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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

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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...

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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...

Reviews

August 9, 2025

NOMOS Club Campus - Hands-On Review

Nomos Glashütte, a brand that has been around since the early 1990s, has seen a surge in popularity in the last 5 years or so. Thanks in part to a growing love for their watches...

Product Guides

August 8, 2025

An A-Z Guide to WatchGecko OCTOPOD Straps

Your quick-reference guide to our best-selling OCTOPOD strap collection. Fifty years ago, the British Army created a watch strap so reliable, it became the blueprint for military-style straps around the world. At WatchGecko, we’ve always loved...

Zenith x Time+Tide Defy Skyline Skeleton White Surfer Watch Review

Reviews

August 7, 2025

Zenith x Time+Tide Defy Skyline Skeleton White Surfer Watch Review

The team at Time+Tide know how to put on a party. They also know how to design a watch. This latest collaboration with legendary Swiss brand Zenith is a testament to both. This is the...

Product Guides

August 6, 2025

Top 5 Nylon Straps for the Tudor Black Bay 58

The Tudor Black Bay 58 was met with resounding success on its launch in 2020 and now four years later, the design is still arguably one of the Swiss watchmaker’s most popular. Its look is...