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I Finally Tried an Affordable Tourbillon. So Whatโs the Catch?
Hereโs something I never expected to see on TBWS: a tourbillon. And certainly not one in the form of a dressy watch that looks nothing like what Iโd normally wear, complete with a gold-tone case and leather strap. But thatโs been part of my collecting journey this year. Iโve been trying to experience watches that would probably never make it into my personal watch box, and thereโs something weirdly interesting about this one.
Casio Made a $7,000 G-Shock That Looks Like an Invicta
Casioโs MRG-B2100HR uses platinum leaf, laser-created structural color, and serious MR-G engineering, but the finished effect raises questions at this price
Orient Brings Its Affordable Watch Formula to a Crowded Sports Watch Trend
Integrated-bracelet sports watches arenโt hard to find in 2026. Orient is showing up after the categoryโs busiest stretch, and my first reaction to the new Flusso was pretty predictable: do we really need another one? Maybe. Orient at least has some history to work with. The Flusso draws from the SK, or โSuper King,โ watches Orient sold during the 1970s and โ80s.
Longinesโ Best Pilot Watch Now Comes in Its Cleanest Color Yet
Longines has two more blue watches. I realize that sentence isn’t exactly going to stop anyone in their tracks. This time it’s the Spirit Pilot and Spirit Pilot Flyback, both receiving matte blue lacquer dials. The Flyback also gets a matching blue ceramic bezel insert. We’ve seen plenty of blue from Longines, including within the Spirit collection itself, so I don’t think the color change deserves all the ceremony. My take is that the watches underneath are what make this release cool. But damn, that blue looks good.
This Timex Chronograph Makes Expensive Swiss Watches Harder to Explain
Spend enough time looking at vintage chronographs and youโll eventually run into dials like this. Multiple scales overlap each other, and colors separate one function from another. Reading the time almost feels secondary to figuring out what everything else does. I think that’s part of the fun. Usually, watches that bring this look back today get expensive quickly. But this new Timex Marlin Neo Classic Chronograph starts at $279.
