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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.

New Releases

October 31, 2022

First Look At The Bremont H1 Generation

When arguably the most prominent British watch brand describes a new launch as the “most significant in the company’s history” you tend to take notice. Because what we’re being presented with here isn’t just a...

Kid In A Candy Store - An Oris Cotton Candy Review

Reviews

October 10, 2022

Kid In A Candy Store - An Oris Cotton Candy Review

Swiss watchmaking is traditionally right up there with the coroner’s office when it comes to embracing frivolity, exuberance, and humour. But the most flagrant exception to that rule comes with the Cotton Candy collection from...

New Releases

September 22, 2022

Behind The Chopard Mille Miglia

Some racing events are truly iconic rather than merely famous. And one of them is the Mille Miglia. Between 1927 and 1957, this event (which translates to ‘thousand miles’ in Italian) was an open-road endurance...

September 5, 2022

Introducing the Geckota Chronotimer G2 Classic Panda Chronograph

The Geckota G2 Chronotimer Classic Panda Chronograph is a bold new addition to our range of Chronotimer chronograph racing watches. If you go back to the beginning, our first iteration of the Chronotimer – released back in...

August 25, 2022

Going back to your roots with the Geckota Pioneer

Sometimes, you feel the need to return to the beginning of any adventure, no matter how much time has passed. Because it’s only by turning round and looking back at the road travelled that you...

August 22, 2022

Past, present and future - The ‘Dirty Dozen’ Omega

There are times when you really wish that your watch could talk. And if I could imbue just one watch in my collection with the power of speech, there’s no doubt which it would be:...

Full Steel Jacket - Hands On With The Oris Holstein Edition 2022

New Releases Reviews

August 16, 2022

Full Steel Jacket - Hands On With The Oris Holstein Edition 2022

Cast your mind back to the 1990s. I was wearing cargo pants and listening to Nirvana while pretending to study. Other, more serious, people were probably hard at work while wearing watches that marked them...

August 16, 2022

Following in the footsteps of Jochen Rindt with a Heuer Autavia

Jochen Rindt won the Formula 1 World Championship aged 28 (which back in 1970, was still young in Grand Prix terms) but never knew it. That sums up Rindt’s all too brief time on earth:...

New Releases

June 27, 2022

A Look At The Squale Marina Militare

If you like dive watches with a genuine operational history, then it’s your lucky day. Because Squale has just released the Marina Militare watch, which – for those who aren’t familiar with Italian – means...

Slimmer's world: A review of the Geckota Sea Hunter Slimline

Reviews

June 16, 2022

Slimmer's world: A review of the Geckota Sea Hunter Slimline

Less is often more. And that applies particularly in the world of watches, where there’s frequently a distinct correlation between the abundance of adornment and lack of taste. So that’s why the best travelling companions...

Nights Out In Miami With The Geckota Chronotimer Aurora Aqua Sunburst

Reviews

May 16, 2022

Nights Out In Miami With The Geckota Chronotimer Aurora Aqua Sunburst

It’s always fun to match a watch to a destination. And given that the destination in question was Miami, it was pretty clear which watch to take...