Favorites
Favorites
Watch channels, books and watch shops I enjoy. If you like the watches in these books, you will like these.
YouTube Channels
Adrian Barker
Watch reviews and collecting talk. The channel was called Bark & Jack until 2022.
Watch on YouTube →Britt Pearce
Plain-spoken watch reviews and collecting advice.
Watch on YouTube →Chrono24
From the watch marketplace: reviews, market news and buying advice.
Watch on YouTube →Chronoglide
Watchmakers in the Netherlands, taking watches apart and putting them back together on camera.
Watch on YouTube →Hodinkee
Watch journalism on video, including Talking Watches, where collectors show their watches.
Watch on YouTube →Nico Leonard
A watch dealer’s blunt opinions on brands, prices and what a watch is really worth.
Watch on YouTube →Teddy Baldassarre
Watch reviews, buying guides and conversations with the people who make watches.
Watch on YouTube →This Watch, That Watch
Mike Holst’s watch reviews and collecting talk.
Watch on YouTube →Tim Mosso, The 1916 Company
Tim Mosso’s detailed reviews and watch history, on the channel of The 1916 Company (formerly WatchBox).
Watch on YouTube →
Books
Breitling: 140 Years in 140 Stories
Breitling
The company’s history told in 140 short stories.
See the book →Breitling: The Book
Hervé Genoud
An illustrated history of Breitling, published in 2009.
See the book →The Cartier Tank Watch
Franco Cologni
The history of Cartier’s Tank.
See the book →Cartier Time Art: Mechanics of Passion
Jack Forster
Cartier’s fine watchmaking, with photographs by Laziz Hamani.
See the book →Exceptional Watches
Clément Mazarian
Ninety rare and collectible watches, from the Rolex Daytona to the Casio G-Shock.
See the book →Fifty Watches That Changed the World
Alex Newson, Design Museum
London’s Design Museum picks fifty watches that changed the world.
See the book →The Making of a Status Symbol
Pierre-Yves Donzé
A business history of Rolex.
See the book →A Man & His Watch
Matt Hranek
Iconic watches and the stories of the men who wore them.
See the book →A Moon Watch Story
G.R.A.M.
The extraordinary destiny of the Omega Speedmaster.
See the book →Moonwatch Only
Grégoire Rossier and Anthony Marquié
The collector’s guide to the Omega Speedmaster.
See the book →Navitimer Story
Grégoire Rossier and Anthony Marquié
The epic saga of the Breitling chronograph.
See the book →Oyster Perpetual Submariner
Nicholas Foulkes
The watch that unlocked the deep: the history of the Rolex Submariner.
See the book →Practical Watch Repairing
Donald de Carle
The classic workbench guide to taking a watch apart and putting it back together.
See the book →Quartz Watches
Clément Mazarian
Ninety electric watches, from early quartz to the Apple Watch.
See the book →Seamaster Only
Grégoire Rossier and Anthony Marquié
The Omega diver’s watch, reference by reference.
See the book →A Time Capsule: Omega Speedmaster
Kesaharu Imai
The Japanese collector’s classic on the Speedmaster and the Apollo program. Out of print; copies turn up on eBay and AbeBooks. The link is to an article about the book.
See the book →Time on My Hands
Mitch Katz
A collector’s journey in the world of watches.
See the book →Watchmaking Explained
Kalle Slaap
From the Chronoglide workshop, with QR codes that link to video lessons.
See the book →
Favorite Watch Vendors
Belmont Watches
A San Diego showroom for pre-owned and vintage luxury watches.
Visit the site →Brew
Watches inspired by the espresso machine and the coffee break.
Visit the site →Cartier
The house of the Santos, the watch that opens Volume 1.
Visit the site →DIY Watch Club
Kits for building your own mechanical watch at home, from Volume 3.
Visit the site →Long Island Watch
Home of Islander watches, plus parts and dozens of other brands.
Visit the site →Mr Jones Watches
Watches made to tell the time in a different way.
Visit the site →Omega
Every watch in Volume 2.
Visit the site →Scurfa
Dive watches designed by a working saturation diver.
Visit the site →Seiko
Japan’s great watchmaker, at the heart of Volume 4.
Visit the site →Studio Underd0g
Colorful chronographs from London, the Watermel0n among them.
Visit the site →Teddy Baldassarre
Teddy’s shop, with collaborations and limited editions.
Visit the site →