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8 Things to Know About Rolex

Discover the 8 things you may not have ever known about one of the largest and well known watch b...

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Class of 2020 Sale: New Beginnings Deserve New Watches

Class of 2020 Sale: New Beginnings Deserve New Watches

Diving Deeper: Dive Watches For the Record Books

Diving Deeper: Dive Watches For the Record Books

Haute Time Presents: Talking Time with Mitchell Schwartz and George Mayer

Haute Time Presents: Talking Time with Mitchell Schwartz and George Mayer

The Vault Remains Open: Sale ending this Friday, May 29th

The Vault Remains Open: Sale ending this Friday, May 29th

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A Chronograph History Lesson: A Matter of Timing

A Chronograph History Lesson: A Matter of Timing

Turn to a watch enthusiast one day, hopefully catching them off guard, and ask them to name a complication. I’d put money on the fact tha...

How A Watch Should Fit

How A Watch Should Fit

Just as everything else goes when it comes to watches, the way a watch should fit and if a watch is deemed “too big” is indeed subjective...

The Peculiar World of Niche Sports Watches

The Peculiar World of Niche Sports Watches

Looking beyond the sports watch as a general term, I find it interesting to see how many watches were created with a specific sporting ac...

Tennis Stars and Their Watches: The French Open Watch Spotting

Tennis Stars and Their Watches: The French Open Watch Spotting

The French Open is in just a few days, and when it comes to tennis, it seems like everyone who is someone has a watch brand behind them. ...

Pivotal Points in the History of Patek Philippe (Video)

Pivotal Points in the History of Patek Philippe (Video)

You never really own a Patek Phillippe. You merely take care of it for the next generation. Video Transcription: So the big first step, I...

Soaring To New Heights With The Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 “40 mm Lady.”

Soaring To New Heights With The Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Ty...

Zenith, which for decades has been the only watch brand allowed to place the word “Pilot” on a watch dial, is welcoming four versions o...

Two New: L.U.C Takes on New and Complicated Roles

Two New: L.U.C Takes on New and Complicated Roles

Since its introduction as an integral member of Chopard’s family of watch products almost twenty years ago, the emblematic L.U.C ha...

Hermès Thins Out: A Lean Typeface Graces A Slender Watch Collection

Hermès Thins Out: A Lean Typeface Graces A Slender Watch Collection

With this collection Hermès adds its own distinctive mark in the slim-watch sweepstakes. Among the thinnest of its type, measuring 9.04mm...

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Class of 2020 Sale: New Beginnings Deserve New Watches

Class of 2020 Sale: New Beginnings Deserve New Watches

Shop the Class of 2020 Sale here to browse hundreds of timepieces up to 40% Off.

Diving Deeper: Dive Watches For the Record Books

Diving Deeper: Dive Watches For the Record Books

When it comes to dive watches, depth rating is always a talking point. Though recreational divers never breach the 100m mark, every dive ...

The Vault Remains Open: Sale ending this Friday, May 29th

The Vault Remains Open: Sale ending this Friday, May 29th

The vault stays open until Friday May 29th. Continue shopping the Sale for discounts on hundreds of watches! Shop Now

SALE: Last Chance to Shop

SALE: Last Chance to Shop

Our May Event ends May 17th. Hundreds of watches at discounts of up to 40% off and it all ends this weekend. Shop Now.

Battle of the Ultra-Thin Watches

Battle of the Ultra-Thin Watches

Watchmaking’s Most Highly Contended Category The term “less is more” does not always apply to the world of boundary pushing cutting-edge ...

SALE EXTENDED! Back by Popular Demand: Shop Until May 17th

SALE EXTENDED! Back by Popular Demand: Shop Until May 17th

Continue the savings by shopping the May Event which has been extended until May 17th. Shop this week to secure deals up to 40% off on hu...

Final Days of our Sale: Shop Now

Final Days of our Sale: Shop Now

Be sure to shop our May Event for savings up to 40% off hundreds of watches. Over 200 watches just added! The sale runs until May 10.

Shop WatchBox for the Special Women in Your Life

Shop WatchBox for the Special Women in Your Life

Give Mom the Gift of Time with a new watch. Explore Sale Ladies Pieces or shop our full selection of Ladies Watches.

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History of Time

The Power of Necessity | Innovation in Watchmaking

The Power of Necessity | Innovation in Watchmaking

As the world remains at home, we are forced to come together—remotely, of course—to find a new way to work and solve novel problems. The ...

Anniversary Watches and Why We Love Them

Anniversary Watches and Why We Love Them

An anniversary is a wonderful thing—the celebration of a moment in time, the creation of something special. Collectors use watches ...

History of the Rolex GMT-Master Collection and it’s Evolution to Today’s Modern Sports Watch

History of the Rolex GMT-Master Collection and it’s Evolution to...

Few Rolex watches out there have maintained such long-standing desirability as the GMT-Master (now GMT-Master II). It’s one of the few wa...

