Let's get straight to it—the Patek Philippe 5170P in my right hand is worth almost 20 times as much as the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch in my left. With the Omega clocking an RRP of just over...

When Hans Wilsdorf first set out to build a watch company in 1905, he set himself a goal: to make the world's best watch. Early Rolex promotional material boasted the number of ways Wilsdorf...

With Paul Newman's Daytona recently selling for $17.8 million, it's hard to believe that anything with the words 'Rolex', 'Daytona' and 'vintage' in it could possibly be anything other than ...

We all identify Patek Philippe as a brand of tradition, reserve and sturdy Swiss conservatism, known for ignoring the trend for—well, just about everything, really. Patek Philippe sticks to ...

While the Seamaster had been in Omega's catalogue since 1948, the oldest in the current collection, it wasn't until 1957—four years after Rolex debuted its Submariner—that Omega fashioned th...

We've talked before about the wave of quartz watches that hit the west in the 1970s, but it's in the aftermath that things really get interesting. With established watch brands crumbling lef...

It's not every day you turn 60. It's quite the milestone. With the Speedmaster hitting 60 in 2017, Omega could have slapped a birthday badge on the current Moonwatch and been done with it—an...

Even if you've only been interested in watches a short while, you'll likely already know that mechanical is king. It's traditional, exceptional, nostalgic; a far cry from the cold, industria...

If you're reading this article, chances are you've followed the same journey trodden by many before and found yourself considering an Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch. And so you should; it's a b...

Omega's Planet Ocean is something of a staple of the brand's line-up, and it feels like it's been around for ever—but that's not that case. The year before it appeared on the wrist of James ...

The release of a new limited edition by Omega probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone. The brand has made something of a habit of releasing special edition models—from Seamaster Bond wat...

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it—or so the adage goes. That’s more or less Rolex’s approach when releasing new models. The brand avoids drastic revisions to its watches, because it can be a d...