The best watch of 2016 just got a new edition in the form of the Turtle SRPB11 and along with it comes the Samurai SRPB09. Both have blue lagoon colouring and really do stand out among the huge variety of SRP variants… Read More ›
Watches
A million fake Swiss watches seized
Approximately, one million counterfeit Swiss watches were seized in 2016, and the same number of internet advertisements for them removed. The majority of fake watches were confiscated in China, Jean-Daniel Pasche, president of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry… Read More ›
The Casio WSD-F20 with Android Wear 2.0
With the WSD-F10 last CES, Casio started the wave of rugged smartwatches running Android Wear. This year, the company is releasing a successor (via Digital Trends, now pulled) with minor design tweaks, a new low-power GPS sensor, and more offline… Read More ›
One second means a lot
There probably were not a lot of us that noticed it during the countdown to midnight, and the New Year, last Saturday, but this year, time needed a tweak. At 23:59:59 on December 31, 2016, an additional second was added… Read More ›
You look after it for the next generation…
Talk to someone who knows nothing about watches and within 60 seconds you’ll no doubt be asked about “that brand” with the “you know … you look after it for the next generation” advertising campaign. Patek Philippe has been using… Read More ›
Nixon Unit Boba Fett Watch
A limited reissue of Nixon’s ultimate Star Wars watch. We already love the design of The Unit digital wrist watch, and it’s just that much better dressed in Mandalorian armor. Offers 12/24h time, dual time, calendar, temperature, countdown, chronograph, alarm… Read More ›
Watch nerdery
There are so many reasons to be a watch nerd and Hodinkee fits right into that, as the above summing up of 2016 shows.
Time
A Brief Economic History of Time Long before the modern clock used springs and familiar markings, just about every great civilization had attempted to measure time, with each one failing in its own special way. In ancient Egypt, China, and… Read More ›
Watch Collecting In The Digital Age
Love the production of this video, and of course the subject matter.
Why Seiko?
Someone asked me recently what the best watch they could buy was for less than £500 and I was taken aback. Firstly, I know a bit about watches, but realise that buying a watch is a very personal decision and… Read More ›
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