11 Types of Leather Watch Straps: Expert Picks
Switching up your watch strap is one of the easiest ways to level up your watch game. Leather watch straps have been around since soldiers attached their watches to leather...
Cartier Santos Medium vs Large: Finding Your Perfect Fit
It’s not always helpful to look at model specifications alone when comparing Cartier Santos medium vs large. The Cartier Santos Medium has a case size of 35.1mm x 41.9mm. The Cartier Santos Large...
9 Cheapest AP Watch Options: Affordable Audemars Piguet Watches
You do not have to spend six figures to purchase an Audemars Piguet watch. However, even the most inexpensive AP watch is a serious investment. Prices...
Rolex Datejust Reference Numbers & Generations Explained
The Datejust is the backbone of the Rolex catalogue — introduced in 1945 as the first self-winding wrist chronometer to show the date in a...
Rolex Daytona Reference Numbers & Generations Explained
The Cosmograph Daytona is Rolex's flagship chronograph — launched in 1963 for professional racing drivers and, today, one of the hardest watches in the world...
Rolex Submariner Colorways & Nicknames: Hulk, Kermit, Starbucks, Smurf and the Green & Blue Submariners
Rolex never names its watches after Muppets, frogs, coffee chains, or Sesame Street characters — it uses reference numbers and the "LV" ("Lunette Verte," French for "green bezel") or "LB"...
A Comparison Guide to Rolex GMT-Master II Nicknames & Bezel Colors (Pepsi, Batman, Batgirl, Coke, Root Beer, Bruce Wayne & More)
The Rolex GMT-Master II is defined as much by its bezel as by its movement. Since 1955 the two-tone 24-hour bezel has split the dial's...
Patek Philippe Nautilus: Reference Comparison Guide (5711, 5811, 5980, 5990)
The Nautilus is the watch that turned Patek Philippe into a sports-watch powerhouse. Born in 1976 from Gérald Genta's porthole-inspired design, it has since branched...
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding: Reference & Generations Comparison Guide (15400, 15450, 15500, 15510, 15550)
Royal Oak Selfwinding is Audemars Piguet’s core collection — the spiritual successor to Gérald Genta’s legendary design from 1972. AP has discretely evolved it twice in...
Rolex Submariner (No-Date): Reference & Generations Comparison Guide (5512, 5513, 16610, 116610, 114060, 124060)
The Submariner is Rolex's most recognizable tool watch, and the time-only (no-date) line traces a straight evolutionary path from the late-1950s vintage references to today's...