Welcome to Watches You Should Know, a biweekly column highlighting important or little-known watches with interesting backstories and unexpected influence. This week: the Beta 21 quartz movement. A ...

If you are in search of a new timepiece you might be interested in the NAV-01 GMT Swiss Quartz pilot watch inspired by aircraft instrumentation and powered by a RONDA 515-24 Swiss Quartz movement. The ...

Top Swiss Brand Watches For Men That Have An Elegant Charm (May 2026) The Top Swiss brand watches for men are known for their excellent craftsmanship, accurate Quartz movement, and elegant timepieces ...

There are currently four vintage watches on my bedside table: a Seiko 5 from the ’80s that, god bless it, runs pretty damn well for a $25 mechanical watch; a ‘70s Orient King Diver that, when wound, ...

Quartz or manual-wound movements used to be the only option for small watches, but now brands such as Bulgari, Piaget and Chopard are putting automatic mechanisms in them. By Carol Besler Automatic ...

Christmas Day 1969: Richard Nixon is in power; the second manned Moon mission has just returned to Earth; and The Beatles are at number one in the albums chart with Abbey Road. Over in Tokyo, another ...