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Two Models that Live Up to the IWC Name IWC is one of the premier brands in the luxury watch industry. For over 150 years, they’ve been creating supremely crafted timepieces from the inside out. Many other manufacturers in the industry have built reputations as producers of purpose-built tool watche…

Breaking Down Bezel Forms and Functions A watch bezel is the ring that frames and helps secure the watch crystal. Bezels can be functional for activities like diving or for timing a race. They can also be purely decorative and simply add a bit of texture or flair to your timepiece. The bezel is a re…

Analysis of the Unpopular Watch Opinion Highlights In the watch industry, there are a number of unspoken (or sometimes spoken) rules that are generally accepted. Rolex is king. The Omega Speedmaster is a legend. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak is the most groundbreaking design. Did you immediately dis…

Simplifying A Complex Complication In the world of horology, there’s a decent amount of highly complex verbiage and mechanisms. You may be familiar with relatively common or popular complications, like the chronograph. However, when it comes to more technical functions, such as the rattrapante, you…

The Truth About Playing Tennis With Your Watch Summer and the sport of tennis go together like backyards and barbeques – they’re the perfect match (pun intended). Whether you enjoy a friendly neighborhood game or watching the grand slam tournaments, summer is the season for tennis. As Wimbledon ends…

Exploring Two Exceptional Pilot Watches For watch enthusiasts who love to travel, nothing is more luxurious than having a handsome pilot’s watch on your wrist. It not only comes in handy but also makes the journey feel even more special. Pilot’s watches can come at a range of price points. Just beca…

Shedding Light on the Mastery of F.P. Journe F.P Journe may not have the long spanning history of widespread name recognition of a brand like Rolex. However, the young watchmaker never ceases to bring a fresh perspective to the industry. Since they established in 1999, the team at F.P. Journe has fo…

Smartwatches - Combining Traditional with Digital In the past several years, a handful of manufacturers of mechanical timepieces have broken into the smartwatch category. TAG Heuer was one of the first brands to do so back in 2015 with the Connected. A year later, Breitling got their foot in the doo…

Vacheron Constantin – Powerful Brand, Powerful History Vacheron Constantin is one of the oldest watch manufacturers in the world that has remained in continuous production. For over 250 years, they’ve built a reputation for producing some of the most technically advanced watches on the market. In ad…

IWC’s first Top Gun model launched in 2007. However, its history spans back decades. IWC was one of the first brands to focus on the development of technically advanced watches optimized for aviation nearly a century ago. Today, the brand has become synonymous with pilot’s watches. It started with y…

Starting Off Summer with a Seasonal Timepiece Summer is finally upon us. You’ve traded your jeans and dress pants for linen slacks or shorts. You’ve swapped your button down for a polo. You may even slip on a pair of sandals or boat shoes instead of loafers on casual Friday. Each season, you get to…

Reinventing the Old with the New Vintage reissues have become an increasingly popular offering in the modern market. Whether commemorating an anniversary or reviving a beloved edition, brands are making vintage reissues a regular part of their catalogs. For some vintage purists, these reeditions can…

Father's Day Council Honors With Father’s Day upon us, we got to thinking about extraordinary dads who share our passion for watches. Each year, the Father’s Day Council honors exceptional dads while raising money for family-related charities like Save the Children. In 2019, they won’t just be celeb…

For over 50 years, Rolex has been deeply rooted in the golf community. It all began in 1967 when they presented golf legend Arnold Palmer with a gold Oyster Perpetual. Since then, their work has expanded. They now have an official rank of golf ambassadors called the New Guard. Rolex has also served…

Can you believe we’re halfway through the year? June means school’s out, the first day of summer is near, and your next vacation is right around the corner. But before the season officially kicks off, it’s time to celebrate dear old dad. Father’s day is coming up in just a few short weeks. Whether y…

Limited Edition Timepieces that will Peak Your Interest We don’t discriminate when it comes to watches. From the most complicated, high-end model to an entry level, time-only piece, we love them all. However, exclusivity is a major selling point in the industry. Limited edition models are part of al…

An Unplanned Stop My wife and I have a good habit of stealing long weekend vacations from the grips of our corporate lives.  It’s really important to both of us that we steal time away before our babies are kids and life becomes more complicated. On a recent trip down to Rosemary Beach, we came acro…

Watches are phenomenal storytellers. Through the lens of watches, I’ve learned more about history than I ever did in school. I’ve discovered more about athletes, entertainers, and politicians than I ever did at the newsstand. I’ve made more unexpected connections with strangers than ever before. To…

Tudor and Ducati Similar to its parent brand Rolex, Tudor places emphasis on the sport watch category. This focus not only influences the design of their watches but also the partnerships they forge. One such collaboration is Tudor’s work with the famed Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati. The tw…

OMEGA's Strong Ties to Golf The OMEGA brand has been a big supporter of professional athletics for nearly a century. Many know them as the Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games, where they developed the first automated timers in 1948. However, they also work closely with a number of other pro-ath…

Zenith at the Helm of the Automatic Chronograph Chronograph wristwatches have been around since the early 1900s. British watchmaker John Harwood created the first automatic wristwatch in 1923. However, these two mechanisms didn’t come together until decades later – in 1969 to be exact. The 1960s mar…

Five Starter Watches for Your Graduate's Collection Starting your watch collection or gifting a model to help start someone’s watch collection can be exciting. There’s a certain thrill at the beginning of something new – there’s infinite possibility. Yet, all the options can also be a bit overwhelmi…

Six Perfect Rolex Picks for Your Budget When you consider affordable watch models, you may think a brand like Rolex is out of reach. Their sports models regularly fetch ten thousand dollars and above. Yet, even a powerhouse manufacturer like Rolex makes more attainable options, particularly if you’r…

Ellen DeGeneres: Leading in Entertainment and Pop Culture Ellen DeGeneres is one of the most universally beloved entertainers of our time. She’s not only a well-known female comedian but also a longtime role model in the LGBTQ community. Her career on camera spans over twenty years, but she was ente…

Celebrate Mom with the Perfect Timepiece for Her It’s that time of year again. The day has come to honor the most deserving yet under-appreciated women in our lives: our moms. Mothers spend most of their lives putting everyone else’s needs before their own. Instead of buying something for herself, m…

The History The Air-King has one of the longest standing histories of any Rolex model, with 70 years of continuous production. It first debuted in 1945, toward the end of WWII, with the Reference 4925. The model was part of the Air Series, which also included the Air-Lion, Air-Giant, and Air-Tiger…

The Revolutionary GMT The GMT was one of Rolex’s most groundbreaking models when it initially launched in 1954. It was the first wristwatch to allow the wearer to read the time in multiple time zones simultaneously. This was a game changer for pilots and avid travelers alike, and it came at the peak…