Generated by Yoast SEO v26.3, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. The XML sitemap of this website can be found by following [this link](https://quillandpad.com/wp-sitemap.xml). # Quill \& Pad: Keeping Watch on Time > Quill \& Pad is an online watch and watchmaking magazine, focusing on the fine watch industry and perpetuating the art of high\-quality, long\-form journalism\. ## Pages - [Home](https://quillandpad.com/home/) - [About](https://quillandpad.com/about/) - [Contact](https://quillandpad.com/contact/) - [Articles](https://quillandpad.com/blog/) - [preview slide \- maestro \- Gerald Charles](https://quillandpad.com/preview-slide-maestro-gerald-charles/) ## Posts - [WatchCharts October 2025 Watch Market Update : What happened in September 2025?](https://watchcharts.com/articles/p/8910/october-2025-watch-market-update): The WatchCharts Overall Market Index gained \+0\.6% in September 2025, continuing its gradual recovery trend\. Patek Philippe led the way with a \+2\.3% increase, while Rolex edged up \+0\.2%\. Over the past six months, Patek Philippe and Rolex have risen \+5\.7% and \+2\.0%, respectively\. - [Edition Impossible: Exclusive \+ Available \+ Inferior](https://quillandpad.com/2025/10/27/edition-impossible-exclusive-available-inferior/): “We’re only making two hundred and fifty of them,” they say, causing your ears to perk up like a Doberman’s\. “Just two fifty,” you ponder, eyebrows raised\. “Correct,” says the salesperson, pulling a well\-rehearsed “You don’t see one of these every day” face\. Dazzled by the prospect, you throw your credit card down\. - [Visiting Independent Watchmaker Dann Phimphrachanh and his Seconde Vive in His New Workshop](https://quillandpad.com/2025/10/13/visiting-independent-watchmaker-dann-phimphrachanh-and-his-seconde-vive-in-his-new-workshop/): At the heart of Dann Phimphrachanh's Seconde Vive is the jumping seconds mechanism\. Dann’s goal was not simply to achieve a jumping seconds hand, but to create one that felt regular, smooth, and, as he puts it, “alive\.” - [Tudor Black Bay 58 Reviewed by Tim Mosso \- This Silver 1950s\-Rolex\-Submariner\-Homage Might Be Tudor’s Best Watch?](https://quillandpad.com/2025/09/27/tudor-black-bay-58-reviewed-by-tim-mosso-this-silver-1950s-rolex-submariner-homage-might-be-tudors-best-watch/): The Tudor Black Bay 58 925 is a crazy dive watch and it offers a better fit than larger Black Bay diver\. Tim Mosso takes an in\-depth look at Tudor's most unusual and compelling sports watch\. - [WatchCharts September 2025 Watch Market Update: Some Brands Up, Some Down \(Including Rolex\)](https://watchcharts.com/articles/p/8823/september-2025-watch-market-update): In August, about half of the major brands gained ground\. Patek Philippe, the best performer so far in 2025, continued its recovery, although the growth isn’t as strong as that of the previous months\. ## Categories - [Zenith](https://quillandpad.com/category/watch-brands-horology/zenith/) - [Wempe Glashütte](https://quillandpad.com/category/watch-brands-horology/wempe-glashutte/) - [Vintage](https://quillandpad.com/category/watch-brands-horology/vintage/) - [Vianney Halter](https://quillandpad.com/category/watch-brands-horology/vianney-halter/) - [Van Cleef \& Arpels](https://quillandpad.com/category/watch-brands-horology/van-cleef-arpels/) ## Tags - [Nomos](https://quillandpad.com/tag/nomos/) - [Collecting](https://quillandpad.com/tag/collecting/) - [Stefan Kudoke](https://quillandpad.com/tag/stefan-kudoke/) - [X1D\-50C](https://quillandpad.com/tag/x1d-50c/) - [Rain Harvest 2016 El Niño Dark](https://quillandpad.com/tag/rain-harvest-2016-el-nino-dark/)