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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...

Product Guides

August 15, 2025

WatchGecko Endurance: A Rubber Strap That’s Built to Last

There are some stories that just stick with you. Take Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance, for example. In 1912, Shackleton set sail for the Antarctic, only for his ship to become trapped in ice and eventually sink...

Reviews

August 14, 2025

Reviewing The Ball x Oracle Time Engineer II Dazzle

Ball have been making watches for over 130 years. They’re steeped in history, being responsible for making some of the most accurate timepieces of their day during the development of the railroads in the United...

Product Guides

August 13, 2025

Best Straps for Tudor Black Bay 58 [Updated 2025]

The Tudor Black Bay 58 is a modern classic—a watch that perfectly blends vintage dive watch cues with everyday versatility. And one of its best features? How well it takes to a strap change. Whether...

Watch Guides

August 12, 2025

Chris' Top 10 Field Watches Under £2,000

From arguably the king of field watches, the Rolex Explorer, to the popular—and even my personal favourite—Hamilton Khaki Automatic, we all seem to love field watches. There’s something about the simple layout, rugged charm and...