News : Christopher Ward and UK Armed Forces Releases Coming Soon
We are all about things close to home and Christopher Ward is a company that is not only very close to home, but also a...
We are all about things close to home and Christopher Ward is a company that is not only very close to home, but also a...
Listening via a podcast player? Well click here – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2019/05/17/scottish-watches-podcast-39-omega-speedmaster-apollo-11-50th-anniversary-limited-edition-information-with-floatlite/ – to read the show notes with all the photos, links and video stuff on show! If...
In our little tea cup of the internet where watches reign supreme and a bezel colour change draws headlines, there is some news that few...
If there’s one thing we are about here – it’s having fun with the hobby of watches! We try to have a laugh as much...
When you hear about a Grand Seiko event happening in Glasgow, you make sure and put your name down! Even more so when spaces are...
Disclaimer: We didn’t invent this, we are merely pushing it forward! Credit goes to https://www.instagram.com/a_second_after_midnight and https://www.instagram.com/jumpingjalapeno for creating and building the legend! So something...
After getting pride of place in the main plaza at this year’s Baselworld, I thought Breitling would have lapped up the additional attention and exposure,...
Listening via a podcast player? Well click here – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2019/04/05/scottish-watches-podcast-26-the-one-where-we-talk-about-tight-holes/– to read the show notes with all the photos, links and video stuff on show! If...
Listening via a podcast player? Well click here – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2019/03/31/scottish-watches-podcast-25-baselworld-roundup-part-2-plus-the-hardest-worker-at-the-show/ – to read the show notes with all the photos, links and video stuff on show! If...
We’d like to extend our thanks and gratitude to the hardest working person we met at this year’s Baselworld show! This lady worked her behind...
Listening via a podcast player? Well click here – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2019/03/24/scottish-watches-podcast-23-live-from-baselworld-2019-with-adrian-of-bark-and-jack/ – to read the show notes with all the photos, links and video stuff on show!...
No we haven’t died. We’re just back from Baselworld 2019 and recovering! It was a tremendous show, we met a ton of amazing people, talked...
Listening via a podcast player? Well click here – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2019/03/20/scottish-watches-podcast-22-baselworld-2019-as-it-unfolded-with-rolex-tudor-patek-and-breitling/ – to read the show notes with all the photos, links and video stuff on show!...
So there we have it! In our little bubble of watch heaven the biggest news of the year is always “What’s Rolex releasing at Basel?”...
Tick tock! Times almost up and Baselworld is just around the corner, so before the big names drop their releases on Wednesday here is something...
If you are 100% only into watches and don’t like cars then let me stop you right now. If however your horizons expand slightly beyond...
It’s been a long time coming but half way through March our friends in the East had their first grass roots RedBar Edinburgh meet up...
The pre-Baselworld hype train is leaving the station and in the first carriage we have Breitling with a 60th anniversary reimagining of their 1959 Navitimier....
Although The Scottish Watches website has only been around a short time life did exist before it! It was only two short years ago I...
It’s only a week to go (ish) till this year’s Baselworld but there is still time to get involved and come along to check things...
Listening via a podcast player? Well click HERE to read the show notes with all the photos, links and video stuff on show! If you want to...
Timing Is Everything As the clock ticks down towards the opening ceremony at Baselworld 2019 in Switzerland, a lot of people are thinking “should I...
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...
Listening via a podcast player? Well click HERE to read the show notes with all the photos, links and video stuff on show! If you...
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...
We made it to episode 15. So what you ask is on it? Well… click here if you are reading these shownotes on your podcatcher...
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...
Rick has promised to send the show notes over … If this is true it will appear here and you won’t read this 😀 Ok,...
News just dropped as we were recording our next podcast episode that fashion and luxury icon Karl Lagerfeld has sadly passed away at the age...
Smartwatches – you either love em or hate em. I was a bit of an early adopter and one of the Kickstarter backers for the...
Roger W Smith OBE is without doubt the World’s greatest watchmaker and if you don’t know his story and his journey through the decades then...
Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast, this episode we mess everything up – have mercy! We talk Horologicon, Baselworld, Hodinkee, Gerald Genta and good news...
What’s this Baselworld thing all about anyway? If you’re not familiar already, Baselworld is an annual show that’s been running for just over 100 years...
In a complete turn of events Rick doesnt have a chance to speak, all episode! A new chatterboxing champion has been crowned here at Scottish...
