Brand Focus November 25, 2024 What Is So Special About Omega? At the end of the day, as much as the wide-eyed dreamers among us, who see so clearly a future of true novelty, innovation, and daring design would like to believe it needn’t, heritage does...
Brand Focus November 23, 2024 The Best American Watch Brands for Every Budget For a nation that once had a thriving watch industry and still, to this day, boasts one of the highest concentrations of wealthy watch collectors outside of the Middle East, great American brands aren’t always...
Product Guides November 21, 2024 Best Leather Watch Straps for Second Hour Memoir For those who appreciate quality and craftsmanship in every detail of a timepiece, finding the right strap can be transformative. At WatchGecko, we understand that a carefully chosen strap enhances not just the look of...
Reviews November 20, 2024 Reviewing the Second Hour Memoir If you make a list of the great watchmaking nations of the world, chances are Australia would figure nowhere near the top of it. But there’s one company looking to change that perception. In fairness,...
Industry News November 19, 2024 And The Winner Is... GPHG Awards 2024 The star-studded night is finally over – the Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) – which is the watch industry’s equivalent of the Oscars. Every year, prizes are handed out in a variety of...
Brand Focus November 19, 2024 What Is So Special About TAG Heuer? One of the great privileges of being a watch journalist is time. Not just the appreciation of it and the magnificent machines our more practical peers within the industry dedicate their lives to crafting, but...
Brand Focus November 18, 2024 Affordable Alternatives for Rolex Datejust The Rolex Datejust is an absolute classic, that can’t be argued. Since it launched back in 1945, it’s become one of Rolex’s most popular models, largely because it’s such an easy watch to wear, transitioning effortlessly...
Brand Focus November 16, 2024 Top 5 Fears Models in the Collection Right Now There are some brands that give the impression of not having to try. For others, the exact opposite is true. For the former, the result of this apparent easiness is a palpable air of calm...
New Releases November 14, 2024 Introducing The New Christopher Ward C1 Moonphase 37mm It feels like only yesterday I was sitting at WatchGecko HQ being handed the box for the 40.5mm C1 Moonphase (despite this happening twelve months ago). It was a launch I was really excited about....
New Releases November 14, 2024 Introducing the NOMOS Neomatik 34 Thirty-four millimetres. That’s not a size you’ll hear many people asking for. It’s maybe a little bigger than traditional “jewellery” watches and certainly smaller than most men would feel comfortable dropping down to (in theory)....
Product Guides November 13, 2024 Best Replacement Straps for the Vertex M36 The Vertex M36, was delivered this past June to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Born to remember the iconic watches supplied by the brand to British forces back in 1944, the Vertex M36 echoes the...