Rolex Dive Watches: Robust Tool Watches For Any Activity

Rolex Dive Watches: Robust Tool Watches For Any Activity

Rolex and water have long gone hand in hand, going all the way back to the original Oyster case that was first unveiled in 1926. A pionee...

Omega Speedmaster X-33: The Other Space Watch

Omega Speedmaster X-33: The Other Space Watch

Anyone who knows a bit–and really even just a minuscule bit–is at least familiar with the connection between Omega, NASA, and...

Watches of Westeros

Watches of Westeros

With the final Game of Thrones upon us this weekend, we’ve decided to take a look at some of our favorite characters and what watc...

8 Things to Know About IWC

8 Things to Know About IWC

There’s a lot we all know about the beloved International Watch Company. Famed for their iconic pilot’s watch collection, the longstandin...

The Lesser Knowns; 3 Unknown Speedmaster Models

The Lesser Knowns; 3 Unknown Speedmaster Models

Since its inception in 1957, the Omega Speedmaster has seen countless iterations through to present day. After cementing its position as ...

Industry News

Haute Time Presents: Talking Time with Mitchell Schwartz and George Mayer

Haute Time Presents: Talking Time with Mitchell Schwartz and George Ma...

WatchBox and Mitch Schwartz came together to support the ALL IN Challenge with a weekend experience for every football fan, foodie, and w...

Discussions While Distancing: New Releases and Watch Auctions

Discussions While Distancing: New Releases and Watch Auctions

George Mayer, WatchBox’s Director of Sales and Watch Buying, sits down with industry insider Paul Boutros, Senior Vice President an...

WatchBox Joins Super Bowl Champion Mitchell Schwartz to Support the ALL IN Challenge

WatchBox Joins Super Bowl Champion Mitchell Schwartz to Support the AL...

VIP WEEKEND EXPERIENCE FOR EVERY FOOTBALL FAN, FOODIE, AND WATCH GUY OUT THERE, TO BE AUCTIONED FOR COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS WatchBox is e...

THE MAY EVENT: Shop Over 700 Pre-Owned Watches

THE MAY EVENT: Shop Over 700 Pre-Owned Watches

Shop THE MAY EVENT for savings up to 40% off on over 700 pre-owned watches, including classic chronographs, leading luxury watch brands, ...

Watches We Liked This Week and Trade Show Reaction with Mike Manjos in the Market Wrap

Watches We Liked This Week and Trade Show Reaction with Mike Manjos in...

Mike Manjos is back to discuss the watch market and trade news. Our very own industry veteran first starts out with watches we’ve b...

Update on WatchBox Offices, Boutique and Collectors Lounge

Update on WatchBox Offices, Boutique and Collectors Lounge

*Updated May 29th* We hope you and your families are healthy and safe as the world continues to adjust to the ongoing global pandemic. Wh...

Collector Conversation: Rolex, Patek Philippe, Omega and Vintage Watches

Collector Conversation: Rolex, Patek Philippe, Omega and Vintage Watch...

In the first part of this two-part interview, Tim sits down with Mark to discuss how he got his start in watch collecting. They delve int...

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Watch Reviews

On The Wrist: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Extra-Thin

On The Wrist: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Extra-Thin

Founded in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland more than 140 years ago, Audemars Piguet has been shaking-up the world of Haute Horlogerie for...

Wrap Around Styles: Baume & Mercier

Wrap Around Styles: Baume & Mercier

Baume & mercier’s focus on the art of living is evident in each of its watch collections, offering relaxed style and dependable timek...

Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) Watch Show

Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) Watch Show

Interview Transcript Tim: Hi, I’m Tim, welcome to WatchBox and thanks for logging on. Well, it is this week in watches, and it...

Graham Silverston RS Endurance 24HR

Graham Silverston RS Endurance 24HR

The new Silverstone Endurance 24HR features a mono-pusher movement with a double chronograph function that measures up to the requirement...

Chopard L.U.C 1963 Chronograph

Chopard L.U.C 1963 Chronograph

Nineteen sixty-three was notable for the Scheufele family, as it was the year they acquired the Maison Chopard. Thus the L.U.C 1963 colle...

The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon & L’Ammiraglio del Tempo

The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon & L’Ammiraglio del Tempo

With a movement thinner than a Swiss five-franc coin, Bulgari’s Finissimo models mark the Italo-Swiss brand’s dramatic entrance into the ...

Breitling Jet Team Chronomat 44s

Breitling Jet Team Chronomat 44s

With the Breitling Jet Team starting its first United States tour this month in Lakeland, Florida, followed by eighteen shows coast to co...

Bell & Ross BR 126 Sport Heritage GMT & Flyback

Bell & Ross BR 126 Sport Heritage GMT & Flyback

Though its 43mm size is not particularly vintage, and its gold-hued appliqué accents convey a bit more luxe than hardcore sportiness, thi...

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