has been producing some?buying guides for eBay, and weve got a fresh new batch to share. Now, we know that many watch people know the ins and outs of how to buy, sell, and trade watches online. However, more casual or beginning people who dont have the confidence of experience can find themselves overwhelmed, intimidated, and plain stressed out about the process.?We hope our guides, which are desi [...]

Rado has a long history of materials innovation in their watches, most famously with super-hard ceramics that hold a mirror finish. Here for review is something entirely new to me, a plasma-infused ceramic watch that looks like stainless steel. Lets take a look.This watchs name is the Rado D-Star Gents L, Plasma Ceramic. The model reference number is 658.0760.3.010. They call the movement a ca [...]

When I first put this Citizen?Eco-Drive One watch on my wrist after sizing the bracelet-I had a moment of deja vu. Suddenly I was much younger, in the college, pre-watch nerd phase of my life, and listening to a then girlfriends grandfather proudly showing me his watch. It was easily one of the most memorable watch experiences of my early life.I dont even recall how the conv [...]

Here is a shout out for a little giveaway that seemed fun. Watch retailers are just dying to give away watches! Right now, you can enter to win this lovely pictured Omega SpeedMaster Date watch (Ref 3210.51.00). It is a model you dont see too often, and here you can possibly win one. The whole point of a conte [...]

Just released by Patek Philippe is a new version of its exquisite 5370P Split-Seconds Chronograph that was first released in 2015, now done in platinum with a Grand Feu blue enamel dial. This is one of those pieces that serves as a prime example of just how lust-worthy Patek pieces can be, and the rare Spl [...]

This was a great watch to write about because it is just a good execution of the jumping hour theme. Does it mean that I am partial to digital watches because I like it? That is basically what a jumping hour watch is, a hybrid between a digital wat [...]

As we had to have discussed many times before, there is a special place inside Jaeger-LeCoultre. A place where the sun doesnt shine, a cozy and warm place with controlled humidity.?Naturally, we are talking about their archives-irresistibly inviting for many when looking for new product ideas. Fortunately for us, the manufacture appear [...]

The Grand Seiko Quartz Diver SBGX115 and SBGX117 are a pair of luxury Japanese watches that I think were just a little too ahead of their time. A clean and immaculately finished dial, a quirky but uniquely designed bezel, and a 9F quartz movement came together in a simultaneously mainstream and wonderfully Japanese package that stoo [...]

While I would not tend to be a person who checks off full pave or dragon dial on the list of things I like in watches for my self, this diamond studded version of the Patek Philippe Nautilus with an engraved enamel dragon dial is really beautiful. They call is the reference 5720/1 Dragon in white gold, and it is part of a col [...]

Designing a watch?of?any kind is an extremely complex and demanding challenge-and that?should?come as no surprise-however, creating a piece that is intended to?embrace hundreds of years of heritage while also working well aesthetically and technically in a 21st century environment, u [...]

Venerable Swiss marque Patek Philippe is no stranger to pushing the boundaries of mechanical chronograph design. The brands chronograph offerings stretch all the way back to 1856, with split-seconds wrist chronographs appearing in the catalog as early as 1923. Despite this history of innovation, Patek Philippe has never offered a wrist-mounted chronograph capable of measuri [...]

It was only a matter of time before the Roger Dubuis Excalibur watch connected itself a bit more with Arthurian legend. For 2013, the high-end Swiss watch brand and movement manufacture will produce a limited edition version of the Excalibur watch called the Table Ronde. Somehow I feel that given the super Britishness of the concept, they would have forgone the French name and [...]

From commercial to military and all of the enthusiasts in-between, Breitling has spent many years cultivating a close and valuable relationship with the world of aviation. Earning a reputation like Breitlings requires a hands-on approach to connect the Breitling name with aviation outfits all over the world.It is with this in mind that Breitling recently announc [...]

To call Richard Mille a luxury sensation would probably be accurate. The super high-end Swiss watch brand likely considers this almost $150,000 timepiece practically entry-level given its many million-dollar-plus creations-and yet, so much of why Richard Mille as a watchmaker is popular is in this particular limited edition watch. In a captivating [...]

One of the strangest side effects of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic on the luxury watch industry is the rise of what might be called phantom limited editions. With so many events postponed or canceled, 2020 brought with it a wide crop of limited-edition models commemorating things that never actually occurred, and perhaps the highest-pro [...]

While regulator watches used to be something of a rarity, we are now seeing more of them appear.?These are the watches based on clocks watchmakers used in the past, with a rather prominent minute hand that was easily seen, allowing the watchmaker to regulate whatever was on their workbench a [...]

Ive said this before, and Ill say it again: Jaeger-LeCoultre is a real watch lovers brand. Here is a super thin mechanical watch that also happens to have diamond decoration and a lot of hand-engraving on the skeletonized movement surrounded by a ring of grand feu enamel painting. That is just layers of appeal all in one [...]

I have discussed how 2012 is the 40th anniversary of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch. It was easy to anticipate that the brand from Le Brassus would focus on the Royal Oak and release a bevy of pieces both looking forward and to the collections past. They certainly did. There is nothing extremely novel, and I believe that for as long as we can imagine [...]

At Dubai Watch Week 2021, I was able to catch-up with Jacob Arabo, founder of Jacob Co., and I got to see the new Billionaire Ashoka watch. Ive always been a Jacob fan and admired what his desire to impress the hard-to-impress has brought to the timepiece industry from an artistic standpoint. His original designs of wildly lavish watches are responsible for many o [...]

As useful as they are, people still dont get super excited about watch winders. Well, perhaps most watch winders. The upper echelon of watch winders are incredibly impressive machines that do way more than merely keep your favorite automatic timepieces well-wound. A fun and stimulating example is the Hublot Safe produced by watch winder and safe maker Dottling.I got to check out this [...]