This Week (in Watches) Today, 14 January 2024: 7 things you should know
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! 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...
It’s the time of the year again, GPHG is just around the corner (9 November 2023), where brands compete in multiple categories in the Oscars...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Editor Foreword: Over the past few years, gold, yellow gold, in particular, has been making a comeback. So too has two-tone, especially since the dated...
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...
The Category Dive watches. We all love them, even though only very few of us actually dive. We love their ruggedness, their water resistance, and...
Geneva Watch Days has come and gone, and boy, it has been a fun few days with many really interesting releases. While I normally would...
Perfection in watches is often elusive, given that the very definition of perfection tends to be subjective. Even in more specific categories, like that of...
The Foundation du Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève or translated into English as the Foundation for the Grand Horological Prize of Geneva (GPHG) was founded...
The Tudor Ranger dropped just a few weeks ago, and since then, we’ve seen actual pieces popping up all over Instagram on enthusiasts’ wrists. The...
In a year comprising 52 weeks, I will never figure out why watch brands love to cluster their releases around the same periods. That is...
When Tudor first teased this release, it tied the watch to the British North Greenland Expedition (BNGE) that first started way back in 1952. The...
It’s a relatively slow week as far as watch news go, but the watch releases keep rolling in. First up, is a massive tease from...
When Tudor first announced its 2022 releases via a video summary, I had to do a double take on the Black Bay Pro. Given that...
Summer season is upon us with a diverse range of strategic moves in the watch world along with several fun new releases. This week, we...
It appears that watches now emulate blockbusters, with releases now in full swing. This week we have new bronze releases from both Tudor and Hamilton,...
This week we have had a good mix of news, with Tudor’s latest partnership, Switzerland’s oldest auction guaranteeing members’ profits, Richard Mille certifying pre-owned partners,...
This week has been a busy one, with Tudor, Grand Seiko and Patek Philippe releasing watches on consecutive days before a local Singaporean brand, Zelos...
If we had a diver sort of week two weeks ago, this week, is the turn of the chronograph with 3 from three LVMH brands....
A review of one of the most sought after watches of the last few years and how one joined my collection. I started seriously taking...
We have all been there – we thought we remembered the website URL correctly and – well we did not. When this happens, very often...
Great show today with housewives favourite Michael Bubble sorry Ryan Schmidt Then some Lewis Hamilton news: So now we just need Vortic to weigh in...
A great day in the business world not so much in the football world, we welcome to the show the keeper of the Rolex waiting...
Greetings watchfam! It’s that time of the week where we round up some mildly interesting watch industry news for your reading pleasure. Let’s dive right...
Greetings watch and role-playing game nerds! Here at Scottish Watches Towers we thought up a little game that you might want to play with us....
New Rolex announcement planned – ALARM!! Rolex has now – sort of – confirmed that they will release new watches in 2020. According to the industry page...
On July 1, 2020 Tudor released the worst kept secret of the year.[i] A blue dial dive watch is hardly original or newsworthy but when...
Scottish Watches Podcast #158 : The Tudor Black Bay 58 Navy Blue, AP Offshore, Auctions and More We have a third wheel with us today,...
So you may have noticed a small launch from the good folks of Tudor today, but for us that is literally yesterdays news. There is...
What? Are we the only ones not allowed to use a clickbait title? Yes this watch is not actually out until the 1st (tomorrow) but...
‘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...
Scottish Watches Podcast #157 : Weekly Watch Chat – Patek, Rolex, Tudor and More No one is calling anyone Daddy…. Just don’t do it stay...
In today’s show we speak to brothers Andy and Bruno Sealey who took the plunge and started their very own watch company only a few...
For our second edition of The Tock Show we sit down with Mr RedBar UK, Dave Sharp as he showcases just a handful of his...
Watches Of Switzerland Soho With much fanfare, in November 2018 Watches of Switzerland group announced the opening of their Soho, New York retail showroom –...
The last year saw a massive resurgence in two-tone watches, bronze also made a comeback, maybe we are back in a time where, in general,...
