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Anthony Peacock – WatchGecko Contributor

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Articles, reviews, and watch guides from the WatchGecko Magazine team.

As a writer and PR consultant, I’m lucky enough to travel the world and find inspiration from all sorts of amazing places. Sometimes I’m on my own and sometimes with others, but my timepiece is my constant companion.

NTH Vintage White Night Diver full lume dial

Reviews

February 23, 2023

Night Operations with the NTH Näcken Vintage White - Full Lume Dial

Right from the start, there was a certain sense of déjà vu. Putting on the latest watch from NTH – the full-lume Näcken (which is pronounced neck-en, after the Swedish class of submarine) – I...

Reviews

February 17, 2023

My blue heaven: a week with the new Oris Calibre 473

For one terrible moment, I thought that the new Oris Calibre 473 had stopped. Image Credit: WatchGecko Then I remembered. This is actually a manual wind watch. I had a similar experience recently when I...

February 2, 2023

Everything you never knew about Oris - CEO Video Interview

From the very start, it’s clear that Rolf Studer isn’t your average Swiss watch company CEO. He doesn’t address you from behind acres of polished mahogany desk for a start, and there’s not a suit...

SR-71 Blackbird - Credit Wiki/Common/Unrestricted Images

Brand Focus

February 2, 2023

Why the Blackbird made my Breitling dream take wing

They say that Christmas comes earlier every year. And actually, in 2022, that turned out to be true, because at the beginning of December I got my hands on a beautiful Breitling Blackbird chronograph, which...

February 1, 2023

Why Paris is the centre of the watch world

Ah, Paris. The city of light, love, croissants…and as it turns out, watches. Most capital cities have their own unique watch scene these days, but there’s one name that’s synonymous with Paris: Cartier. Founded in...

Reviews

January 24, 2023

A Tale Of Two Squales

Very occasionally, you get those moments that persuade you time has stood still. And one of them came recently, when we unwrapped a package that had been lovingly sent to us by Watches of Lancashire...

New Releases

December 26, 2022

Behind the scenes at Bremont Watches

It looks like the sort of place that should make Formula 1 cars or fighter jets. And that’s somewhat appropriate as the building is called ‘The Wing’, taking flight over the gentle Oxfordshire countryside near...

December 14, 2022

Exploring the watch scene in Germany

Switzerland is, of course, the home of European watchmaking, but the next-most prominent country when it comes to creating watches is Germany. It’s a nation that’s famed for precision, order, and timekeeping just as much...

Super Squale makes a spectacular comeback

New Releases

December 13, 2022

Super Squale makes a spectacular comeback

Swiss watchmaker Squale has unveiled the latest Super Squale line-up of watches, which features five new variants that fall firmly within the ‘skin diver’ category. This is a popular area that the Italian-Swiss firm has...

Rolex reveals Certified Pre-Owned Programme

New Releases

December 13, 2022

Rolex reveals Certified Pre-Owned Programme

Rolex has recently announced that it is launching a Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) programme, allowing customers to purchase second-hand or discontinued editions of the company’s illustrious range of watches. Image Credit - Rolex Despite – or perhaps...

First look: Oris Coulson Limited Edition

Reviews

November 24, 2022

First look: Oris Coulson Limited Edition

The latest release from Oris is something that’s a bit different to what we’ve come to expect from the manufacturer – and we were lucky enough to get our hands on one of the samples,...