The Watch Nerd
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I'm going to be posting wrist watch stuff until someone else better starts doing it #wristwatch #watchenthusiast #wristcheck #watchcollecting #microbrands #christopherward #Nomos #Tudor #Hamilton #Luminox #GrandSeiko #bskywatches
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COSC 2.0 vs METAS in 2026: What Actually Matters Now
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COSC 2.0 vs METAS in 2026: What Actually Matters Now
There was a time when one word on a dial meant everything: Chronometer.
It implied precision, care, and a watch that had passed a serious test. For decades, that word was almost synonymous with one ...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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One handed #MeisterSinger drops the new Archao. This modernizes the whole look, like a one handed pilot watch. Fantastic contrast so you know what time it is at a glance--ish. Three colors: black, blue and burgundy with matching strap. Cool caseback design. $2800.
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February 14, 2026 at 12:04 PM
One handed #MeisterSinger drops the new Archao. This modernizes the whole look, like a one handed pilot watch. Fantastic contrast so you know what time it is at a glance--ish. Three colors: black, blue and burgundy with matching strap. Cool caseback design. $2800.
meistersinger.com/en/product/a...
meistersinger.com/en/product/a...
Let’s close out #Bauhaus Friday with these 2 watches from Spanish maker #LeBond: the Hotel Attraction. I’m linking to the Frastello article and the fascinating story of Antonio Gaudi’s planned NYC skyscraper in 1908. Discs replace hands. ETA 2892-A2. $2850.
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Hands-On With The Stylish Lebond Attraction
✓ Jorg goes hands-on with the Lebond Attraction ✓ Two timepieces that pay homage to the great architect Antoni Gaudí ✓ Check them out here! ✓
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February 13, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Let’s close out #Bauhaus Friday with these 2 watches from Spanish maker #LeBond: the Hotel Attraction. I’m linking to the Frastello article and the fascinating story of Antonio Gaudi’s planned NYC skyscraper in 1908. Discs replace hands. ETA 2892-A2. $2850.
www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-wit...
www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-wit...
Welcome back #Bauhaus Friday with 3 new watches from ceramic master #Rado: the True Round × Les Couleurs Le Corbusier Special Editions. Using colors from Le Corbusier’s 63-shade Polychromie Architecturale, these minimalist watches ooze 20th century modernism $3200.
www.rado.com/en_nl/watche...
www.rado.com/en_nl/watche...
February 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Welcome back #Bauhaus Friday with 3 new watches from ceramic master #Rado: the True Round × Les Couleurs Le Corbusier Special Editions. Using colors from Le Corbusier’s 63-shade Polychromie Architecturale, these minimalist watches ooze 20th century modernism $3200.
www.rado.com/en_nl/watche...
www.rado.com/en_nl/watche...
#Baltic ends the MR Collection with the Moissanite Final Edition. Bezel set with lab-grown moissanite baguettes. Classic has applied Breguet numerals; Roulette has double sector tracks for minutes and hours. CAL5000A micro-rotor on display. $1300. 💎 not for me.
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baltic-watches.com/en/products/...
February 12, 2026 at 9:16 PM
#Baltic ends the MR Collection with the Moissanite Final Edition. Bezel set with lab-grown moissanite baguettes. Classic has applied Breguet numerals; Roulette has double sector tracks for minutes and hours. CAL5000A micro-rotor on display. $1300. 💎 not for me.
baltic-watches.com/en/products/...
baltic-watches.com/en/products/...
Can't find out much from the website yet, bu the new #Jack-Mason Strat-o-Timer GMT Frontier goes on pre-order tomorrow, Friday 13th, at 9 EST, with deliveries starting February 27. Price is set at $1,099. Very Explorer 2-esque...
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February 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Can't find out much from the website yet, bu the new #Jack-Mason Strat-o-Timer GMT Frontier goes on pre-order tomorrow, Friday 13th, at 9 EST, with deliveries starting February 27. Price is set at $1,099. Very Explorer 2-esque...
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jackmasonbrand.com?utm_source=w...
Great article from Teddy Baldassare on Japanese watch brands to...watch...in 2026:
teddybaldassarre.com/blogs/watche...
teddybaldassarre.com/blogs/watche...
