WatchCharts March 2025 Secondary Watch Market Update: Omega Seamasters and Rolex Daytonas and Air-Kings Slightly Up, Patek Still Down

Out of the Big Three, Patek Philippe prices fell the most in both the past month and past year. Audemars Piguet prices were effectively flat in February, and Rolex prices rose very slightly.

Singer Reimagined Divetrack: The World’s Best Mechanical Divers’ Watch – Bar None!

All previous diver’s watches have one thing in common: the only functionality related to diving is the bezel. The Singer Reimaged Divetrack revolutionizes dive watches with its central chronograph timing functionality.

Greubel Forsey Quadruple Tourbillon Blue in red gold

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.

Own a Piece of Watch History for Under $200: The Swatch Sistem51

The Swatch Sistem51 has been around since Baselworld 2013, and 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.

A. Lange & Söhne 1815

One and Done? Dress Watch or Sports Watch?

In Tamim Almousa’s opinion, a dress watch is serious. Presidential. It requires no explanation or backstory, no excuse or justification. It just is.

New Release: M.A.D.EDITIONS M.A.D.2 by Eric Giroud with Bi-Directional Jumping Hours- Is Max Büsser creating an Affordable Opus series?

If the M.A.D.1 broke the rules, the M.A.D.2 spins a different story. Born from the mind of Eric Giroud – designer, rebel, and longtime MB&F Friend – this timepiece is a love letter to the wild, electrifying spirit of 1990s club culture.

Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch: The Making of an Icon

Sergio Galanti takes a look at the story behind the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch to learn how this iconic watch was created.

How a Mechanical Watch Works with Simple to Understand Animations

In theory, a mechanical watch is very simple: it’s ‘simply’ a spring (the mainspring) unwinding at a constant rate with hands attached to gears that rotate as the spring unwinds. Easy! Ian Skellern highly recommends anyone at all interested in mechanical watches to watch this video as it clearly highlights how a mechanical watch works.

Grand Seiko: Looking at What Makes the Brand so Special – And Grand Seiko is Definitely Special!

The first association for many on hearing the word “Seiko” is likely to be affordable quartz watches or automatic divers. However, Seiko offers much more, particularly in terms of luxury timepieces. Grand Seiko, which became its own brand under the Seiko Group in 2017, produces some of the most competitive luxury watches on the market, rivaling the best Swiss brands at prices that are still (somewhat) attainable.

Grönefeld One Hertz Classic Titanium Reviewed by Tim Mosso

The appeal of the Grönefeld One Hertz Titanium isn’t its parlor trick but its holistic excellence. It is nearly as compelling while static as in motion. From design to materials to decoration to engineering, the Grönefeld One Hertz Titanium distinguishes itself as a rare pleasure for the observer and a rare privilege for the owner.