#HalfWatchTuesday: The Watch Movement
Well here you have it, the year is coming to an end, presents are being bought, Nic is basting the turkey, everyone is in the...
Well here you have it, the year is coming to an end, presents are being bought, Nic is basting the turkey, everyone is in the...
We asked several of our main contributors to nominate their Watch Of The Year. Here is what they came up with. Philologus @wildwristwatch Grand Seiko...
If you’ve been paying attention, all over YouTube there have been several Three Watch Collection videos pop up, all of which featuring authors attempting to...
It’s A-Level English class and my friend next to me has a cool looking watch. He tells me it’s a Seiko SKX007. I nod politely...
The first watch that I ever bought with my own income was a Swatch. I do not know the reference but it was an all-black...
First a short history of Ollech & Wajs This may not be the most familiar brand to many, so a bit of background may be...
Some watches’ roots grow deep into horological history. To those enthusiasts for whom this is a draw, the value goes beyond resale or even engineering...
I’m not a great fan of homages. That’s not to say I have a problem with the concept, or even with the how the ‘H’...
Balor is a watch brand based in Switzerland that offers two models with Seiko VK64 hybrid movements. They are designed to resemble classic chronographs from...
I will be honest, Creux Automatiq was not a brand that I was in any way familiar with before one of my friends @ian_cognito started...
Every watch collection has a set of pre-decided categories that we feel like we need to fill. Dress watch, check. Weekend watch, check. Dive watch,...
Bell and Ross have been a real surprise for me this year. Yes, there have been some divisive designs, but their other established models have...
I don’t know exactly when I began fixating on a mid-century Universal Geneve Tri-Compax as a ‘grail’ watch, but I do know that a couple...
Two of our resident writers and photographer geeks Chris (@mr.c.mojo) and Gigi (@timetotalk_watches) talk all things Lume Shot Chris – So, Gigi, I think it...
Well at least it still begins with a “O” Finally I added an Ollech & Wajs to the collection The first time I saw the...
Little Griddle – Grill timer What is it !? By the looks of it, it’s styled after a modern Rolex Submariner case. Not to...
2019 has been an interesting year for watch microbrands and independents. On the one hand, several Kickstarter campaigns have unexpectedly failed as innovation is squeezed...
Since finding out about Red Bar, I have always been envious of the watch get-togethers that seem to be often organized in various parts of...
So, Lange then. For months now the good folks at Lange & Söhne have been hinting they were about to do what seemingly every self-respecting...
Introduction Bracelet, leather, Nato, when it comes to strap options for your luxury piece that’s the way its been for decades. All those options have...
Since the quartz revolution/crisis in the 1970s, Seiko has established itself as one of the leading brands around the world. In fact, today it is...
I’m pretty sure this is going to haunt me for the rest of our marriage, you know how it will go, ‘Remember when it was...
Innovation is a tricky business. You can’t just wake up in the morning and think “Today I will be brilliant!” and develop a cure for...
From the Editor : Longines dropped their Heritage Classic 1930 last week and within a few minutes of us posting the first Instagram images it...
For those that listen to myself and Rikki’s twice-weekly musings on Movies and Music….and occasionally watches you will know that I have a problem (no...
A. Lange & Söhne is one among a handful of watch brands to ever make us want in a way we never have before. Lange...
So I’ve always liked watches but have always bought and used them serially. When one died or the strap broke, I was on to the...
Let’s assume you are just getting into watches and looking for your first watch or you are a seasoned veteran looking for something fun and...
Two icons. Two classics. Two absolute kings (pun intended) in their respective fields. The Rolex Explorer I and Rolex Submariner are two of the best...
There is something about the “mystery dial” of the Zodiac Astrographic watches that brings to mind the whimsical Science Fiction of the 1950s. Although the...
Recently I have been scaling down the collection to focus on what I actually wear on a regular basis and from that what brands/watches I...
We’re living in a vintage revival. It’s an era where everywhere you turn there is a call back to a not so distant time, be...
Now let’s get something straight from the off, there are a ton of new G-SHOCK watch releases every single year. In fact almost every month there...
The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch is legendary – it’s undeniably the watch with the best-known history and that is largely due to Omega’s incredible marketing machine....
When Spinnaker first approached me and offered to send me one of their watches they sent me links to the Croft, Wreck, and Fleuss. I...
I don’t remember where I first stumbled upon anOrdain, but when I read that they had a typographer who had created their dial font taking...
I decided that it was time to add to my watch collection which consisted of my Seiko 5 and my Oris Aquis. I was keen...
“Ownership is the most intimate relationship one can have to objects. Not that they come alive in him; it is he who comes alive in...
A little background to kick things off – Sternglas is a small Hamburg based watch company that produces Bauhaus inspired watches. The company was launched...
