Industry News December 17, 2025 Important Notice: Scam Websites Using WatchGecko Product Images In this article, we discuss the growing problem of scam websites using our brand name and images.
Product Guides December 14, 2025 A Closer Look: The Hatherley Badalassi Carlo Wax Leather Watch Strap A Closer Look: The Hatherley Badalassi Carlo Wax Leather Watch Strap At WatchGecko, we believe a great watch strap should do more than simply hold a watch in place. It should enhance the character of...
Product Guides December 13, 2025 The Strap That Becomes Part of the Watch A watch strap is often treated as something temporary. Swapped, rotated, replaced without much thought. And yet, when a strap is right, it quietly disappears into daily wear, becoming inseparable from the watch itself. In...
Product Guides December 12, 2025 Why Saddle Stitching Still Matters on a Watch Strap Most watch straps are judged at a glance. Colour, texture, stitching — all the visible details. But the qualities that matter most are often the least obvious, only revealing themselves over time and wear.
Product Guides December 11, 2025 Not All Leather Ages the Same Leather is often described as if it ages in a single, predictable way. We talk about patina as though it’s guaranteed, as though every strap will darken, soften and improve at the same pace.
November 6, 2025 Mingma Gyabu “David” Sherpa - Record Breaking Himalayan Legend About Mingma Gyabu “David” Sherpa Name: Mingma Gyabu Sherpa (aka Mingma David). Born: 16 May 1989, Taplejung District, Nepal. Roles: Mountaineer, rescue climber, expedition guide, co‑founder of Elite Exped. Mingma Gyaba "David" Sherpa at K2. Credit - Ocean to Orbit...
Brand Focus October 30, 2025 Ocean To Orbit Himalayan Project - Now Available for Pre-Order on WatchGecko WatchGecko is delighted to announce the exclusive UK launch of the Ocean To Orbit Himalayan Project - a remarkable new collection of expedition-ready tool watches that combine rugged engineering, premium materials, and genuine mountaineering heritage.Set to...
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...
Brand Focus July 5, 2025 Second Hour Watches Gin Clear MkII Ripple Edition To mark five years since the original Second Hour Gin Clear launch, Second Hour unveiled the Ripple Edition - featuring hypnotic dial textures that mimic rippling water, available in bold Blue and Red, plus a...
Brand Focus June 22, 2025 Mount Lhotse: The Silent Giant of the Himalayas Rising to a staggering 8,516 meters (27,940 feet), Mount Lhotse is the fourth-highest mountain in the world. Located right next to Mount Everest, it shares much of Everest’s route and base camp, yet it retains...
Brand Focus June 21, 2025 All About Ocean To Orbit Founded in late 2020 by David DeWitt (formerly at Ford) and Siddhartha Kazami (formerly at Toyota), Ocean To Orbit emerged from a simple conversation. The pair shared a mutual passion for mechanical watches and a...
