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LONGINES SPIRIT ZULU TIME LIMITED EDITION FOR HODINKEE
Two great names and yet another collaboration. Longines and Hodinkee have joined forces to launch the LONGINES SPIRIT ZULU TIM. This is a 500-piece limited edition made entirely of Grade 5 titanium alloy with high...

BUCHERER EXCLUSIVE BREITLING SUPEROCEAN COLLECTION
Every so often, in the world of high-end goods, a partnership gets your attention. For example, Breitling and Bentley spawned some of the greatest Breitling of all time, inspired by a collection of luxury cars....

CARL F BUCHERER - MANERO PERIPHERAL PERPETUAL CALENDAR
Carl F. Bucherer, hailing from Lucerne, has gained a reputation for technical excellence since 1888. Committed to innovation, Bucherer has become the front-runner in peripheral technology. They have patented a peripheral winding system, a floating...

BULGARI X GRAN TURISMO – A Hyper Car and Hyper Watch Partnership
If you were ever in doubt that gaming can transcend all avenues of life, then the latest release from Bulgari will stem those feelings. The premier watch brand has teamed up with the vast digital...

Sinn 556 Review
Every so often, Sinn gets the accusation of "dated" thrown at it. It's not a fair observation as the company philosophy is based on the adage - if it's not broken, don't fix it. When...

A Trio of Ligure Tartaruga Divers
In February this year, we first looked at Ligure Watches and hands-on with the Tartaruga Black. It's almost the end of the year and we are lucky to have not another one, but three, Ligure...

Pilot watches – What to Know
Like so many wristwatches, the Pilots watch, as we know it today, originates in warfare. Since the days of the first aircraft, which were a challenge to fly, it was widely accepted that fumbling for...

Introducing Adley Watches
We have written about watches for over a decade at The WatchGecko Magazine. In that time, we have seen models that cover technically just about every subject and element of timekeeping. However, when we met...

Czapek Antarctique Royal Onyx and Desert Rose unveiled at Dubai Watch Week
Dubai Watch Week has always been synonymous with high-end and extremely limited releases and the offerings from Czapek for 2023 are no exception. There were two releases limited to just 18 and 25 pieces, so...

DOXA Unveils the Limited Edition “SUB 300β Seddiqi Edition 2023” during Dubai Watch Week
No question, dive watches are becoming fashion watches so there is little surprise that more elaborate materials are being used in dial and case construction. If you're going to use a precious material, then why...

Tudor Black Bay GMT Strap Showcase
Picking a new strap for a GMT watch is generally good fun. Reason? Because GMT watches almost always have a splash of colour, and that element is probably the principal reason you bought the watch....

Omega Seamaster Strap Showcase
If you are lucky to own a stunningly versatile watch like the latest edition Omega Seamaster, strap changes can be a minefield. The problem is that the watch looks good on anything, whether military nylon,...

NTH 500M Devil Ray – GMT or Not GMT?
When I interviewed Chris Vail, the founder of NTH, for our YouTube channel, he predicted that 2023 would be the year of the GMT. Why? In 2022, Miyota introduced a cost-effective GMT movement, their Calibre...