Watch Collecting

Recently there has been a rise in popularity in bronze watches. It seems like every watch brand is releasing more and more bronze options. They seem to be rather divisive among collectors, causing them to either totally love them or absolutely hate them. If you are wondering if you should get one, the simple answer […]

When we think of a good quality mechanical watch, we know they can last a lifetime, but when it comes to quartz watches we can be a little unsure how long they last. Most people would suggest they should last around 20-25 years, but they could possibly last much longer. Quartz Is Still Relatively New

Since most of us are not millionaires there can be a lot of decisions that need to be made when it comes to our watch collecting hobby. We can’t just buy everything we see and sometimes we need to adjust our goals to fit our budgets and lifestyles. Choosing between your grail watch or opting

We all know that mechanical watches are small and delicate. The crown is especially delicate and this not helped by it being the only part of the watch we really interact with. It is a common area for a problem to occur, luckily, a lot of the time the problem is not that serious and

Collecting watches can be done in a number of different ways and one approach is to have a very focused one brand collection. What Is A One Brand Watch Collection? It really is rather simple; you only buy watches from one company. Most watch brands offer a range of watches, so it’s very possible to

When you start looking into straps you will hear about Nato straps and Zulu straps. However, it can be a little complicated to understand what the difference is. They are both nylon straps and they both look very similar. This seems to be why there is so much confusion. Some people even believe they are

Getting a new watch and winding it for the first time is always a pleasure, but you will always be a little cautious about winding it too much and breaking it, but can this actually happen? Yes, you can over wind a watch and if you go too far you can snap the mainspring and

The watch someone is wearing can pretty much tell you nothing about them. Everyone thinks it can tell you everything, which can be true at times, but not always. There are two types of people in the world …Those that care about watches and those that do not. Most people don’t care and they don’t

The quick answer is yes, a woman can wear a men’s watch and it’s actually quite common to see this happening. It’s also totally fine to do it the other way round; a man can wear a woman’s watch. While this is less common, there is nothing wrong with doing this. A watch is just

The assumption in life and especially in watch collecting is that the more expensive it is, the better it is. While a lot of the time this can be true, it’s not always the case. You can find plenty of expensive watches that are not that great and even more cheap ones that are amazing.