With a family trip to Colorado and the Rocky Mountains National Park coming up, I wanted a watch I could bang off rocks or wear...
Scottish Watches friend, David Sharp (@floatlite) stopped by with his new Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Steel on Steel Limited Edition Moon Watch to...
This is going to be a very brief review (we are all busy, right?). I recently took delivery of a custom watch made by anOrdain...
When I first saw that Hodinkee had announced a collaboration with Oris, I knew I had to try to get my hands on one. Typical...
Scottish Watches friend, David Sharp (@floatlite) stopped by with his new Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Moonshine Gold Limited Edition Watch to let us...
I did not know much about Boldr before they contacted me to ask if they could send me their Boldr Venture. I had seen...
Looking for a new way to show off your favorite watch? Two things, you need ideas and you need to know what you are talking...
Before World War II (WWII), before the British Royal Airforce (RAF) formed the famous Dirty Dozen watch conglomerate for its military watches, one of the...
There have been countless posts, videos, and articles written condemning Invicta for their lack of originality, the over-the-top original designs they have, as well as...
Even to someone who doesn’t collect or know a great deal about timepieces, one brand not only transcends this divide but is synonymous with anything...
This past March I obtained my grail, a Rolex Explorer reference 114270. I decided to finally “pull the trigger” on a 114270 to mark a...
I like an in-depth review where someone has lived with a watch for a while, I think they can move beyond the basic technical stats...
My interest in mechanical watches began with a dead battery, so it might seem strange that I’m talking quartz. But in the great balancing act...
Two years ago, I was introduced to the Glashütte-based brand Moritz Grossmann at a RedBar London event. This year, I’ve been given the keys, figuratively,...
I’ve been into watches for the last 5 or 6 years, I remember first seeing Christopher Ward watches online thinking they looked good value, but...
Back in January, I joined Watch Gang to get into watch collecting. My thoughts at the time were along the lines of seeing what’s out...
I don’t know about you but I quite enjoy the “week on the wrist” articles that I read on watch websites. They provide a more...
I’ve owned my Rolex Submariner 114060 for some time, and as much as I love it, something isn’t quite right. It’s a fantastic watch but...
We reviewed some weeks ago straps supplied by Zulu Alpha straps. Ever since we dealt with them they have been very keen for us to...
The Grand Seiko SBGN001 was introduced in mid-2018 as one of three Grand Seiko 9f86 quartz-powered GMT watches in celebration of the 9f movement’s 25th...
*Ok so technically made in Hong Kong, and designed in Scotland, but that doesn’t work with the Irn Bru reference!! Akura Time introduces a Kickstarter...
When I first saw this watch, I could not believe that something so seemingly complicated could be so nice to look at. I do have...
“Resistance is futile”, sorry that is a different Sci-Fi Film, or perhaps that is just Hodinkees marketing departments internal monologue, because I fell for it,...
I’ve been a longtime observer of the brand Xeric. They make unique looking watches that stand out in the crowd and keeps your wrist front...
Microbrand Watches I’ve always been on the lookout for brands that show innovation and do things a little different to the accepted status quo. Ever...
A Watch Magazine Well Travelled While scrolling through my YouTube feed I spotted a new video with Tim Mosso at WatchBox studios and to the...
So a week or so ago two nice looking and well package straps arrived at Scottish Watches Towers from Zulu Alpha Strap Company. Social Media...
The GMT is the movement of the moment, invoking imagery of far-flung travel appealing to the adventurer in all of us. Six years ago I...
I’d Never Bought A Seiko Before Would you believe me if I said having been immersed in this hobby for nearly two years that I...
For a hobby and interest that generates so much money across the world, there seems to be quite a thin spread of books available for...
If I was going to fall, and fall hard, for a new watch on the block it was going to be a diver. My horological...
I first came across Time Factors when a post of one of his Precista ‘Royal Navy Diver PRS-82’ watches appeared in a group on the...
My first ever proper watch review? Hey, let’s go for it. I recently came across a common issue in the watch collecting world of a...
Remember to click or tap the photos to see them in glorious HD! Barely 12 hours after landing back in Scotland after a wonderful first...
1969 was clearly a very busy year. 50 years later we are rolling in anniversary pieces. We have already had Zenith and Omega show some...
For those of you who have survived listening to our Podcast you may recall hearing that the Tudor Blackbay GMT known as the “Diet Pepsi”...
“I pity the fool” Some watches capture a mood, incite a reaction in you that transcends the normal rules. There are some watches that unite...
Everest were one of the first companies out there to begin producing bespoke aftermarket strap options for Rolex watches. Sure you can bung pretty much...
There are many, many watch websites, blogs, forums, YouTube channels and Facebook groups so picking one to shortlist for review was a tricky task but...
Struggling for stocking fillers? Why not check out Etsy, the maker market that offers insane value for money on hand made goods from around the...