We’re still in the relatively early stages of 2023, and that means the best is yet to come. With Watches and Wonders right around the corner, the big brands will unveil their new watches for 2023 in a couple of weeks. But at least as exciting are the watches of the smaller independent brands, or […]

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The Quartz Crisis was a difficult time for the watch industry. The advent of quartz watches led to a significant upheaval of the established order. I’m certain that we are all well-versed in the story and chain of events that led to the demise of many well-known watch brands of the time. One such brand […]

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Could we be entering a new phase of retro love? I don’t know about you, but these days I’m feeling somewhat desensitized to the coolness of 1960s dive watches. We all love their aesthetics, and they’re a surefire way to start a new microbrand as long as you get the basics right, but are they […]

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As we come to the end of 2022, we can conclude that it has been a year of many great watch releases. We can also say that limited and special editions are still very much a thing. They have become incredibly popular in the watch industry and are often linked to low production numbers. When […]

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Summer is in full swing, and by now, most people have selected their favorite summer watches to take with them on holidays. But after the summer is over, you might want to think about a new timepiece to add to your collection. What about a new chronograph? You know that we collectively love chronographs here […]

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The Airain Type 20 Vert Militaire adds a subtle dash of color to this classical military pilot’s watch. The regular-production black dial and limited-edition brown dial are both sold out. So if you want to get your hands on a Type 20, you will have to grab one of the 134 green ones. Alternatively, you […]

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Don’t you just love it when a brand has a clear vision of what it wants to be and acts accordingly? CDMLEC, the company behind vintage revival brands Airain and Lebois & Co is one of those. The company aims to build a family of the most personal heritage watch brands, so it has brought […]

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It’s is a hypothetical question for most of us, but it’s one you’ve asked us often, so we decided to take a stab at answering it. Given €10,000, which three watches would you pick to start a watch collection today? Now, all of our editors already have a “watch collection” of sorts, and (perhaps because […]

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Fans of vintage chronographs may well be familiar with the Airain Type 20. The first time I came across the brand was trawling through vintage watch eBay listings, on the hunt for a potential bargain — sadly, to this day, I have never found anything to cause me to pull the trigger. I don’t remember […]

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I’m setting myself up to receive some serious heat right now, but I don’t care. Even among my own team, there are several Daytona owners, so to say I’m walking into the lions’ den wearing a meat suit might be a bit of an understatement. But as someone who has become less and less interested […]

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