Some watch market news for you; SWISS WATCHES IN DEMAND WatchPro mag reports that Swiss exports to the UK were up by 21% in August, according to the latest stats from the Swiss watch manufacturers association. To be fair part of the reason could be retailers stocking up for the Christmas sales season which kicks off in September. Watches of Switzerland posted 19% growth for … Continue reading Latest Watch Market News Snippets
Some info from Danish fashion brand August Berg; August Berg is thrilled to announce the launch of the Simply Strawberry Thief collection, in collaboration with Morris & Co. This new release features three refined styles for women with distinctive details all the way from the watch dials to the strap. Morris & Co. was founded by eminent poet, environmentalist, socialist and designer, William Morris, in … Continue reading Morris & Co Collab From August Berg
One of the most elegant retro chronographs on the Indie watch market, the Baltic Tricompax is back on sale, as the French brand offer new stocks. White or black dial, your choice and same price tag of £1585 and the high quality Sellita SW500 Swiss movement inside. That offers 63 hours of reserve power on a full wind btw. There are lots of automatic retro … Continue reading Fresh Stocks of The Baltic Tricompax Are Back Online
A couple of new dive models from Indie brand Undone caught our eye recently and with 500m of resistance on offer, plus loads of lume, for under $400, these are great value. The average benchmark these days on everyday divers is about 300m, so 500m gives you some extra cover and the Aqualume model also has full lume across the dial. The Aquadeep just has … Continue reading Two New 500m Divers From Undone
Yes is the answer you’re looking for. OK, the Swatch-Omega Moonswatch thing was a sale success, queues in the streets, scalpers doubling their cash on eBay and Etsy etc. For a while. Try selling a Moonswatch now, especially that pooh brown one, see what the premium is. You see pulling the same stunt twice in watch marketing rarely works. In any event, the bio-OK, plastic, … Continue reading Are Swatch Pulling Your Pants Down With the Blancpain Ocean Range?
If you love deep dive watches that can handle 1000m then there are very choices on the market. Sure, you can pay a fortune to Rolex, Blancpain or others but when it comes to mainstream Swiss, British, German or Indie brands then 300m tends to be the limite, at least for something affordable to the everyday enthusiast. Often you are loking at paying over £1000 … Continue reading Suppose You Want Deep Dive 1000m For Under £300?
There’s a bunch of feelings you get if you drop an expensive watch. Dread, fearing the worst while looking at the second hand to see if its still ticking, then usually a bit of self-loathing anger for being so clumsy assuming it now has a big scratch on the crystal or bezel. But few of these emotions will be felt if you own a Ball … Continue reading Ball’s Engineer EOD is a Tough All-Rounder
TAG has a new Porsche tie-in watch on the market, available in two variants. The watch celebrates the lasting legacy of the Porsche 911 sports car, sometimes sold as the Carrera too. Bill Gates, that well know climate change activist is believed to own a collection of the iconic rear engined sportscars. But that’s OK, he’s rich, we are just climate deniers… Anyhoo, there are … Continue reading TAG Carrera Celebrates Porsche 911/Carrera Heritage
