Ever since we enthusiasts began turning this watch hobby on its head, the decision-making tree for purchasing a watch has sprouted innumerable branches. Some have breached your neighbor’s fence and onto their property, spawning an HOA battle that’ll likely sour the rest of your year. But for now, that’s not important. What is important, however,…

Each week, we present a selection of our favorite watches from the pre-owned side of our collection. Captured by our talented in-house photographers, you get a closer look at what makes these watches so special. This week, we have a Tudor Black Bay with a rose, some throwback diver style from Breitling, a recently released…

First launched in 2014 to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the company, the Victorinox INOX collection is a lineup of ultra-durable sports watches, and in the relatively short amount of time since making its debut appearance, the INOX has quickly become one of the brand’s signature models. While the original INOX watch was a three-handed…

It is hard to imagine today, but there was a time when magnetism hardly played any role in watchmaking. It wasn’t until the mass adoption of electricity that magnetic fields became an issue. Today, with all of our gadgets and devices, it has become a key priority in watchmaking and a topic worth exploring in…

What We Know Earlier this year, we covered the launch of the Longines Spirit Flyback Collection. Now, Longines is introducing the Spirit Flyback with a grade 5 titanium case and the option of either a titanium bracelet or NATO-style strap. Since Longines already offers the time-only Spirit in titanium (which we like!), it’s a predictable…

In 2022, when TAG Heuer expanded the Aquaracer platform to include the 40mm Professional 200 series, the entire collection became more appealing. The Aquaracer’s 2020 redesign made it one of the best-looking divers on the market, but it was the addition of a 40mm model to the existing 43mm and 45mm models that I think…

Since introducing the Spirit collection in 2020, Longines has expanded the series to include a fairly diverse assortment of models. Earlier this year in March, Longines announced the Spirit Flyback, which takes the core blueprint of the Spirit platform and pairs it with a flyback chronograph functionality. Longines created the world’s first two-pusher flyback chronograph…

Throughout its 190-year history, Jaeger-LeCoultre has regularly undergone shifting pursuits. When the brand settles into a role as a maker of Haute Horlogerie calibers, avant-garde creations the Gyrotourbillons are the order of the day. Or, as seen in the early to mid-2000s, JLC can also produce competent sports and automotive-inspired wrist machines. But even with…