green rambles

The Frustrating Lack of Availability & How It Can Enrich Your Watch Experience

You want a particular watch, and you have the funds for it, yet you still are not able to obtain it. This is a reality with a surprisingly large amount of different watches, and the numbers only seem to increase as time passes. I am not talking here about scarce limited editions, but regular production...

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Mar 14, 2023 by Martin Green

Sponsored: Hands-on with the Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar

Glashütte Original, the German luxury watchmaker, has consistently delivered exceptional timepieces— through its creations bringing together a balanced combination of traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design. Among its distinguished mechanical offerings, the Senator Excellence line stands out, representing a modern generation of timeless classics. In the spotlight now are four new variants: two Perpetual Calendar models,...

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Dec 7, 2023 by WatchTime

Green Rambles: Watches & Wonders

As a reader, you most likely don’t know this, but currently, the email servers of WatchTime are in overdrive, as are all our phones. The reason for this is that Watches & Wonders is just a few weeks away, and this means that we have started meticulous preparation. It is somewhat of a military operation,...

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Feb 17, 2023 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: Numbers Don’t Say Everything

Today I heard an interesting conversation between two people about cars. One argued that a certain Tesla was better than a Mercedes because it was faster and available at a lower price. I kept out of it, although hearing this conversation transported me about 25 years back in time when on a sunny summer day,...

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Jan 30, 2023 by Martin Green

Sponsored: A Durable Style – Meet the Victorinox I.N.O.X. Chrono

Since its founding in 1884, Victorinox has been a steady champion of utility-driven style. From its now-iconic Swiss Army Knife, the brand has garnered a wide renown for reliable functionality in its products, with its modern collection of timepieces carrying that legacy forward. In the brand’s latest, the new I.N.O.X. Chrono, we see a continuation...

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Dec 1, 2023 by WatchTime

Green Rambles: Planting A Seed

About 25 years ago, I joined my mother in visiting a Christmas fair in Cologne, Germany. It was a dreadful day weather wise, with overcast, cold winds, and a nasty drizzle instead of more winter-appropriate snow. This weather soon persuaded us to go inside a large bookstore. Not a place I would usually venture into...

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Jan 9, 2023 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: Experiencing Discomfort in the Business of Collecting

Recently I was at a press presentation for the Rolls-Royce Spectre, the brand’s first fully electric car. We discussed the mustard color chosen for the Spectre and how the brand chose the unique hue. The Director of Future Developments of Rolls-Royce stated that due to the lengthy process of developing a new car, the color...

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Dec 12, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: An Homage to Those Who Walked Before Us

Most collectors know the feeling of scrolling through an online watch sales platform and coming across an unexpected, beautiful vintage watch. With great anticipation, you click through the photos, and then it all evaporates when you discover that the back is engraved with the initials or name of a previous owner. Next to water damage,...

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Dec 5, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: Always Take a Second Look

As a watch journalist, I see have the opportunity to see countless watches in person each year. This is a treat and one of the most beautiful parts of my work. Especially at large fairs, the pace is very quick, and it is not unusual to handle over a hundred watches a day and sometimes...

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Nov 28, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: The Power of the Lefty

As of recent, watchmakers have been giving more attention to releasing models with the crown (and pushers) on the left side of the case rather than the right. But why has this just become a thing? Earlier this year, we saw Rolex, and quite recently, Patek Philippe launch timepieces with the southpaw characteristic. While they...

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Nov 21, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: When After-Sales Is An Afterthought

Sometimes I wonder if brands become so focused on always selling new watches that they forget to provide service for the ones they have sold in the past. Right now, for example, I have two requests for after-sales service with two different brands. The first requires a full service, and it is a complex job...

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Nov 14, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: The Un-Exact Part Of Watchmaking and Your Role In It

Watchmaking undeniably places a huge emphasis on aesthetics, but at the end of the day, precision and accuracy are the foundation of the industry. Surprisingly, the same cannot be said for some of the language that is used to describe timepieces. ‘Diving watch’ is a prime example. While I’m sure we all have an idea...

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Oct 24, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: When Green Gets Tired Of Green

As yet another press release reaches my inbox with the inclusion of a green-dialed watch, I realize how tired I have grown of them. While the world of watches has always been ruled by a certain degree of trends, many makers seem to be following this one blindly. Perhaps it is because green reminds them...

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Sep 26, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: Is it All About the Money?

The question that I get asked most often on my Instagram account is the price of the watches I post. Some ask politely, others simply message me with ‘PP.’ In my world, this stands for Patek Philippe, in theirs for ‘Price Please,’ but in general, I think that ‘Public Problem,’ is perhaps the best description....

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Sep 19, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: The Importance Of Visiting Manufactures

When you are an established watch journalist working for respected publications, you get several invitations for press trips during the year. The brands certainly know how to make them tempting, often serving more champagne than water in breathtaking areas of the world with accommodations that rarely rate below five stars. It sounds like heaven on...

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Sep 12, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: The Power Of Goodbye

Collecting watches is a dynamic process. When I first started collecting, I thought that there was an end to it, that my collection would be complete at some point. When I look back at this, it is somewhat naïve to think. A watch collection is almost like a living, breathing thing, an expression of yourself...

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Aug 15, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: The GPHG and Its Importance to the Industry

While most of our readers are probably enjoying a sunny beach, the cooler mountains, or any other desirable vacation hot spot, I am on the website of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). Here, you can already find the complete list of the competing watches for this year’s edition. The amount of them is...

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Aug 1, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: The Vacation Watch Dilemma

During this time of year, most people are taking their summer vacations. The fun of this always starts with the preparations; where are we going this year, what can we see there, what are good places to eat, and when you are a watch enthusiast…. what watch am I going to wear? Personally, it is...

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Jul 25, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: My Undecided Opinion About Watch Boxes

Watches and boxes are as common a combination as ham and eggs or fish and chips. No matter how (in)expensive the watch is you buy, you get a box. I still remember getting my first serious watch on the brink of the new millennium. It was a Seamaster Professional, and at that time, Omega delivered...

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Jul 5, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: Watches in a Bear Market

With crypto freefalling, stocks going into the red, inflation (and frustration) on the rise, one could say that we have entered a bear market. I thought the pandemic would have put us there already, but it did more of the opposite. When the cases of Covid-19 first spiked and we entered a lockdown, I remember...

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Jun 27, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: MoonSwatch Madness or Brilliance?

The people at Swatch Group must be pleased to know that despite non of their brands being present at Watches & Wonders, two of them are still the talk of the show. The buzz that Omega and Swatch created with the launch of the MoonSwatch still lingers in the air. Some call it a brilliant...

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Apr 5, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: The Future of Trade Shows Looks Bright, for Some

By the time I write this, we have finished another digital edition of LVMH Watch Week. While it is great that we live in a time and age where it is possible to bring high-quality content to people around the globe, I wish the situation was different. There is simply no substitute for holding a...

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Feb 7, 2022 by Martin Green

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