By Samantha Walsh For than 130 years, Alpina has been a pioneer of the Swiss fine watchmaking industry. As a longstanding, well-known brand they have always been a source of…
Wristwatches that cost less than $5,000.

Affordable Watch Wednesday: Fine Watchmaking Meets Functionality: Up-Close with the Fortis Flieger Chronograph Pilot’s Watch
By: Marc Shaffer Fortis has been producing watches for over 100 years. With an exceptional history that covers inventing the first automatic mechanical watch to surpassing 100,000 orbits of planet…
TW Steel Watches — Affordable Attention Grabbers
It wasn’t too long ago that TW Steel, with a slogan of “Big in Oversized watches” unveiled its Slim collection. Guess what? That affordable series is an incredible hit. These…
Movado Watches and Parlee™ Cycles Team Up: Introducing the Movado Parlee Chronograph (video)
If you are a true biker – you are familiar with Parlee™ Cycles. This company custom builds ultra lightweight bicycles that are among the most rugged on the market.…
Baume & Mercier Unveils Promesse for Women
OK men, I know you don’t really like to read about women’s watches, so we have devised a plan. We will let you – and those women who read ATImelyPerspective…
One Collector Speaks Out About his Love of Bulova’s new Accutron II
By Ryan Johnson, NJ Collector In 1960 Bulova introduced the Bulova Accutron, which ran on a tuning fork rather than a balance wheel. Running at 360Hz the movement was accurate…
Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts When Buying a Watch
By OJ Whatley The Internet age has been a boon to the global luxury watch marketplace. Sellers of all stripes have empowered themselves via their embrace of cyberspace, and informed…
4 Watch Brands Inspired by FIFA World Cup in Brazil (Part 3 in Who’s Who: Watches and the FIFA World Cup)
Throughout the past month, with the World Cup in full swing, we have brought you one of the most comprehensive los at watch brands involved in international football. Just check…
FIFA Who’s Who: 6 Players join Ritmo Mundo’s World Cup Footballer Roster
Ritmo Mundo has signed on a massive roster with six international football brand ambassadors. Among the soccer players joining the Ritmo Mundo team are Brazilian David Luiz, Oscar, Dante, Paulihnio,…
Introducing Korloff Watches, Voyageur Grand Prix 1914 Series
While international football is going strong, let’s not forget that there are a host of other sports happening in the world around us this week. Today we honor the racing…
Porsche Design Watches Teams with Dempsey Racing for Powerful Timing
Porsche Design — a child of the sports car industry — has teamed up with Dempsey Racing—the Porsche Motorsport customer team — to create a limited edition, track-inspired timepiece. As…
What’s Ahead in the Smart Phone/SmartWatch War
Ok so before we even begin, let’s say it flat out – smart watches will NOT replace wristwatches. Not now, not ever. Wristwatches are works of art, innovation, and hand…
Affordable Watches: Longines Heritage Diver Watch Reaches New Depths
By Ryan Walsh Summer is finally around the corner, and with it comes a wealth of water activities, including diving. This year, Longines introduces its Heritage Diver that is a…
Affordable Watches: Introducing Ferragamo Watches and the 1898 Sport Watch
By Ryan Walsh Known for the classic appeal and style that reflect the codes of the designer Maison whose name it bears, Salvatore Ferragamo Watches is all about…
Why Watch Lovers Should Pay Close Attention to Frederique Constant Watches
I remember it well. It was 1995 and I was at BaselWorld. I had an appointment with a young new brand that had been established in 1988 and launched its…