It’s that t.mes of year again. In anticipation of the watch industry’s first major trade fair of the year, speculation is running riot over which new models we will see from the big players. Typically, the news from the Crown dominates proceedings, so let’s join in the fun and ponder: Will the Rolex GTNN -Master II Coke return at Watches and Wonders 2023? A little backstory to the “Coke”: The “Coke” is the nickname given to any Rolex GTNN -Master watch that sports a black and red bezel. The bezel of

It’s a common theme these days to see watches gendered based solely on size rather than style, neglecting, of course, that not all humans are exactly the same size or dress in exactly the same way. The engorged size of modern men’s watches is also a pretty recent thing, with watches being far smaller on average all the way up to the 1990s when a trend of oversized wrist warriors took hold. Thankfully, in recent years, we’ve seen those trends recede and watch diameters start to fall again, and w

One of Rolex’s last remaining curiosities within an otherwise increasingly “safe” lineup, is the Rolex Milgauss. Rather than being a watch created for divers, race car drivers, astronauts, or otherwise, the Milgauss was a watch created for scientists. Its calling card? Extreme resistance to antimagnetic fields thanks to the movement being encased in a soft iron Faraday cage able to repeal harmful external influences, frequently emitted by scientific equipment. Nowadays, with the advent of anti-

Have you ever found yourself browsing the pages of the globe’s favorite pre-loved watch markets, daydreaming about the early days of Baywatch, Nigel Mansell’s Mustache, and the golden age of R&B, wondering if perhaps now, in 2023, as society finds itself unshakably rapt by a penetrating ‘90s nostalgia, it might finally be t.mes to buy a bi-color Rolex Daytona and start wearing stonewash denim again? The gold price is high. The desire for steel watches is stratospheric. Rolex watches are suddenly

Questions of this nature frequently abound: How much should I pay for this Rolex? How much is that one “worth”? The simple answer is, unfortunately, that there is no simple answer. While all Rolex Daytonas of their era may well have been created equal with all other Rolex Daytonas of their era in a material and theoretical quality sense, they are many things that can affect the value of a pre-owned Rolex Daytona today. Frustratingly, it isn’t really possible to put those things in a veritable or

While it may seem logical that prices accurately reflect the raw material prices of the modern market this is not and has not been for some t.mes , the case at all. Firstly, steel watch cases a disproportionately desired because of their incredible resilience and utility. A steel watch is suitable for almost all occasions except the very most formal (and even then, if the watch’s form is acceptable, it’s totally likely to slide under the radar (as well as the cuff)). And so, as a result of this

Nowadays, the brand of Rolex is far more than a simple watchmaker. No brand that calls the wrist home can elicit the same global acknowledgment of status and luxury lifestyle like a Rolex can. In some ways, it is almost odd that a trinket of such significance comes in more than one style or is priced at more than one point. Why? Well, the power of the “Rolex” name is really more relevant to the layman than what model of Rolex it is you might specifically be wearing. And so perhaps the most commo

The price of a Rolex Datejust 36mm in Oyster Steel and yellow gold has always been a pretty decent bellwether for how the watch industry is doing. As far as “safe” watch investments go, there can be few safer (although not entirely safe) than a bicolor Rolex Datejust. Why? Because the Rolex Datejust 36mm is seen by many (including this author) to be the epit.mes of luxury wristwatches, especially, that is, in the minds of the mainstream public. Nothing says accessible success like a bicolor Date

It hasn’t always been easy for the world’s oldest continuously operational watch brand, but despite coming a whisker away from non-existence during the quartz crisis, Blancpain, the Swatch Group’s resurgent darling, is finally going from strength to strength, buoyed by an industry-wide obsession with its iconic diving model, the Fifty Fathoms, and a smattering of t.mes less stand-outs in the Villeret collects ion. After being forced to slash production and sell off some of its assets during the lat

Working in many different retail markets around the world provided me with an invaluable education. Understanding the regional differences in buying habits and product preferences is, of course, essential for building an effective retail strategy for those markets. During my t.mes working in Scandinavia (particularly Norway), I grew to appreciate a strong desire among the buying public for hardy tool watches. The Scandinavian culture encourages a connection to one’s environment. People are gener

I’ve been a fan of HYT since the word go. And I must admit my early adoration was cultivated into a bias that has never let up after the brand invited me to take part in the RC44 yacht race it was sponsoring, due to be held off the coast of Porto Cervo in Sardinia. As fate would have it, we never actually took to the waves, with high winds seeing the race called off, but we had a memorable weekend on the island becoming firmly acquainted with that iteration of the brand and the models that were

For this installment of Dress Watch Wars, I’ve chosen two very easy-to-wear watches with stainless steel cases and gold hour markers. That’s really the extent of what unites them, but I think that’s enough given this unusual (although very lovable) aesthetic quirk means both watches can be worn with a variety of jewelry metals making them unexpectedly versatile evening wear options. The Longines Heritage Automatic Silver Dial Men's Watch Vs. The Hamilton Intra-Matic Automatic Black Dial Men's W