Buying guides
How to Choose a Dress Watch: Cartier-Style Classics and More
How to choose a dress watch: size, thickness, case shape, metals, dials and straps, the classic styles from Cartier's Tank to the Calatrava, and models to consider.
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Buying guides, model comparisons and ownership advice.
Pre-owned & trust
Pre-Owned Watch Checklist: 10 Things to Check Before You Buy
A pre-owned watch checklist. Ten checks to make on any used luxury watch, from the reference and serial number to the bracelet and service history.
Brands & models
Nomos Hand-Wound vs Automatic: Alpha or neomatik DUW 3001?
Nomos hand-wound Alpha vs automatic neomatik DUW 3001: thickness, power reserve, daily use and which Nomos movement to choose.
Ownership & care
How Often Should You Service a Luxury Watch?
How often to service a luxury watch, what a full service involves, the signs your watch needs one, how long it takes, and how to protect it between services.
Comparisons
Frederique Constant Classics vs Highlife vs Manufacture: How to Choose
Frederique Constant explained: the Classics, the Highlife sports watch and the in-house Manufacture models, what Heart Beat means, and quartz versus automatic.
Brands & models
How to Read Tudor Reference Numbers: Black Bay and Pelagos Decoded
How to read Tudor reference numbers, from 79030N to M7941A1A0NU-0001: what the digits, letters and the part after the dash tell you before you buy.
Brands & models
Hamilton Khaki Field Buying Guide: Mechanical, Auto, Murph and King
Hamilton Khaki Field buying guide: Mechanical or Auto, 38 or 42 mm, the Murph, the King and the Expedition, with water resistance, references and what to check.
Pre-owned & trust
Certified Pre-Owned vs Unworn vs New Watches: What Each Really Means
Certified pre-owned vs unworn vs new: what each watch condition means, how warranty and price differ, and which one is the right buy for you.
Comparisons
Panerai Luminor vs Radiomir: Which Panerai Should You Buy?
Panerai Luminor vs Radiomir compared: history, the crown-protecting bridge, case shape, sizes, PAM numbers, movements and straps, and which Panerai suits you.
Ownership & care
How to Size a Watch Bracelet: Links, Micro-Adjustment and Fit
How to size a watch bracelet. How tight it should be, how links are removed, what clasp micro-adjustment does, and when to leave it to a watchmaker.
Brands & models
Rolex Lady-Datejust Buying Guide: 28 mm vs 31 mm, Dials, Bezels and Prices
How to choose a ladies' Rolex Datejust: Lady-Datejust 28 or Datejust 31, steel, two-tone or gold, fluted or diamond bezel, Jubilee or President, and what they cost.
Comparisons
Tudor Black Bay GMT vs Rolex GMT-Master II: What You Get for More
Tudor Black Bay GMT vs Rolex GMT-Master II compared on size, movement, bezel, water resistance and price, and which travel watch suits you.