The 18 Best Japanese Watch Brands For 2026
Outside of Switzerland, Japan is the best known watchmaking country in the world. In this guide we look at the 18 best Japanese watch brands.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Great article from Teddy Baldassare on Japanese watch brands to...watch...in 2026:
teddybaldassarre.com/blogs/watche...
teddybaldassarre.com/blogs/watche...
Space fans and Russian watch enthusiasts (I see you), #Raketa is releasing the Biikonur to honor 65 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. I know nothing about Raketa, them, but they're also 65 and I love the looks of this! $2800 for preorder.
world.raketa.com/product/bayk...
world.raketa.com/product/bayk...
Baikonur | Buy tool watches – Discover Raketa Watches - Russian Automatic & Mechanical Timepieces "Ракета"
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February 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Space fans and Russian watch enthusiasts (I see you), #Raketa is releasing the Biikonur to honor 65 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. I know nothing about Raketa, them, but they're also 65 and I love the looks of this! $2800 for preorder.
world.raketa.com/product/bayk...
world.raketa.com/product/bayk...
From Oracle Time, their list of the 21 best Year of the Fire Horse watches: oracleoftime.com/year-of-the-...
I love the #Oris, but I think the #Tag-Heuer Carrera Chronograph might be my favorite. What's yours?
I love the #Oris, but I think the #Tag-Heuer Carrera Chronograph might be my favorite. What's yours?
21 of the Best Year of the Horse Watches for Chinese New Year 2026
A selection of the finest Year of the Horse watches celebrating Chinese New Year 2026 from brands both big and small.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:40 PM
From Oracle Time, their list of the 21 best Year of the Fire Horse watches: oracleoftime.com/year-of-the-...
I love the #Oris, but I think the #Tag-Heuer Carrera Chronograph might be my favorite. What's yours?
I love the #Oris, but I think the #Tag-Heuer Carrera Chronograph might be my favorite. What's yours?
I just finished reading "The Conquering Tide", Ian Toll's book about the War in the Pacific 1942-1944. #Praesidus just released 3 dial variants of the A-11 "Pacific Front" field watch. Each with black sand from Iwo Jima and a luminous Pacific Theater map 1942-1945.
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praesidus.com/pages/iwo-ji...
February 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I just finished reading "The Conquering Tide", Ian Toll's book about the War in the Pacific 1942-1944. #Praesidus just released 3 dial variants of the A-11 "Pacific Front" field watch. Each with black sand from Iwo Jima and a luminous Pacific Theater map 1942-1945.
praesidus.com/pages/iwo-ji...
praesidus.com/pages/iwo-ji...
#GrandSeiko has introduced two “ladies” 33mm 9F quartz-powered versions of the Snowflake and Skyflake. The new steel SBGX359 and SBGX361 are GS’s least expensive variants of those classics at $3,200 each. Thin too! Preorder now for shipping in April.
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grandseikoboutique.us/products/wat...
Grand Seiko Quartz SBGX359 "Snowflake" 33mm Ladies Watch
Grand Seiko Quartz SBGX359 33mm Ladies watch with "Snowflake" dial available for sale from the only official Boutique Online | Acquire yours today!
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February 11, 2026 at 12:33 PM
#GrandSeiko has introduced two “ladies” 33mm 9F quartz-powered versions of the Snowflake and Skyflake. The new steel SBGX359 and SBGX361 are GS’s least expensive variants of those classics at $3,200 each. Thin too! Preorder now for shipping in April.
grandseikoboutique.us/products/wat...
grandseikoboutique.us/products/wat...
The updated #Maen Hudson 38 MK5 is available for preorder. Slimmer case; brushed and polished finishes; drilled lugs (!). 300m resistance. Blue or black w/red accents (date/no date versions). LJP G100. $891 on rubber; +$158 for 5-link or jubilee. Great value!
www.maenwatches.com/en-us/produc...
www.maenwatches.com/en-us/produc...
