Watches You Should Know

Known as the Seikosha Kamikaze, this obscure pilot’s watch has an incredible story to tell that is a little-known facet of Seiko history.

These watches from the 1970s provided their intended customers with a reference for when to pray, and in which direction.

The Mido Ocean Star Powerwind “Rainbow Diver” is one of the most obscure but distinctive and coveted vintage dive watches out there.

The mostly unknown Habring² Doppel-Felix is a watchmaking triumph.

The Glycine Airman was an innovative watch when it launched in response to a simple conversation with a commercial pilot.

MB&F’s mechanical timekeepers are difficult to classify, and started a creative revolution that began with the HM1.

When A. Lange & Söhne unveiled the Lange 1 in 1994, it turned the watch world on its head and pointed a spotlight on German horology.

The story of one of the most iconic watches in the world begins in India in 1930s and continues through today.

Some of the coolest military chronograph watches ever were made for the French air force after WW2, and some are still being produced today.

BWC is a largely forgotten company that flourished before the Quartz Crisis, but it can still offer vintage fans a great deal to explore.

Ollech & Wajs manufactured affordable, purpose-built tool watches in the 60s and 70s, and will shortly be producing new products.

Both Rolex and Gruen made variants of a wristwatch aimed at medical professionals using the Aegler 877 movement.

Capturing the vintage aesthetic in a modern, affordable chronograph is a difficult feat, but Baltic has done it with flying colors.

Widely lauded as one of the best 3-hand movements ever made, the IWC Cal.

A pilot’s watch from on a mountaineering-inspired lineup that existed thanks to a dive watch.

And it’s becoming increasingly collectible today.

When it debuted Longines claimed it was the most accurate watch in the world.

Very possibly the original sports watch, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso has become a dress watch icon. Here's its history.