The good folks of Rolex have celebrated hard over the Christmas period and with their company credit card bills due in a couple of months...
Tudor is a brand that’s on the up and up, having risen like a phoenix from the flames not too long ago and now commanding...
When we were approached by Mappin & Webb to hold an evening in their flagship Argyle Arcade boutique in Glasgow to commemorate the launch of...
From The Editor, I am delighted that Andreas Felsl co-founder of HORAGE and THE Plus AG got in touch after our first article on the ETA v...
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...
A show with even more watch content and even less stuff about cameras, just use your mobile phone for goodness sake. The Horage is still...
After our event…… I am now in hiding 31m CHF worth of hiding,, but while 31m of anything is a stupid amount to spend on...
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...
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...
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...
I’m a good partner. Willing to let my other half express himself fully and with freedom I have got pretty good at sitting on my...
It’s a good one this week, if I do say so myself, Rikki got us underway with a great Mont Blanc meme. But this episode...
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 are back and we have a member of the secret club with us, fresh from sorting out world hunger and war, with more steel sports...
This weeks show notes come via the medium of a medium. We get to our most petty and ill-informed by getting an Aussie on the...
So, you expected show notes huh? That makes two of us – Rikki Never expect show notes – Rick. So we started with a live...
Well, it’s that time again! Tuesday has come around so fast this week; we almost haven’t been able to get over the awesomeness of last...
Perhaps not the most petty and ill informed podcast, but certainly still aiming to be cheerful, and now with added jokes courtesy of the Edinburgh...
He’s moved to Scotland to be closer to his two best friends so we bring Adrian from Back and Jack on to the show for...
So, it’s happened. After 17 amazing weeks together, the inevitable has happened. Omair has left me. But for those of you worried about your favourite...
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...
Rikki and Rick take a trip across to capital city to meet up with Jonathan at The Edinburgh Watch Company for a chat about whats...
This week something special our first episode, and probably last, of Bark and Jocks! Available in the full-length podcast and video highlights. But the big...
Just the gruesome twosome today. It has been a busy time and today we catch up, and wonder if we should do a live show,...
So we have moved from doing a weekly analysis to a monthly one for now. The end of May saw the market standing at:...
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...
This is not gonna read well after a 100 hour week in work and 10 hours to get to our holiday destination I will admit...
Instagram and iconic imagery, quite a chicken and egg situation. Do we stage our photos in a certain way to mimic those images that have...
What a rollercoaster of a week it’s been. You will by now know we and the Scottish Watches duo have a mutual love-in, but it...
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...
So the market continues to rise and while 1.1% may appear to be a reasonable rise that is over a two week period, so on...
I have always loved watches for as long as I can remember. Going back to when I was 6 years old and playing with my...
Listening via a podcast player? Well click here – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2019/04/23/scottish-watches-podcast-31-the-clickbait-edition/ – to read the show notes with all the photos, links and video stuff on show! If...
For this week now that I have a growing database of information, I have decided to change the format slightly to make it easier to get...
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,...
It is over, finished done, your Batman is now worthless! Ok, it really isn’t, but according to our figures the heat has started to cool,...
Listening via a podcast player? Well click here – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2019/03/28/scottish-watches-podcast-24-baselworld-roundup-part-1-and-we-were-actually-there/– to read the show notes with all the photos, links and video stuff on show! If...
…and we all stood back and watched the world burn…. Sorry for the melodrama, but the world of watches has officially lost it. Basel is now...
Six weeks ago I started a wee maths and statistics project. Yup I know just how to take the fun out of watch collecting There...
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...
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...
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 was fortunate enough to be brought up around some stunning timepieces. It was my father and Granpop who really got me into the watch scene. In 2007...
Rick has promised to send the show notes over … If this is true it will appear here and you won’t read this 😀 Ok,...
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...
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...
So the tax bill is in and the Christmas credit card payment is due. All dreams of having that wee nest egg available for the...
Never one to miss joining a bandwagon here at Scottish Watches we have now seen a few articles and YouTube posts speak in tones that...