HUDSON 38 MK5 - M1.1.6
The Hudson 38 MK5 is a vintage inspired dive watch with many faces. It can be worn as an elegant watch, but at the same time it can accompany you with confidence on your nautical adventures.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:59 PM
The updated #Maen Hudson 38 MK5 is available for preorder. Slimmer case; brushed and polished finishes; drilled lugs (!). 300m resistance. Blue or black w/red accents (date/no date versions). LJP G100. $891 on rubber; +$158 for 5-link or jubilee. Great value!
www.maenwatches.com/en-us/produc...
www.maenwatches.com/en-us/produc...
From #Fears, the Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour “Celestial”. Built on the #ChristopherWard JJ01 module, it doesn’t look like any other jump hour. Don’t love the overall look with the big moon and different length minute markers, and at $5k this is not on my list.
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www.fearswatches.com/en-us/produc...
Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour 'Celestial'
The Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour 'Celestial' takes inspiration from the beauty of the night sky and transposes that on to our iconic Jump Hour. The fusion of an aventurine glass outer ring with a mo...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:46 PM
From #Fears, the Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour “Celestial”. Built on the #ChristopherWard JJ01 module, it doesn’t look like any other jump hour. Don’t love the overall look with the big moon and different length minute markers, and at $5k this is not on my list.
www.fearswatches.com/en-us/produc...
www.fearswatches.com/en-us/produc...
The new #Ming 56.00 Starfield. Hard to know where to start. Their first integrated sports watch. New tool-less bracelet sizing system. A new case with lume inserts on the flanks. The dial! And as the rotor spins, lume stars streak across the caseback. $25.5k.
www.ming.watch/featured-pro...
www.ming.watch/featured-pro...
February 10, 2026 at 11:28 AM
The new #Ming 56.00 Starfield. Hard to know where to start. Their first integrated sports watch. New tool-less bracelet sizing system. A new case with lume inserts on the flanks. The dial! And as the rotor spins, lume stars streak across the caseback. $25.5k.
www.ming.watch/featured-pro...
www.ming.watch/featured-pro...
The #AERA x Todd Snyder D-1 Diver are available to purchase tomorrow 2/10 at 3PM GMT (10AM EST). LE of 25 each of the Blackout and Whiteout. Ti DLC case. Minimalist dial w/o a minute track. Likely SW200-1 like the D-1 Diver. About $3k.
aera.co/pages/aera-x...
aera.co/pages/aera-x...
February 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The #AERA x Todd Snyder D-1 Diver are available to purchase tomorrow 2/10 at 3PM GMT (10AM EST). LE of 25 each of the Blackout and Whiteout. Ti DLC case. Minimalist dial w/o a minute track. Likely SW200-1 like the D-1 Diver. About $3k.
aera.co/pages/aera-x...
aera.co/pages/aera-x...
Time's running out if you want to pre-order Adrian Barker's C60 Trident Lumiere "Green Fifteen" collab between his strap company, Bark & Jack, and #ChristopherWard. $2995.
www.christopherward.com/int/watches/...
www.christopherward.com/int/watches/...
February 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Time's running out if you want to pre-order Adrian Barker's C60 Trident Lumiere "Green Fifteen" collab between his strap company, Bark & Jack, and #ChristopherWard. $2995.
www.christopherward.com/int/watches/...
www.christopherward.com/int/watches/...
Yes, Watches and Wonders will have the big dogs, but Time to Watches has some of the most exciting indy and microbrands, including the relauinched Elka Watch Co. So if you will be in Geneva from April 14-19...GO!
www.timetowatches.com/elka-watch-co/
www.timetowatches.com/elka-watch-co/
Elka Watch Co. | Time to Watches
Elka Watch Co. is an independent watchmaking house that revives the heritage of an Amsterdam institution founded in 1877. The brand offers neo-vintage timep ...
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February 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Yes, Watches and Wonders will have the big dogs, but Time to Watches has some of the most exciting indy and microbrands, including the relauinched Elka Watch Co. So if you will be in Geneva from April 14-19...GO!
www.timetowatches.com/elka-watch-co/
www.timetowatches.com/elka-watch-co/
#G-Shock fans, this one’s for you: a new series inspired by Japanese origami. A 5600 style and 6900 style to suit most enthusiasts. Kind of reminds me of a cartoon drawing—and i like that. $165.
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gshock.casio.com/us/products/...
