After selling my Steinhart O2 42mm in 2020, I started exploring the world of smart watches with a couple of pieces from Huawei, Realme, Xiaomi… then later some Seiko (quartz) and Casio watches.

No more dealing with accuracy or magnetism on automatic watches, just regular battery charging or replacing.

Don't get me wrong, I still love automatic / mechanical movements and I would come back to the automatic watches world as soon as I have the budget for a nice automatic watch from a known…

Who didn't wear an automatic / mechanical watch in the last 5 years, and why?

On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, a tourist walking in central Paris had his luxury watch stolen in a street robbery.

The incident happened around 5 p.m. on Rue Saint-Honoré, a busy and upscale street in the 1st arrondissement. The victim is a man with Anglo-Canadian nationality. While walking near number 271 Rue Saint-Honoré, close to the Tuileries Garden, someone came up from behind and pulled the watch off his wrist.

The watch was a Patek Philippe, a Swiss luxury brand, and is estimated to…

Tourist robbed in central Paris ($200,000 Patek watch gone)

Starting the week with orange strap.

It seems that they are closed for a while, will they ever comeback?

Just a quick question regarding the F-105 module.

As the F-105 has an EL backlight, I wonder whether we can use the F-105 module on other watches like the F-91 or ideally the W-59 (better water-resistance)?

Thanks for any info.

Easy grab & go watch for a rainy day.

Do you align your buckle to the center of the wrist, or you put it on the side?

Personally I prefer to wear a NATO strap with the buckle at the center because it feels more balanced, but sometimes I have to move the buckle to the outside while working on the desk so that it won't scratch the papers…

It happens that the F91 doesn't use spring bars but friction pins. And one of them is stuck. It took me a while to remove the original strap.

The process left some red marks on my hand and a broken spring bars removal tool. I don't know how did that install the pins at the factory?

So far I'm thinking about the…

Casio / G-shock Watch With A Lot Of Information On Screen