the drop in secondary watch market prices, and the best duo of the...
In case you haven’t heard, Scottish Watches recently clocked half a millennium of episodes, and what better way to mark the occasion than with a...
This week we take a look back at all the amazing watches released in Dubai Watch Week 2023 and highlight the coverage of our favourite...
This week, we kick off with the culmination of the months of buildup with the Oscars of the watch world, GPHG. Then we look at...
This week, we call time of death on Only Watch (at least for the near future), look at the performance of HODINKEE x Ed Sheeran’s...
If there was one good thing that came out of the pandemic, it has to be Studio Underd0g, at least in the world of watches....
The week started off with some interesting questions being asked of Only Watch, the weight of which is balanced out by cool releases from Grand...
It’s been an eventful week in the world of watches. First, we have Swatch Group’s financial results in the UK for the financial year ended...
It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that the Code 11.59 series had as difficult a launch as a collection from Audemars Piguet could possibly...
It is a wonderful time to be interested in watches. Not only have prices in the secondary market come down significantly, making it easier to...
While there isn’t much industry news to speak of this week, we have had the benefit of a whole flurry of watch releases to keep...
When the Tudor Pelagos FXD Marine Nationale was first released in 2021, it was a watch that for all intents and purposes shouldn’t work for...
After the hectic week that was Geneva Watch Days, you could be forgiven if you thought that things would slow a little in the watch...
Batavi is a watch brand that has always been on my radar but never really interested me enough to pay any close attention to it....
Kurono Tokyo established itself as primarily a dress watchmaker with dials and finishing techniques that show off some of the best that Japanese watchmaking has...
Well, I clearly spoke too soon in introducing the recent Grand Seiko U.S. editions SBGA489, SBGA491 & SBGA493. Evidently, Grand Seiko has not moved past...
What do you get when you let two completely unhinged brands (I say this most positively) who constantly produce box-busting designs as part of their...
It has been a remarkable week. Acquisitions, marriages and engagements among many others. The first two of course being related to Rolex’s acquisition of Bucherer,...
This week, we have the Every Watch auction that is driven by Scottish Watches with Lyon & Turnbull for Maggies, as well as a friendly...
As one who has been hard on Grand Seiko for their seemingly never-ending releases that in my opinion dilute the brand and several of their...
It’s GMT galore this week! We have new GMTs from Norqain, Longines, Mido, and Unimatic. What are the odds? Some of these releases came as...
This week has been a more upbeat one compared to the somber tone of last week. We’ve witnessed the incredible feat of breaking the record...
The week started on a somber note with some terrible news of a natural disaster in La Chaux-de-Fonds, which is always a reminder of how...
A Lange & Sohne (ALS) celebrates the 10th anniversary of the 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar with the release of this white and pink gold...
It’s been a busy week here at Scottish Watches, so its a good thing watch releases has been a little slow this week. Still we...
With all the excitement last week, this week was always going to be a slight slowdown, as was the case with watch releases. That said,...
So the time has come again for Only Watch, with takes place every other year. It is a brilliant occasion for watch brands to come...
With all the excitement last week, this week was always going to be a slight slowdown, as was the case with watch releases. That said,...
This week has been a really fun and exciting of watch releases, and that’s before we get into all the Only Watch goodness. We look...
One of the best releases from Tudor in the past couple of years, was the Tudor Pelagos FXD, given its combination of historical and present...
This week was a tough one, at least when it came ot deciding what goes into the round up. After all, there were many really...
Its been an exciting week of watch releases. Patek Philippe released a series of watches for its Tokyo Grand Exhibition, Seiko had its 1960s inspired...
Rolex is synonymous with evolution over revolution with each new release always bringing the model line that much closer to perfection. It has rarely been...
Just when I thought that this week would mainly be focused on the Frankenstein 1957 Speedmaster that has resulted in an Omega led investigation, Rolex...
It was a hectic week in the world of watches with many cool events and new releases. eBay’s authentication program has pushed it to greater...
It’s a relatively slow week, but we have had some really interesting pieces of watches news, like the fact that WatchFund is being sued by...
This week’s been a busy one. We have Christie’s The Art of F.P. Journe, Jody from Just One More Watch taking part in the Shitbox...
Well things have picked up again, so we have had a bit more fun from this hobby of ours. The HSNY managed to raise its...
Horage is back at it again. The brand has made its name by challenging the traditional price value structure that you would expect from Swiss-made,...
It was inevitable but finally, we have somewhat of a lull, a month after Watches & Wonders. That isn’t to say there’s nothing of note...
Last week we heard about a special independent watch coming up for auction, this week we have a special Rolex coming up for auction. We...
I am still surprised by how active things are in the watch world post Watches & Wonders 2023. There isn’t much of a hangover lull...
Watches & Wonders 2023 and all the frantic releases came to an end a week ago, but this week has been surprisingly busy too. First...
