Watches You Should Know

How Did the Bulova Lunar Pilot End Up on the Moon?

The original Bulova Lunar Pilot was used on lunar missions, and you can nab its modern equivalent for a few hundred bucks.

By Zen Love
The Rolex Tru-Beat Was Far Ahead of Its Time
It’s one of the first wrist-watches to use the "deadbeat seconds" co…
By Andrew Connor
The Rolex Oysterquartz Proves That Quartz Is Cool

And you thought the Crown only made mechanical watches, eh?

By Zen Love
The Most Coveted Rolex Daytona Can Only Be Won
Owners of factory-engraved “Winner” Rolex Daytonas comprise a very s…
By Gear Patrol
This Is the Root of All Badass Seiko Dive Watches
The Seiko 6105 is an unlikely legend, but one that's earned its repu…
By Jon Gaffney
Apr 25, 2022
How Rolex and the Date Window Changed the Face of Watches

The common 3 o’clock date display window originates from none other than the Rolex Datejust introduced in 1945.

By Zen Love
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Apr 20, 2022
This Mechanical Watch Was Developed for the Chinese Space Program

The Fiyta Spacemaster watch has been to space and back, and it’s crammed with special features for actual use by Chinese taikonauts.

By Zen Love
Apr 11, 2022
This Early Dive Watch Was Built for Military Frogmen

The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms helped introduce the modern dive watch to the world.

By Zen Love
Apr 7, 2022
This Is the Most Important Chronograph Watch You've Never Heard Of

Breitling created the modern chronograph as we know it today way back in 1934.

By Zen Love
Apr 5, 2022
What Makes Rolex's GMT-Master The Best Travel Watch Ever?

This two-timer from the jet age is technically and aesthetically the mother of all GMT watches.

By Jason Heaton
Mar 23, 2022
The History of the World’s Most Famous Pilot’s Watch

There is perhaps no wristwatch still in production that’s more associated with flight and pilots than the Breitling Navitimer.

By Ed Estlow
Mar 21, 2022
What Is a Radio-Controlled Watch?

Wristwatches with "atomic timekeeping" have unexpected German origins.

By Zen Love
Mar 20, 2022
How Switzerland (Almost) Won the Quartz Watch Race

Rolex, Patek Philippe and others competed neck-in-neck with Seiko in the race to develop the ultimate battery-powered movement.

By Zen Love
Mar 19, 2022
The Most Important Rolex Watch You've Never Heard of

The Rolex Submariner and Daytona can both trace their roots to a single innovative — and largely unknown — watch.

By Zen Love
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Mar 17, 2022
The Seiko Quartz Watch That Broke Switzerland

The Astron is quite possibly the most historically significant quartz watch ever made.

By Zen Love
Mar 6, 2022
How the Seiko 5 Became the Ultimate Starter Watch

The classic Seiko 5 series spawned innovation, scads of affordable watches and a legion of fans.

By Ed Estlow
Feb 24, 2022
Mountaineers and U.S. Presidents Relied on This Innovative Alarm Watch

The Vulcain Cricket pioneered fascinating technical solutions, a mechanical alarm, and was the choice of some notable personages.

By Zen Love
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Feb 20, 2022
The Skydweller Is the Most Bonkers Watch Rolex Makes

It looks like no other timepiece from the brand. And it functions differently, too.

By Zen Love
Feb 12, 2022
10 Surprising Watches That Changed the Industry Forever

From technological firsts to designs that broke the mold, these watches altered the course of the watch industry.

By Zen Love
Jan 29, 2022
Why Is an Abercrombie & Fitch Watch Worth Tens of Thousands of Dollars?

How the Heuer-made Seafarer chronographs arose from one of the greatest brand partnerships of all time.

By Andrew Connor