• I do not usually do reviews. At least not in the traditional sense. But every now and then a watch comes along that enough people ask about, and enough people are clearly considering buying, that it feels worth sitting down…

    Hands on with the Traska Freediver
  • We’re kicking off 2026 strong in watch news. Omega has just unveiled two new Speedmasters, clearly taking aim at the Rolex Daytona. Following on from last year’s eye-catching, headline-grabbing white-dial model, we now have these reverse-panda versions—after what has felt…

    Omega’s New Speedmaster: A Rival to the Daytona at Last?
  • Seiko has kicked off 2026 in a way that feels bigger than most anniversary drops. Instead of a single tribute piece, the brand has revealed four limited-edition models spread across some of its most loved lines to celebrate 145 years…

    Seiko 145th Anniversary Collection: A Thoughtful Celebration of a Legacy, Not Just Another Anniversary Drop
  • From the outside, microbrands can seem like an easy win. Brands such as Christopher Ward, Baltic, and Studio Underdog show how quickly a small watch company can grow if social media takes off and the watch press buys into the…

    The Microbrand Myth: Why Making Watches Is Harder Than It Looks
  • I’ve been thinking a lot about chronographs lately. Almost every brand makes one, most of them lean on the same tired motorsport or aviation tropes, and only a handful actually feel considered. So when Baltic released the Scalegraph Transat Café…

  • A Field Watch That Knows What It Is I have been wanting to get more field watches and microbrands on the channel recently. Field watches in particular feel especially compelling right now, but I kept running into the same problem.…

  • The planet is ending. Or, more accurately, it’s changing into a state where it will be just fine, just not for us. Climate change remains a controversial topic, but even among those who deny it, something has shifted. People are…

    Detrash Au-cean Blue Review
  • What really is a luxury? Is it something you can’t afford?Is it something meticulously crafted? In watches, we’re constantly talking about where affordable ends and luxury begins. But today on my desk is a watch that claims to be both…

    Tremont L003 Review
  • The One-Watch Collection Might Actually Exist For years, I was convinced the perfect one-and-done watch didn’t exist. The Rolex Explorer I is too expensive to wear everywhere without thinking.The Omega Seamaster 300M is too bold, great with knitwear and ridiculous…

    Abinger Nimrod: The One-Watch Collection Might Actually Exist
  • If I said the words dive watch, chances are you’d immediately picture a Rolex Submariner. Maybe your mind jumps to the Omega Seamaster 300M or, if you’re feeling a little rebellious, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. These are the classics, the…

    Is the Citizen Promaster the Best Dive Watch You Can Buy?