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Chris Antzoulis – WatchGecko Contributor

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

Chris is a published poet, comic book writer, former literary agent, and creative writing professor—basically, he's collected more titles than a Bond villain. He accidentally fell into writing about watches, and somehow, he's still plummeting. Since his start, he's written for Worn & Wound, Time & Tide, and Mainspring and now runs his own horological corner of the internet at PoppingCrowns.com. Want to say "hi" or send him memes? He's lurking on Instagram, too.

Titanium Bead-Blasted 42mm Standard Issue Field Watch. Credit - Weiss Watch Company

Brand Focus

June 10, 2025

The Future of American Watchmaking: 7 Microbrands to Know

You know the saying: everything’s bigger in America—cars, sandwiches, opinions… and increasingly, the ambitions of independent watchmakers. While Switzerland continues to be the spiritual home of horology and British watch brands are increasingly making a...

Brand Focus

August 20, 2025

150 Years Bold: The Iconic Watches of Bulova

In the crowded streets of late-19th-century Manhattan, a young Bohemian immigrant named Joseph Bulova opened a modest jewelry shop. In 1875, from that small storefront on Maiden Lane, he planted the seeds for one of...

Industry News

July 29, 2025

U.S. Watch Tariffs and the Industry’s Future: An Interview with Marc Frankel

Between rising tariffs, inflation, and a post-pandemic market correction, the U.S. watch industry finds itself at a crossroads. The boom of 2020 and 2021—fueled by stimulus checks, lockdown boredom, and a sudden collective obsession with...

Brand Focus

July 16, 2025

Christopher Ward’s U.S. Mission: Time for a British Invasion

**Imagine, if you will, the following being spoken with an English accent but a Texas drawl, at a bar outside Dallas.** "Alright, picture this — you're wearin' a watch that looks like it should set...

Reviews

July 3, 2025

Isotope Chronograph Moonshot Mission Log

MISSION ENTRY: ISOTOPE PROJECT: MOONSHOT REVIEW Codename: Terra Maris Commander: Chris Antzoulis, Reporting for Duty Isotope Chronograph Moonshot Terra Marris. Credit - WatchGecko DISCOVERY The sky hadn’t cracked when it arrived. There were no celestial...

Watch Guides

May 28, 2025

From Watermelons to War Dials: My British Watch Brand Obsession

I didn’t wake up one day and decide to swear allegiance to the Queen’s—sorry, King’s—horological empire. There was no Churchillian voice in my head urging me onward, no Union Jack waving dramatically in the wind....