What if your watch simply needed a new strap?
A few days ago, my son pointed out that the strap on the watch I had given him was starting to deteriorate. It is a leather strap dyed blue. Another…
Lifestyle
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Trends, style, and watch advice: the Lifestyle category explores how to incorporate watches into your everyday life. What to wear with a dress watch? Which watch to give as a wedding gift? Fashion and practical ideas around luxury watchmaking and men’s style.
Why Some Watches Increase in Value and Others Don’t
Two watches can come from the same manufacture, share a steel case and offer comparable build quality. One will appreciate over time. The other will be difficult to sell, sometimes…
Can a Gold Watch Be Worth More for Its Gold Than on the Wrist?
In July 2026, Swatch launched a rather unusual MoonSwatch. Produced in 1,969 pieces, the Mission to the Moon 1969 features a dial, hands, crown and pushers made from Omega’s 18-carat…
Is a More Expensive Watch Movement Really Better?
It is a question that many enthusiasts eventually ask themselves: what do you actually gain by paying considerably more for a movement? Greater accuracy? Better reliability? A watch that will…
Deadbeat Seconds, the Most Misunderstood Tick-Tock in Mechanical Watchmaking
Why do some watches have deadbeat seconds? It is a question that comes up often, usually with a raised eyebrow and a cutting remark: “It’s quartz, isn’t it?” That is…
What Is a Rose Gold Case and How Is It Made
Rose gold: an aesthetic given that is not quite so simple What exactly is a rose-gold case? The question may seem harmless, almost self-evident, given how firmly this warm hue…
Why some watches use mineral crystal instead of sapphire
A Less Noble Choice… Really? Sapphire crystal feels like the obvious choice when buying a watch. Harder, more scratch-resistant, virtually impervious in daily wear—it’s often seen as the unquestioned standard…
What Is a Doctor’s Watch (Pulsometer)
Long before optical sensors, smartwatches and electronic oximeters, mechanical watchmaking had already found an elegant solution to a very practical problem: measuring heart rate. This is the origin of the…
Why Watch Case Diameters Have Shrunk Over the Past Ten Years
A Return to Proportion: How We Moved from “Bigger” to “Better” Ten or fifteen years ago, a watch was worn like a statement. On wrists, 44mm and up asserted…
Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto Lumière: Hands-On Review, Chiming and Spectacular Luminescence
The Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto Lumière doesn’t merely tell the time—it whispers it to us, thanks to a mechanical whim that chimes the passing of every hour. And once…
Carlingue Aviation 01: Take Flight
Aviation watches were not born to charm. They were designed to be read instantly, in sometimes extreme conditions, where mistakes are not an option. It is this functional constraint that…
Which automatic watch should you buy for under €1,000?
Our selection of genuinely relevant new models, straight to the point When we talk about an automatic watch for under €1,000, we’re covering a fairly broad range of options: from…
Which first watch should you buy when you’re just getting started in watchmaking?
A simple, no-snobbery guide to choosing well Choosing your first watch can quickly become confusing. Between the big brands, micro-brands, automatic watches, quartz, prices ranging from €100 to several thousand……
What Is a “Dress Watch”?
The “dress watch”, or the discreet art of dressing well at the wrist Some watches assert themselves through performance, engineering, presence… That’s the case with tool watches. And then…
What Is a “Tool Watch”?
When the watch wasn’t jewellery … but an instrument Before it became a status symbol or a style accessory, the wristwatch was for a long time a utilitarian object.…
Why Do Pilot Watches Have Such Legible Dials?
Legibility born of noise, cold and urgency Before it became an aesthetic code—oversized numerals, sharp hands, crisp contrasts—the legibility of pilot’s watches was a matter of survival. In a…