When people start getting into the rabbit hole of watch collecting, sooner or later, vintage watches will come up. Yes, vintage watches are no secret anymore like they were perhaps a decade ago. Many horological icons — particularly from a well-known brand with a crown as its logo — have increased to astronomical prices. While […] Visit Three Vintage Horological Icons Under €10K — Patek Philippe, Omega, And Jaeger-LeCoultre to read the full article ..read more

It is a surprisingly cold summer night in Malmö, Sweden, probably because of the mist hanging over the Baltic port town. You are waiting for the ferry to take tourists and locals off to the northern German city of Lübeck. Glancing down at your watch to note the time, the trusty Certina DS-2 tells you […] Visit The Certina DS And DS-2 — Vintage Classics That Give Omega And Rolex A Run For Their Money to read the full article ..read more

Another Friday, another Top 5! In this series, we take one watch or watch series and choose our five favorite references ever produced. Today, it’s time for the last of three articles on the Seiko 5 line. Last week, I focused on our favorite Seiko 5 Sports limited editions ever produced. The result was a […] Visit Fratello’s Top 5 Vintage Seiko 5 References Ever Produced to read the full article ..read more

The Air and Space Museum is located within Paris-Le Bourget, Europe’s leading business airport, and it was the perfect venue for the introduction of the new Breguet Type 20 and Type XX watches. Two massive Ariane rockets, a gigantic Boeing 747 jumbo jet, and an even bigger Airbus A380 dominate the scenery. It’s inside the […] Visit My Two Cents On The New Breguet Type 20 And Type XX Watches: They Are Far Too Cheap to read the full article ..read more

I have probably given the Porsche Design Chronograph 1 the best possible chance of impressing me. I tested it in its natural environment, a Porsche 911. And then Porsche let me loose with that watch/car combination on the Grossglockner-Hochalpenstrasse, the natural environment of the 911. Admittedly, I am not the biggest fan of press trips. […] Visit Testing A Porsche Design Chronograph 1 In Its Natural Environment to read the full article ..read more

In 2019, the Seiko 5 Sports line was revived. Since then, we’ve seen loads of releases, and several have looked back upon the brand’s historical catalog. Today, in celebration of the Seiko 5 Sports 55th anniversary, we get four retro releases. We’ll spend most of our time, however, on one of the models because it’s […] Visit Introducing: The Seiko 5 Sports 55th Anniversary Models to read the full article ..read more

The answer to these questions is probably — spoiler alert — to earn money. But apart from that, what do brands typically expect when they launch new collections or additions to their portfolio? Yes, sure, in the end, it’s all about selling more of their products, but there can be different underlying motives as to […] Visit Why Do Brands Release So Many Watches? to read the full article ..read more

Let’s face it, collaborations are very popular in the watch world. Brands ranging from micros to historical Swiss household names join forces with clothing companies, organizers of vintage car races, or real-life adventurers. Each watch born from these collaborations is unique, but when our good friends at ADPT (a subsidiary of Worn & Wound) and […] Visit Hot Take: The Vero × ADPT Workhorse Limited Edition to read the full article ..read more

You’ve probably seen the news on the Frankenstein Speedmaster CK2915 that fetched 3.3 million US dollars. It was, supposedly, an all-authentic, first-generation Omega Speedmaster in impeccable condition with a tropical dial. It fetched the highest amount ever as it was Omega’s destiny to have it for the brand’s museum in Biel, Switzerland. Or so it […] Visit The $3.3 Million Speedmaster Fraud Case — What Does It Mean For The Collectors’ World? to read the full article ..read more

I was hunting down the Tissot ref. 40528 with a pulsation bezel for a few years. You either can’t find them at all, or you find them with chewed-up dials and broken bezels. I got lucky about two years ago.  I remember it quite well because I won the auction just a few days before […] Visit #TBT Recognizing The Tissot Ref. 40528 With A Pulsation Bezel to read the full article ..read more