Buying guides
Best Luxury Watches From $10,000 to $20,000: What to Buy
The best luxury watches from $10,000 to $20,000. Rolex sports models, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Omega and Jaeger-LeCoultre, and how to choose.
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Buying guides, model comparisons and ownership advice.
Comparisons
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak vs Royal Oak Offshore: Which to Buy?
Royal Oak vs Royal Oak Offshore: history, size, thickness, materials, water resistance and straps, and which one suits your wrist.
Brands & models
Ball Watches Explained: Gas-Tube Lights, the Engineer and What to Check
Ball watches explained: the railroad history, the gas-tube lights that glow without charging, the Engineer, Roadmaster and Trainmaster lines, and what to check.
Comparisons
Cartier Santos Medium vs Large: Which Size Should You Buy?
Cartier Santos Medium vs Large compared. Case dimensions, the date window, wrist fit, references such as WSSA0029 and WSSA0018, and how to choose.
Comparisons
Rolex Sea-Dweller vs Submariner: Do You Need the Deeper Diver?
Sea-Dweller vs Submariner compared: 43 mm vs 41 mm, 1,220 m vs 300 m, helium valve, thickness, the Deepsea and prices, and which Rolex dive watch to buy.
Ownership & care
How Often Should a Rolex Be Serviced? Intervals and Signs
How often a Rolex needs a service: Rolex's recommended interval, the guarantee after a service, the signs it is due, and what a service involves.
Brands & models
NOMOS Glashütte Buying Guide: Tangente, Club, Ahoi and the In-House Movements
Which NOMOS to buy: Tangente, Club, Ludwig, Orion, Ahoi or Tetra. The German design, the in-house calibres, sizes and prices from our stock.
Brands & models
How to Read Patek Philippe Reference Numbers: 5711/1A-010 Explained
How to read Patek Philippe reference numbers such as 5711/1A-010 and 5167A-001: the model digits, the metal letter, the slash and the dial code.
Brands & models
Parmigiani Tonda PF Explained: Sizes, Metals and Earlier Tonda Models
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF explained: the knurled platinum bezel, guilloché dial, steel versus gold, and how it differs from earlier Tonda models.
Pre-owned & trust
How to Read Rolex Reference Numbers: A Simple Guide
How to read Rolex reference numbers: what the digits say about the model, bezel and material, what suffixes like LN and BLNR mean, and how to use them.
Brands & models
Junghans Max Bill Buying Guide: Hand-Wound, Automatic or Quartz
Junghans Max Bill buying guide. The hand-wound, automatic, quartz and Chronoscope models compared, with sizes, crystals and what to check.
Brands & models
Omega Seamaster Buying Guide: Diver 300M, Aqua Terra, Planet Ocean
Which Omega Seamaster should you buy? The Diver 300M, Aqua Terra, Planet Ocean, Seamaster 300 and Railmaster compared, with sizes and what to check.