I picked the wrong watch. Sorry about that. My list of the best summer watches consisted of a steel and gold Longines Spirit Zulu, a Certina DS Action Diver 38mm, and a full-metal Casio G-Shock. And picking that gold-colored G-Shock GMW-B5000PG-9 from the 40th Anniversary Recrystallized Series was rash. I should have picked another Casio…

This one’s a straight-forward Grinding Gears with a head-on title, coming to you less from my watch writer self and more from the watch customer/enthusiast that I also am. It’s been not months but years that I’ve been waiting for brands, small and large, to improve their websites, all in the hopes that they would…

The Ming 37.05 Series 2 is the brand’s latest release. It follows the original 37.05 from 2021 and brings a star-filled, three-dimensional dial along with a new color and style. This is the first semi-affordable new watch from Ming in roughly a year, so let’s see what the popular independent brand has in store for…

This November, London’s Leicester Square will witness a horological extravaganza as WatchPro unveils its highly anticipated flagship event, WatchPro Salon. Early Bird tickets have just been released, and after the success of last year’s event, we’re buzzing with excitement. Brace yourselves for a captivating experience that showcases over 50 renowned brands and promises to be…

Sometimes wishes do come true. It sounds a bit cliche and over the top, but it’s not in this case. In March, Seiko unveiled its first series of mechanical Prospex GMT dive watches — the SPB381, SPB383, and SPB385. They are three GMT versions of the 1968 Diver’s Modern Re-interpretation, and as I wrote in…

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The Horological Society of New York (HSNY) announces “Timepieces for HSNY: 2023 Charity Auction“, presented online by Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo from July 6-11, 2023. HSNY’s annual charity auction, whose sale proceeds benefit the Society’s ongoing mission of advancing the art and science of horology, will feature a variety of wristwatches, a…

In 2015, Monta introduced its debut watch, the Oceanking dive watch (check out our review of the original), a well-executed, handsome timepiece that sold out quickly. By 2018, the brand had introduced a second generation, with a new movement and several cosmetic upgrades. In early 2022, though, Monta abruptly announced that the Oceanking as we…