https://professionalwatches.com/partner/ Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:08:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/professionalwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-PW-Site-icon-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://professionalwatches.com/partner/ 32 32 144002254 https://professionalwatches.com/atowak-tarantula/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:42:53 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=73902 Independent Hong Kong-based watchmaker, Atowak, has created a new wandering satellite timepiece — with dimensions that make it more wearable than its previous watch models. Like the Cobra that we recently wrote about, Atowak has once again chosen a venomous creature to name its watch after. The Tarantula features a wandering hours time display, housed…]]> 73902 https://professionalwatches.com/ow-astrochron-regatta/ Sun, 02 Jul 2023 22:22:15 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=73702 Amid the summer season, Ollech & Wajs Zürich presents the Astrochron on a handcrafted Perlon Regatta strap. The OW Astrochron “Regatta” is offered in a 39.56 mm X 16.8 mm stainless steel case that’s fitted with a specially handcrafted lightweight Perlon textile strap instead of the traditional beads-of-rich stainless steel bracelet, which is also an…]]> 73702 https://professionalwatches.com/an-architectural-journey-with-victorinox-and-the-glass-house/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:13:12 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=73645 This month, Victorinox celebrated its partnership with The Glass House–Philip Johnson’s iconic, modernist architectural masterpiece in New Canaan, Connecticut. The setting was the perfect backdrop to showcase Victorinox’s newest timepieces from the Journey 1884 collection, which could also be seen on the wrists of notable friends of the brand, including Scott Drevnig, Deputy Director of The Glass House,…]]> 73645 https://professionalwatches.com/monta-skyquest-gmt-opalin-gilt-limited-edition/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:59:43 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=70978 Monta is a US-based, Swiss-made watch brand, founded in 2015, which produces classic-looking professional tool watches. The Skyquest GMT Opalin Gilt Limited Edition launches today inside the company’s existing 40.7 mm x 11.8 mm (47.4 mm lug-to-lug) 316L stainless steel case with beveled and polished lugs, and a premium flat-beveled sapphire crystal with 7-layers of…]]> 70978 https://professionalwatches.com/grailzee-us-based-watch-auction-site/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:45:33 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=70797 Launched in 2022, Grailzee is a new watch auction solution that aims to create simplicity and transparency around the process of buying and selling your luxury timepieces. The owners of Grailzee have an extensive background in the watch business, buying and selling tens of millions of dollars of luxury watches, and they came to realize…]]> 70797 https://professionalwatches.com/selling-your-watch-on-chrono24/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 02:17:29 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=70173 Selling a timepiece can be a daunting task, especially if it’s not something you have experience with. The biggest advantage to selling a watch yourself versus selling or consigning it to a dealer and auction house is that you get to keep a larger percentage of the proceeds. The downsides are that you take on…]]> 70173 https://professionalwatches.com/nixon-spectra-black-gold/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:11:11 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=69170 Founded in 1998, Nixon is a “premium lifestyle accessory brand of choice for independents, creatives, and free-thinkers the world over.” What co-founders Chad DiNenna and Andy Laats started in Encinitas, California as a boutique line of watches exclusively sold at board sports and fashion retailers is now a full range of watches, bags, leather goods,…]]> 69170 https://professionalwatches.com/code41-mecascape-sublimation-one/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 01:54:29 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=69073 Founded in 2016 by Claudio D’Amore, Code41 is an independent watch brand based in Lausanne, Switzerland with a team of 28 people that have created six watch collections to date. Code41’s existing collections are all wristwatches — the Anomaly01, Anomaly02, Day41, X41, Anomaly Evolution, NB24, and Anomaly-T4 (powered by two proprietary wristwatch movements) — yet…]]> 69073 https://professionalwatches.com/atowak-cobra/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:55:55 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=68836 Atowak is an up-and-coming Hong-Kong-based watchmaker creating unique timepieces that echo the aesthetics of Swiss luxury independents, at reasonable price points. The company’s brand name Atowak is inspired by Caesar cipher, which is one of the most widely known encryption techniques. It’s a type of substitution cipher in which each letter in the plaintext is…]]> 68836 https://professionalwatches.com/victorinox-journey-1884/ Wed, 19 Oct 2022 06:24:06 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=68636 Victorinox has just announced an all-new sports watch collection, inspired by the picturesque hiking paths of the Swiss Prealps. Delivered in a newly designed 43 mm x 12.35 mm (54.3 mm lug-to-lug) stainless steel case, the Swiss-made Journey 1884 collection consists of both quartz and automatic-powered watches. Available with either a black or blue textured…]]> 68636