This is not really an age old question in the world of watches, but more a question that has recently emerged due to the influx of watch brands that have now begun to use what can be described as “faux patina”. You’re probably already aware of what faux patina is, but for those who are […]

If you’re considering buying a Rolex watch, you’re no doubt doing a lot of research. During the course of that research, you’ve probably heard about solid end links, or SEL. What’s the big deal? Beginning in the early 2000s, Rolex made a change in their watch bracelet design; they changed the end links from hollow […]

When you spend as much time as I do reviewing quality watches, it’s easy to get caught up in beautiful cases, intricate movements, and unique dials that are works of art in their own right. In and of themselves, there’s nothing wrong with these features. But focusing on them too much, you can lose sight […]

Among watch aficionados, one of the most frequent debates is between applied indices and painted indices. Peruse any watch forum, and you’ll see amateur horologists debating both sides of the issue and posting images of their favorite watch dials. I’m not going to wade into the debate and tell you what I think is better […]

If you’re a dive watch enthusiast, you may have already been exposed to a helium escape valve. It’s the round fitting on the side, usually at the 9 or 10 o’clock position, and you’ll find them on many premium dive watches. Typically, helium escape valves are found on professional-grade dive watches, such as the Rolex […]

If you’re a mechanical watch enthusiast, you most likely wear your watch primarily because you love the engineering and history behind it. Let’s be totally frank: a $15.00 Casio watch from Walmart is almost certainly a more accurate timepiece than your $1,500 Swiss automatic. But just because you have an obsession with horology doesn’t mean […]

Watch brand pronunciation can be difficult at times, even for me and I’ve been a watch collector for many years now. I’m also French, as you can probably tell from my last name; Catellier. Even as someone who speaks french fluently it feels like some of these brands have some fairly complex brand names. I […]

A name has power and that is why the reputation that Seiko built has made it into a staple in the watchmaking industry. At one point, they were the largest watchmakers in the world. This reputation has set expectations for the brand and that trickled down to products that has the Seiko brand stapled on […]

It is a known fact that in most occasions, watches are considered to be expensive accessories. Although, there are rare occasions when they are not. However, what we are going to be talking about today is one of those that are the upper end of the spectrum – the tourbillon. The Word Tourbillon The term […]