Results for Watch Dial Text Conventions

Introducing the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon with Enamel Dial

Ep. 87 Do Watch Brands Care About The Second Hand Market?

The Snobs are back to their regularly scheduled programming this week! Today, they take some time to speculate about the current "stainless steel crisis" some brands are experiencing while talking about second hand market support. Plus, in case you were wondering, Mike would totally break vegan and eat Kaz in a survival situation.

Getting to Know James Marks of Phillips Watch Department in London

Review: TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf Special Edition – Coolest Watch Ever?

What happens when 2 automotive legends join forces to reinterpret a racing icon? We take a look at the Tag Heuer Monaco Gulf Special Edition.

Sports watch of choice: The Breguet Marine Chronographe 5527

Breguet was the brains behind countless inventions in the watchmaking world. In addition to the tourbillon and the pare-chute shock protection

Opinion: Why the Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller Is The Ultimate Divers’ Watch

We take an in-depth look at the new Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller D-Blue, and discover why it might just be the ultimate timepiece for commercial divers.

Certina Sea Turtle

Swatch Group watch brand Certina hosted a celebratory dinner at the London Aquarium in June, to showcase its partnership with the Florida-based Sea Turtle Conservancy.

Spot the Watch: Chris Paul rocking a Patek Philippe

In an article published on NY Times on May 16, 2018, we spotted basketballer Chris Paul rocking a Patek Philippe Ref. 5130 World Timer.

Review: Frederique Constant Hybrid Manufacture: Is your watch smarter than you?

Frederique Constant makes a step further into a possible future of watchmaking combining a traditional automatic movement with a smartwatch module offering the best from both worlds - Frederique Constant Hybrid Manufacture

Elvis Watch Becomes Most Expensive Omega Ever Sold At Auction - USD1.5mil

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tonight, at the first session of Phillips Watches' Geneva Auction Week: Seven, the Tiffany stamped 18K white gold Omega wristwatch that was presented to Elvis Presley on the occasion of his...

Make Your Own Watch in Vegas

The AWCI offers watchmaking workshops for consumers, salespeople and collectors.

Pawn Shop Horology: A Unique Fossil Watch & Victorinox Chrono

One thing me and my father have in common is that we both really enjoy scoping out pawn shops for some good deals, and living in Lincoln, Nebraska there Is a strong influence from college football and college life in general. So you’ll often find some neat stuff that some college kid pawned off to pay for rent or groceries. Among the many things you find, watches fill most the pawn shops around town.

Is customization the new way to buy a watch?

Mass customization has been a hot topic in recent retail trends. Not a new concept, the idea has been manifest through monogramming of leather goods, with brands like Louis Vuitton, Tumi, Coach offering this service in stores and online. From simple monogramming, to swapping around a full permutation of parts and piece

A New Examination of the Swiss Watch Industry

Market Share Goes to the Big and Powerful

Spot the Watch: John Wick, a pencil and the A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Moonphase

In John Wick 2, we spotted a surprising timepiece on the wrist of an assassin that John Wick takes out using a simple writing instrument.

Review: The Subtle Everyday Watch Blancpain Villeret Grande Date Jour Rétrograde

Blancpain released the new Villeret Grande Date Jour Rétrograde at Baselworld 2018. As its name in French suggests, it contains a large date indicator, and a retrograde day pointer. The classic design is straightforward and the complication useful for everyday wear. The new Blancpain Villeret Grande Date Jour Rétrograd

Spot the Watch: Robert Downey Jr rocks a Greubel Forsey for the premiere of Avengers: Infinity War

Robert Downey Jr chose to rock a uber cool Greubel Forsey GMT in red gold for the premiere Avengers: Infinity War. He plays Tony Stark aka Iron Man.

Ep. #77 – Watch Brands We Know Nothing About Part 3: Mido

Kaz and Mike finally get a chance to catch up after two consecutive weeks of interviews. It's refreshing and the guys revisit a TBWS classic that the #watchfam seems to enjoy.

New Release: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 38mm (now in tropical dial!)

Hamilton reintroduces the new Khaki Field Mechanical 38mm, a perennial favourite among collectors of vintage military watches, this time with pre-patinated hands and indices.

Ep. #76 – Talking Watch Content With Theo & Harris

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How to impress your watch friends or Dan-Andrei’s Top 5 Watches from Baselworld 2018

Baselworld 2018 was full of surprises. Some pieces were expected but some of them, in an extraordinary twist of fate, impress us with the look, the price and the story. Here are the Top 5 watches that impressed Dan-Andrei in the live show.

Watch The Throne: How Jay-Z led the way for Audemars Piguet to dominate hip-hop’s wrists - and lyrics

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Though he famously remarked, “I’m not a businessman - I’m a business, man,” Jay-Z’s got 99 problems with that old corporate adage, “If you fail to prepare, you prepare to...

Throwback Sundays: Six Watch Highlights from Baselworld 2017, from Our Archives

We take a look at some of the highlights of Baselworld 2017, before we welcome the new watches from the upcoming Baselworld 2018 next week. Find out what are some of the watches that we have selected for this week's article!

Ep. #71 – Writing About Watches & Watch Photography

Kaz and Mike take time out of their weekend to talk watches, share their frustrations, and kick back after a difficult week. How far can Mike take his #BaselBeard and is it really recycling if you chug water out of a used soda can? The Snobs are eco-conscious dudes after all... maybe.

Spot the Watch: Vladimir Putin and his A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down

We did some photograph hunting from the mid 2000's and spotted Vladimir Putin wearing an A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down in a white metal case.