Guides April 22, 2024 Earth Day 2024 April 22nd is Earth Day, marked out in calendar’s globally as a time to celebrate and honour our extraordinary planet. Earth Day serves as a reminder to us all of the positive impact we can...
Guides April 16, 2024 Why Watches? Everyone’s journey into the world of horology is unique, with some of us being fascinated by timepieces since childhood, oftentimes with a love of horology passed on seemingly through our DNA by parents or grandparents...
Guides April 7, 2024 Every Rolex Nickname Explained: Your Guide to the Timeless Classics In the watch world, few brands carry the weight and prestige of Rolex. These watches have become symbols of success and aspiration. But did you know they’re also objects of affectionate nicknaming by enthusiasts and...
Guides April 6, 2024 Every Collector Should Have These 4 Best Watch Tools and Accessories Every watch collector knows that each timepiece tells a story of craftsmanship, heritage, and personal style. But beyond the allure of the watches themselves lies the equally important realm of maintenance, care, and presentation. For...
Guides April 6, 2024 Analogue vs. digital: How to choose the right watch for your collection The watch market is vast, with endless options for watch enthusiasts to choose from. But at the heart of it all, one question lingers throughout the industry: Analogue or digital? Unfortunately, there isn’t a simple...
Guides April 5, 2024 What is an annual calendar watch and how does it work? Much like other watch buffs, I’m drawn to intricate movements and unique mechanisms. It’s safe to say that an annual calendar watch delivers in both of these areas, standing as a testament to functionality and...
Guides April 2, 2024 A Guide to Modern California Dials California dials divide watch lovers from far and wide. Some say they can’t make up their mind on what they want to be, and others (like myself) say that they have an alluring originality. I’d...
Guides March 26, 2024 When Should You Service Your Watch? Even if you take great care of your watch, maintaining its precision and elegance sometimes requires extra care, often in the form of professional servicing. But many watch owners wonder just how often to get...
Guides March 26, 2024 Two Years Later: Is the MoonSwatch Hype Still Alive? Exactly two years ago today, on 26th March 2022, Swatch and Omega collaborated to bring out the “MoonSwatch”. If you’re somehow unfamiliar with this release, this is a watch that has been produced by Swatch...
Guides March 24, 2024 Five watch brands that died…and five that survived Time is enduring, but watches – and their makers – come and go. One of the biggest threats to their existence was the well-publicised ‘quartz crisis of the 1970s’, when new technology almost made the...
Guides March 23, 2024 Watches We'll Sell Next In the loosely connected previous part of these two features - Watches We Wish We Hadn’t Sold – the WatchGecko authors came clean and confessed to the watches they once owned and regretted parting with....