As with every year’s Watches & Wonders, brands like Rolex, Tudor and Patek Philippe tend to get all the attention especially in the first couple...
Every year, the runway to Watches and Wonders is littered with speculation over what all the watch brands attending might bring. Most are usually way...
Watches and Wonders 2023 has come and gone and we have had a whole slew of new releases from brands big and small. They ranged...
Cartier has been on a real upward trajectory over the past couple of years, often giving us a mix of really classic iconic releases along...
Every year I tell myself, alright, I’ve seen it all, there is nothing new that Tudor can come up with that will tempt me to...
So its finally here! Watches & Wonders 2023, and with it, all of the Crown’s new releases. After weeks and weeks of speculation right up...
Petermann Bedat may be relatively young, having just been started in 2017 by Gael Petermann and Florian Bedat, but it has quickly made its name...
A couple of weeks ago, we heard that Daniel Roth, which had been sitting in Bvlgari’s back catalogue of brands of some time now, would...
It’s Oscar season! Did it live up to your expectations? What did some of the winners wear on their wrists? That’s what we have for...
It’s been a slower week, though we have some really interesting news regarding Daniel Roth (the brand), an amazing video series from Jaeger LeCoultre, and...
H Moser & Cie has made a name for itself with ultra-minimalist dial designs in vibrant fumé dials, and it has brilliantly stuck to those...
If you were on social media over the past two weeks, you might have noticed a flurry of posts with Delugs’ latest strap and its...
This week has been a busy week. We have Rolex robbers getting their comeuppance, Action Innocence getting a record F.P. Journe sale, Blancpain’s Fifty-Fathoms 70th...
It’s Audemars Piguet’s week for sure! The brand has dominated the brand new watch release scene, while also contemplating staking its place in the preowned...
These days, it is almost a cliché to say that less is more, but sometimes it is a saying that is perfectly apt. Grand Seiko’s...
Things are certainly picking up as we come to the end of January 2023. The Swiss watch industry will be looking to build on its...
The New Year has barely passed, but it’s the New Year again, at least for the Chinese. With that comes the hustle and bustle of...
It’s the first day of the Chinese New Year today, and we have an occasion-appropriate article coming! But what about the ongoings in the world...
Its 2023! If you need a pick me up to get through the hustle and bustle of the first two weeks of the year, then...
If there was ever a time to get into independent watchmaking, this would be it. We have not had as many options and choices to...
2022 is over. It was a tremendously eventful year, that on some level felt like three years crammed into one because of all the restrictions...
This is it, we are at the end of 2022, with just one more day to go. This year has truly been amazing in terms...
2022 has been a whirlwind year with a multitude of great watches released and certainly multiple in and outs from the collection. The ultimate sign...
Two weekends left before the end of the year, so lets round it up with some pretty cool new releases. H Moser & Cie decided...
With the range of price points that Seiko offers and its reputation as an affordable entry brand into the world of mechanical watches, it is...
One thing you frequently hear about when you get into this hobby is the different reasons why watch brands are set up. Tudor was famously...
It is a slower news week, as it usually is towards the end of the year. Nevertheless, we do have some controversies, like a allegedly...
And just like that, we are in the final month of the year. Its been a real interesting week too, with Rolex dropping the mic...
It’s been a great week for me personally, with a three-day week. But that isn’t what we’re here for. In the world of watches, Rolex...
This week we have De Bethune launching a new, innovative chronometry testing methodology, one that can be customised to each buyer personally. We also have...
When Phillips first announced back in August that it had George’s Daniel’s Spring Case Tourbillon (along with two others) up for auction in November, it...
My first memory of Franck Muller was a Economics lecturer in Junior College using it as an example of price inelasticity given its luxury nature....
So Black Panther Wakanda Forever came out this week. There was no second act to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Black Panther Concept though. What...
The Category: Jewellery Ah, a category where the focus is not on the time-telling portion of the watch, makes perfect sense don’t you think? On...
Did you hear that Scottish Watches has a new watch collaboration coming up for sale at the end of the month? But we won’t toot...
This week has been a busy one. Watches & Wonders 2023 is now set to go! There was never any doubt but there are some...
Say the name Omega and the mind immediately jumps to either a moon landing Speedmaster or a James Bond Seamaster. But every so often, the...
Over the past two years, Cartier has increasingly grown in brand recognition, and deservedly so. After all, the brand has a long rich history in...
The Category: Mechanical Clock The Mechanical Clock is a category that is a bit of an outlier in the GPHG awards, much like the jewelry...
I have said this before, and I will say it again. I never understand why Swiss watch brands love to release new watches all at...
In watch marketing, particularly among microbrands, the phrase “disrupt the industry” is pretty commonplace. Often, that just means the brand has adopted a direct-to-consumer model,...
It is not quite a Grand Seiko week yet, but the week has been dominated by releases from the brand with no less than 5...