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August 27, 2025

Best Rubber Straps for Tudor Black Bay 58

The sun’s out, your Tudor Black Bay 58 is on your wrist, and there’s only one thing left to sort before your summer holiday really begins: the strap. Whether you’re heading for the pool, exploring...

How To

August 26, 2025

How to Set a Moonphase Watch - A Step-by-Step Guide

Setting a moonphase complication requires patience and the right reference point, but it's not as complicated as it might seem. Here's how to set your moonphase watch to synchronize with the actual lunar cycle: Up...

Watch Guides

August 26, 2025

The Complete Guide to Moonphase Watches: From Ancient Astronomy to Modern Luxury

There's something deeply romantic about wearing a piece of the cosmos on your wrist. Moonphase watches capture one of humanity's oldest fascinations – our relationship with the lunar cycle – and transform it into wearable...

Product Guides

August 23, 2025

WatchGecko OCTOPOD - Best Military Nylon Straps for Popular Watches

Fifty years ago, the British Army created a watch strap so reliable it became the blueprint for military-style straps around the world. At WatchGecko, we’ve always admired that design, but we also saw room to...

Brand Focus

August 22, 2025

Christopher Ward: Almost Britain’s Best Microbrand

Christopher Ward — a brand the folks at WatchGecko know well and work with closely — still gets called a “microbrand” in some corners of the watch world. It’s a label I’ve been hearing for...

Reviews

August 21, 2025

Zero West S5e and S6e Spitfire Escape Review & Best Straps

The Supermarine Spitfire is possibly the most iconic aircraft of all time. Elegant, acrobatic, powerful, and fast, it has captured the imagination since it first flew in the fight to defend Great Britain. Hampshire based...

Brand Focus

August 20, 2025

150 Years Bold: The Iconic Watches of Bulova

In the crowded streets of late-19th-century Manhattan, a young Bohemian immigrant named Joseph Bulova opened a modest jewelry shop. In 1875, from that small storefront on Maiden Lane, he planted the seeds for one of...

Sinn 903 St B E II Navigation Chronograph

Industry News

August 19, 2025

Sinn 903 St II Wins Armbanduhren Watch of the Year 2025

Sinn Spezialuhren is proud to announce that the Sinn 903 St II has been awarded “Watch of the Year” 2025 by Armbanduhren, one of Germany’s most respected watch magazines. Voted for directly by its readers,...

How To

August 19, 2025

How to Cut Your Rubber Watch Strap to Size

Cut-to-size rubber straps are a great way to get a perfect, tailored fit — but we know the idea of taking scissors to a brand-new strap can feel daunting. The good news? With a few...

Best Rubber Straps for Seiko Willard SPB151

Product Guides

August 16, 2025

Best Rubber Straps for Seiko Willard SPB151

As summer sunshine beckons and warm breezes invite adventure, it’s the perfect moment to refresh your Seiko Willard with a strap that can keep pace. Renowned for its rugged, tool‑watch DNA and unmistakable cushion case,...

Reviews

August 15, 2025

British Microbrand Review: Hands-On with the Apiar Gen 1.0 Dawn & Dusk

It’s 3D printed. It’s titanium. It looks like it was spun by a spider in a dystopian sci-fi lab. Meet the Apiar Gen 1.0 Dawn & Dusk—a timepiece so unapologetically strange, so deeply rooted in...