Tourbillons: Pros and Cons
Watch brands often promote the tourbillon as a mechanism that improves the chronometric performance of the watches their watches. Sergio Galanti looks at if the tourbillon really more than just a complex, fascinating, and usually very expensive, mechanical regulator.
The Case for Quartz Luxury Watches: Featuring F.P. Journe, Grand Seiko and Accutron
When starting out on a watch journey, one of the first questions to consider is the choice between quartz and automatic watches, with the perception that mechanical watches are “better” and more expensive, while quartz watches are entry-level and lower quality. While this may hold some truth, luxury brands also produce high-end quartz pieces that are equally impressive from a technological standpoint.
Why I Bought It: Timex Marlin Re-Edition
GaryG has said it many times: there are great watches to be had at every price point! Enter the Timex Marlin Re-edition of 2017, a watch that he owns, wears, and loves.
Which Watches Do You Think Merit Contention in the 2024 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG)?
While the red carpet GPHG prize giving ceremony isn’t until the 13th of November 2024, GPHG Academy members have until the 26 of April to submit suggestions for watches for consideration. Ian Skellern is interested to hear your thoughts on which watches warrant contention and what you think about the new category changes.
Tim Mosso visits the New York International Auto Show 2024 (Before it Fades Away): It’s a High-Low-and-No Octane Photofest (Part 1)
When Tim Mosso first attended the NY show in ‘98, he was a 13-year-old kid in awe of the spectacle. Its sheer scale was stunning. But the world is changing and he learns what a difference 26 years makes.
Armin Strom Orbit: One of the Best Watch Date Complications You Can Get
Martin Green thinks that the Armin Strom Orbit the best watch with a date complication currently available. and here he explains why.
10 Highlights from Watches and Wonders Week 2024
Watches and Wonders 2024, has closed it’s doors on an exhibition that was bigger than ever with a record 54 exhibiting brands. Plus, there were many brands exhibiting offsite in hotels and their own premises. here are a few of Ian Skellern’s highlights from Watches and Wonders week 2024
Own a Piece of Watch History for Under $200: The Swatch Sistem51
The Swatch Sistem51 has been around since Baselworld 2013, and since then has received a lot of positive and negative coverage. However, removing the noise, the Sistem51 remains a great technical achievement and will go down as a defining historical model. It’s not perfect, but for any watch lover, it is still worth considering.
Coloring Watches: PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) and ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition)
There are two key technologies used for the coloration of luxury watches and movements, PVD and ALD. Sergio Galanti takes a quick look at color treatments.
The Jump Hour: A Love Story
The jump hour has a long history, but first things first: it can’t technically be called a complication since the accepted definition of complication is a mechanism that provides information other than the time. However, anyone who gives a hoot will say in the same breath that there are many complications that don’t fit that definition and Joshua Munchow couldn’t agree more. But why does he love the jump hour so much?