We’re “officially” 1 month old – and what a month it’s been! This very website launched to the public on the 11th of January and...
We love Hamilton, why wouldn’t you? They’ve been around as long as anyone you can name, offer everything from super budget to quality mechanicals and...
If you are into your cars then you’ve probably stumbled across an owners club or online enthusiasts forum that arrange meetings every so often. Most...
Welcome to episode 11 of the Scottish Watches Podcast! In this edition we travel the M8 to Edinburgh, kinda, to chat with The Edinburgh Watch...
Welcome to the 10th episode of the Scottish Watches Podcast! Catch up with Rikki and Rick as we talk second hand market watch prices dropping,...
Are watch winders bad for your watch? Yes! Thanks for reading, be sure to check out the rest of the website. Ok, ok, you want...
We spend 45 minutes with Simon at James Porter & Son Watch Dealers in Glasgow’s Argyle Arcade. It’s a big year for 50th anniversary celebrations...
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...
Its the end of week edition of the Scottish Watches Podcast. Its cold here but Rick feels it even worse. lots of watch talk, industry...
Every month there is a great photography contest run on the Horology Talk Facebook group by Bobby Kumar. With over 20,000 members there are a...
Weclome to the latest Scottish Watches Podcast featuring special guest Zach Rego from Watchbox. Visit Watchbox at : https://www.thewatchbox.com/ Check them out on YouTube at : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpn6IctAyZPk1QoHUAAJUnQ...
A change is as good as a holiday so they say and the folks at QP Magazine have decided to test that theory out just...
Apologies for the wait, it’s been a hectic week of bedlam here at Scottish Watches HQ! On return from SIHH we had a ton of...
One of the best watch videos of 2018 was this one from our friends at TheWATCHES.tv where Peter Speake-Marin spends 40 minutes on camera taking...
Listen on Google Podcasts – here Listen on Apple Podcasts / iTune – here Listen on Spotify – later today! Listen on our website with...
Check out the 4 minute video from the team here at Scottish Watches showcasing just some of the sights from this year’s SIHH Watch Show...
Thanks to a message from Kevin Wylie at the Christopher Ward Enthusiasts group on Facebook I had the privilege of being invited along to the...
Rikki and the Watch Tartan Army successfully return from their day trip to Geneva after visiting all the watch boutiques they could find and a...
Not so long ago the idea of having a meet up or get together (GTG) for watch enthusiasts might have sounded completely mental. I still...
Barely 12 hours from touching down after returning from Geneva and we’ve got something new to review. The Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of The Moon...
And we’re back! The first Scottish Watches trip to Switzerland is complete and we’ve got stories, laughs, photos and videos coming soon. Not just SIHH...
You know the story, you’re flexing your iced out timepiece at the club in Miami when under the cloak of darkness a girl approaches and...
We’ve let Rick out of his cage. He’s been a good boy, all his homework’s been done and his bedroom is tidy. Listen to him...
Isn’t it just like TAG to throw a cat among the pigeons when all their competitors are busy swanning around Geneva at the SIHH show?...
Yes we already did a pre-SIHH show but didnt the whole world go watch release crazy over the weekend meaning there’s a TON more info...
Listen in the bath, listen in bed. Just make sure and listen to episode 2 of the Scottish Watches podcast. Featuring a preview of next...
Well lets see how this goes shall we! Episode 1 of the Scottish Watches Podcast featuring the two Richards! Find out all about what Scottish...
A bit of silliness has somehow turned into a website and now a podcast! Rikki & Rick, a pair of dicks – you couldn’t make...
Looking a little substitute teacher this time around, Hublot sports/spokesman Floyd Mayweather took to Instagram to showboat and rub some faces in it, and by...
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...
It’s only 2 weeks until this years (yes, it’s 2019 folks remember it) SIHH show in Geneva. This is the last year of the current...
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...
If you or your friends fancy yourselves as the next George Daniels or Philippe Dufour then now’s your chance! Esslinger have come up with a...
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...
Jody lives in Australia but don’t let that fool you, he’s as Scottish as you or aye! Leaving our sunny shores for the land down...
The guys at Watchbox hit another home run with their latest episode of The Classroom. In this video master watchmaker Mike Michaels tells it like...
The hipster fad doesn’t seem to be dying off anytime soon with vinyl sales up again in 2018, photographic film starting to sell and even...