Stories from Watch Trade Company

Published in Watch 5 min read Share this post Panerai has four main collections: Luminor, Luminor Due, Submersible, and Radiomir. But if you ask me, I think there should be five. You see, there are actually two very distinct types of Radiomir watches. The classic Radiomir with wire lugs and the Radiomir 1940 with fixed lugs. Lately, the brand’s focus…

Published in Watch 5 min read Share this post have owned this Breitling Exospace B55 Yachting watch for quite a while now, and it’s been on my wrist for the majority of that time. In fact, you may have already read about it in our article about the most frequently worn watches of the aBlogtoWatch team in 2019. It’s an ana-digi…

Published in Watch 5 min read Share this post Two watches, perhaps the two most well-known in Rolex’s sports watch lineup, have amazing similarities, and one can be forgiven for confusing them at a distance. These two watches are, of course, the Submariner dive watch (ref. 116610) and the GMT-Master II (we’ll call it the GMT for short, but we’re…

Published in Watch 5 min read Share this post Rolex is widely regarded as one of the most important watch companies in history. The sheer number of Rolex watches sold each year is a testament to their quality. A Rolex is more than a watch – it is a status symbol. For many, owning a Rolex watch brings pure joy;…

Published in Watch 5 min read Share this post Getting the date straight For complicated reasons dating back to ancient Rome and the origins of the Gregorian calendar, we have organized time to include leap years and an irregular number of days per month. Watchmakers have therefore developed complications to track our calendars more accurately so that, in some cases,…

Published in Watch 5 min read Share this post A primer on the world’s most collected watch Rolex is the most collected watch in the world, and because the brand has produced so many timepieces for so long, the number of options and the subtle nuances within collections adds up to a vast universe of pre-owned models out there to…

Published in Watch 5 min read Share this post The 350-member Academy of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève – the Oscars of watchmaking – announced its winners last week in a ceremony with no audience beyond the nominees. There were 226 entries, narrowed to 84 finalists in 14 categories. The final decision was made by a panel of judges…

Published in Watch 5 min read Share this post Introduction Perusing auction catalogs is not the only place to find pre-owned watches, but tracking auction results is a good way to gauge what’s selling in the top tier of the secondary market. If you’ve been wondering whether pre-owned watches are still a good investment or not, just take a look…