Chronographs are a popular style of sports watches, and among them, the Panda dial variants are a fan favorite. The Panda dial has been around since the mid-20th Century, during the golden age of motorsport racing, and remains available today on modern watches. But what is a Panda dial, you ask? It’s a dial that’s […]
The 2022 U.S. Open is in full swing at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York. Some of the world’s best tennis players are battling it out on the famed blue courts to claim the fourth and final Grand Slam of the season. While the vast majority of tennis players […]
Many of the design elements that we find stylish on a watch today first came about as a necessary feature. Function becomes form, if you will. Think rotating dive bezels (for tracking immersion times), large hands and hour markers (for better legibility), and oversized crowns (for a better grip with gloves). Another great example is […]
It’s been reported that about 10 to 12% of the world’s population is left-handed. Given this relatively small percentage, it comes as no surprise that most products are made for right-handed folks, which can make them harder to use for left-handers. This includes watches —wristwatches typically have the crown on the right-hand side of the […]
While it’s long been customary in certain circles for dads to give their children watches, why not turn the tables by surprising dad with a watch this Father’s Day? It doesn’t have to be lavish or expensive; just knowing that you took the time and effort to find him a watch that suits his taste […]
While two-tone timepieces have been around since the early-20th Century, men’s two-tone watches became enormously popular starting in the late-1970s and throughout the 1980s. Their popularity tapered off during the following two decades, with stainless steel watches becoming the must-have men’s watch style of that era. However, the love for luxury two-tone watches is picking […]
Newcomers are typically enticed to the watch world because of appealing timepiece designs or the big brand names attached to them. However, once you hang out in this space long enough or listen to what seasoned watch enthusiasts have to say, you’ll soon hear plenty of discussions about watch movements. Are mechanical movements or quartz […]
The Watches & Wonders 2022 show just wrapped up, where for the first time in two years, watch industry insiders congregated in person at the Palexpo convention center in Geneva, Switzerland. Over the last week, some of the world’s biggest watch brands unveiled their new timepieces for 2022. With almost 40 brands present, there were […]
For Garmin Fenix 6