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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...

What makes the perfect field watch? This is the question I set out to answer during the summer of 2023 as I hid from my responsibilities and embarked on an end-to-end hike of the Monadnock...

We’d thought it would be fun, here at Watch Gecko, for each of us guest authors to share our personal dream watch collection. A collection that includes five watches from the five main genres: dive,...

I think it’s fairly common knowledge at this point that I’m a big fan of the Tissot PRX. These 1970’s inspired integrated sports watches have been teetering on the edge of wish list since their...

I've never been a good collector. Collecting is a skill and suggests forethought. For example, a good collector might gather an ensemble of dive watches throughout the decades- showing how, in a single collection, the...

Black and gold has always been a classic combination, especially when it comes to dress watches. Gold is associated with luxury and elegance and in contrast to the versatility of black, it creates a visually...

Has anyone else noticed the recent rise in moon phase watches made with sparkly dark blue, aventurine dials? It is a marriage that makes perfect sense; aventurine glass embodies the night sky, and the moon...

Introducing New Bell & Ross "Full Lum" BR-X5 Green Lum - Credit Bell & Ross Bell & Ross’ “Full Lum” watches always conjure up images of space-age, glow in the dark green. Their LUM series,...

Introducing Seiko Prospex Marinemaster SJE097, SJE099 & SJE101 If you’re remotely familiar with Seiko, you’ll have no doubt come across some rather unusual nicknames nailed to their models. “Tuna”, “Sumo” and “Monster” being just some....

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...

It’s not just IWC that has been making the most of their Formula 1 connections recently, as Girard-Perregaux also unveiled a grand prix-inspired watch at the Dubai Watch Week: the Aston Martin Neo Bridges. Neo...