green rambles

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

Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is...

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Mar 21, 2023 by WatchTime

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: The Magic of a Movement

While there are, without a doubt, collectors that focus on a single type of movement, I have learned to love them all. There is an almost intimate feeling when you turn the crown to wind the mainspring with a hand wound movement. It is like you are breathing life into the mechanism. The fact that...

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Jun 20, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: How Straps Elevate Your Wrist Game

I once had a charming Seiko 5 with a jade green dial that I bought for about $50. I was less excited about the bracelet, but in my drawer, I still had a light brown alligator leather strap from a watch I recently sold that happened to fit. It turned out to be a match...

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Jun 13, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: If You Don’t Have to Look Twice, You Bought the Wrong Watch

Among car enthusiasts, a familiar saying is that if you don’t look back at your car after you parked it, you bought the wrong one. Although slightly different, I feel that the same thing goes for watches. Here, I would say that if you have to look twice to tell the time, you bought the...

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Jun 6, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: Being Sustainable Ain’t Easy

The environment is a hot topic. Quite literally, as life for us will become far less sustainable as the earth is heating up. It will make the oceans rise, the weather far more unpredictable and volatile, accelerates desertification, and the list goes on. To turn the tide, a change is needed, fast and quite radical....

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May 30, 2022 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: For the Love of Watches, Buy a Loupe

There are several accessories that I believe a (starting) watch collector would benefit from, but one of the first purchases should be, in my opinion, a good quality loupe. In watchmaking, details matter, and getting up close and personal with them will add a whole new level of appreciation and understanding. It allows you to...

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May 16, 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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