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
#G-Shock fans, this one’s for you: a new series inspired by Japanese origami. A 5600 style and 6900 style to suit most enthusiasts. Kind of reminds me of a cartoon drawing—and i like that. $165.
gshock.casio.com/us/products/...
gshock.casio.com/us/products/...
Looks like #Seiko is bringing back one of the Morse interesting watches of the last decade—the Metronome. Yes, it’s a Metronome and, if you need one on your wrist, this is it! Two dial variants. Not much else out there yet so here’s the article from Hypebeast.
hypebeast.com/2026/2/fragm...
hypebeast.com/2026/2/fragm...
First Look at Hiroshi Fujiwara’s fragment-Edition Seiko Metronome Watch
Coming in a two dial variants.
hypebeast.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Looks like #Seiko is bringing back one of the Morse interesting watches of the last decade—the Metronome. Yes, it’s a Metronome and, if you need one on your wrist, this is it! Two dial variants. Not much else out there yet so here’s the article from Hypebeast.
hypebeast.com/2026/2/fragm...
hypebeast.com/2026/2/fragm...
I love the Olympics
February 8, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I love the Olympics
On March 1, #Traska introduces the Chronograph Ref. 10251, its first. Two subdials use transparent discs for elapsed minutes and running seconds without using hands. Tungsten tachymeter bezel gives it a modern feeling matte grey monochrome. NE86. $1650.
www.traskawatch.com/products/chr...
www.traskawatch.com/products/chr...
The Chronograph
The TRASKA Chronograph Ref. 10251 offers an audacious yet respectful challenge to watchmaking convention. Two symmetrical subdials make use of transparent discs to announce elapsed minutes (left) and ...
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February 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM
On March 1, #Traska introduces the Chronograph Ref. 10251, its first. Two subdials use transparent discs for elapsed minutes and running seconds without using hands. Tungsten tachymeter bezel gives it a modern feeling matte grey monochrome. NE86. $1650.
www.traskawatch.com/products/chr...
www.traskawatch.com/products/chr...
#Citizen just added 2 new GMTs to the Promaster Land lineup, a blue dial and a red dial. These watches have all the specs that you need for traveling including 200 m, water resistance and Eco drive. First-Rate legibility. $595 on bracelet $525 on the strap.
www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/produc...
www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/produc...
February 8, 2026 at 4:34 PM
#Citizen just added 2 new GMTs to the Promaster Land lineup, a blue dial and a red dial. These watches have all the specs that you need for traveling including 200 m, water resistance and Eco drive. First-Rate legibility. $595 on bracelet $525 on the strap.
www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/produc...
www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/produc...
#Sarpaneva has a new model line-Stardust-with two versions: Mars and Pluto. Silly story telling aside, the watches are very interesting. The dials are quirky but obviously well crafted. The ladder bracelet is--not for me--but different. Nearly $20k though?
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studiosarpaneva.com/products/sta...
Stardust Pluto
Sarpaneva Stardust Pluto - Cold orbit Through the crystal caseback of both Stardust limited editions, the rhodium-plated geometries of Chronode’s ultra-contemporary P.1003 calibre tick surely and ste...
studiosarpaneva.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
#Sarpaneva has a new model line-Stardust-with two versions: Mars and Pluto. Silly story telling aside, the watches are very interesting. The dials are quirky but obviously well crafted. The ladder bracelet is--not for me--but different. Nearly $20k though?
studiosarpaneva.com/products/sta...
studiosarpaneva.com/products/sta...
Vincent Vega, one of cinema's all time characters, played immaculately by John Travolta, wore a Q #Tinex Red Nebula. Pulp Fiction fans, yeah, we're good because #Timex just dropped the 1978 Red Vega Reissue, complete with the marbled dial and faceted acrylic crystal. $209
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timex.com/products/q-t...
February 6, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Vincent Vega, one of cinema's all time characters, played immaculately by John Travolta, wore a Q #Tinex Red Nebula. Pulp Fiction fans, yeah, we're good because #Timex just dropped the 1978 Red Vega Reissue, complete with the marbled dial and faceted acrylic crystal. $209
timex.com/products/q-t...
timex.com/products/q-t...