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Posted on August 7, 2022August 6, 2022 Articles

A Love Letter to Quartz Part II – High Accuracy Quartz

Follow me in the rabbit hole that is HAQ (short for High Accuracy Quartz). The definition of “Accuracy” is: accuracy /ˈakjʊrəsi/ noun noun: accuracy the...

Posted on July 31, 2022July 31, 2022 Articles

A Love Letter to Quartz Watches Part I (of III) – The History

Editor’s Note: This article was meant to be a three-part series by regular contributor @koolpep aka (Ralf) but life got in the way after the...

Posted on June 28, 2022June 27, 2022 News

This Week (in Watches) Today, 28 June 2022: 7 things you should know

The Seiko Group would be really happy this week, since both its main Seiko brand and more luxury Grand Seiko brand picked up design awards....

Posted on June 15, 2022June 16, 2022 News

Watch Alert: U.S. Exclusive Grand Seiko SBGK015 Ryūsendō, SBGK017, SBGJ261 “Peacock”, and Green Bamboo SBGJ259. 

Limiting releases to one region is nothing new from Grand Seiko. In fact, some of their best pieces unfortunately or fortunately, depending on where you...

Posted on June 14, 2022June 20, 2022 News

This Week (in Watches) Today, 14 June 2022: 7 things you should know

  The past week started rather slowly, but then finished with aplomb. Norqain scored a major win in Jean-Claude Biver, WatchBox continues its expansion in...

Posted on June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 News Uncategorized

Watch Alert: Seiko 5 Sports GMT Series

Seiko has just released a flurry of new watches, but none stand out as much as the new Seiko 5 series, for all the right...

Posted on May 31, 2022June 13, 2022 News

This Week (in Watches) Today, 31 May 2022: 7 things you should know

This week has been a busy one, with plenty of watch releases, amidst some watch news. We  first look at the spillover demand for watches...

Posted on May 18, 2022June 13, 2022 News

This Week (in Watches) Today, 17 May 2022: 7 things you should know

Its auction season this week! In particular we have Royal Oak auctions galore, the latest Cartier Crash auction results, plus multiple releases from Seiko and...

Posted on July 21, 2021June 13, 2022 News

Last Week (in Watches) Today: 7 things you should know

  Another week, another impressive financial performance by a watch heavy group to go with the boutique drops from Gucci and Hublot. We also have...

Posted on October 1, 2020August 29, 2021 Podcast

Scottish Watches Podcast #184 : Nothing About The New Omega Speedmaster Snoopy – Honest – And Our 1st Cease and Desist

It is the three of us this week, with Nick having been exiled back to Englandshire after last weeks stellar performance, so now we can...

Posted on June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 News

Last Week (In Watches) Today …Oh Yeah And This Weeks Tudor

‘Allo ‘Allo! A new week has passed and a lot has happened, I did my best to pick the more interesting nuggets.  So, without further...

Posted on April 8, 2020April 7, 2020 News

Q & A With Lauren and Lorenzo Ortega Of Lorier Watches

Since the release of the first-generation Neptune, your brand has produced some of the most desirable, but hard to get pieces in the industry. What...

Posted on March 4, 2020March 2, 2020 News

Watch Opinion : 5 Things Killing The Watch Industry

   I own a company that makes watches, NTH. Call it a microbrand, a boutique brand, or something else, it won’t change the fact that...

Posted on February 25, 2020February 27, 2020 News

Last Week (In Watches) Today : 7 Things You Need To Know, And Some You Don’t

Greetings watch nerds! What a week full of news this has been! The following are some hand-picked highlights for your reading pleasure.   Casio  Casio’s been...

Posted on February 14, 2020February 11, 2020 Reviews

Watch Review : The Marnaut Dark Surge 300 S

Since I’ve started collecting watches, I’ve seen so many videos speaking of Seiko and their SKX line as the quintessential first watch for someone beginning...

Posted on February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 News

Watch Opinion : Hodinkee vs Watches Of Switzerland

Watches Of Switzerland Soho With much fanfare, in November 2018 Watches of Switzerland group announced the opening of their Soho, New York retail showroom –...

Posted on February 3, 2020 News

World of Watches Weeks 3&4

Sorry we missed you last week, folks- sometimes life gets in the way. January was a seriously eventful month in this bizarre little world of...

Posted on January 3, 2020January 1, 2020 News

Watch Opinon: Swatch’s Opening Gambit: It’s Your Move, Japan.

We welcome Chris Vail of NTH watches to put forward a further opinion on the consequences of all things COMCO and Swatch If you’re into...

Posted on December 25, 2019December 23, 2019 News

Hodinkee : Master of Watches – Master of Time?

A brand is a name with the power to influence. And Hodinkee is the most powerful non-watch brand of the watch world. They influence more...

Posted on December 15, 2019December 16, 2019 News

Watch Opinion: At Least My Watch Is Not Ruining The World

The sustainability opportunity of watch brands and why they shouldn’t listen to watch guys Watches are intimate brands. They are on your body, they are...

Posted on December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Reviews

Watch Review: Finally A Casual Snorkelling Watch!! The Astor + Banks Sea Ranger

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,...

Posted on December 8, 2019December 9, 2019 News

#Halfwatchtuesday Week 35: The Unholy Trinity

Let’s call a spade a spade the big boys had a stinker in 2019. The flagship brands who we use as beacons to set the...

Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 News

Watch Opinion: Are The Towers Of BaselWorld Increasingly “Fawlty” As Grand Seiko Depart?

On Seiko and the Future of Baselworld Seiko’s departure from Basel 2020 is a sad but unsurprising development in the show’s struggle for survival. On...

Posted on November 25, 2019August 29, 2021 Podcast

Scottish Watches Podcast #94 : Recorded In Front Of A Live Audience

Show notes, show notes, wherefore art thou show notes? ….”what is in a name thy shownotes?”…..here they are then A show recorded in front of...

Posted on November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 News

Halfwatchtuesday Week 33: The Nearly Icons

Life as an icon is great, you are widely loved, people overlook your foibles and generally no matter what happens you remain hot property. No,...

Posted on November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 News

#HalfWatchTuesday: A Grade 3 Pain In The A**

Another week rolls by and with it brings about another instalment of #halfwatchtuesday! A bit of a rough time for me personally this past week,...

Posted on November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 News

AP-GPHG : Welcome Welcome Welcome To The Audemars Piguet Awards Show

Following on from our preview article we now welcome back our the team to give some views on what actually won on the night. Aiguille...

Posted on October 25, 2019August 29, 2021 Podcast

Scottish Watches Podcast #85 : With New Co-Host Dick, Rick’s Evil Twin

Nae luck the deadpool is not paying out, but at least it go rid of that Orange strap of Rikkis. Reports from the Hodinkee X...

Posted on October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 Reviews

New Watch Opinion: The Curious Case Of Seiko’s Upmarket Pivot

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...

Posted on October 14, 2019August 29, 2021 Podcast

Scottish Watches Podcast #82 : DOXA, Grand Seiko & More at James Porter and Son

We return to the scene of many a Scottish Watch crime the Argyll Arcade and are joined by Simon Porter and Employee of the Month...

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