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Tim Mosso

Media Director at The WatchBox Blog

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  • 1 day ago | quillandpad.com | Tim Mosso

    There’s nothing practical about a $76,000 watch – at least not in the big frame. But in the context of expensive man jewelry, some options are more useful than others. That’s where the Patek Philippe Pilot Travel Time Chronograph enters the small frame. With tons of lume, a legible dial, two time zones, and a flyback chronograph, the 5924G arms you with – at least – a plausible excuse the day this 401K-killer follows you home unannounced. Patek Philippe has no real history of pilot’s wristwatches.

  • 4 weeks ago | quillandpad.com | Tim Mosso

    This video explains the full history of watchmaker De Bethune from its first watches to the latest models from the brand’s factory in L’Auberson, Switzerland. Over its first 23 years of history, the brand co-founded by watchmaker Denis Flageollet has created a vast array of innovative watches that belies its relative corporate youth.

  • 1 month ago | quillandpad.com | Tim Mosso

    Any watch combining “Russia” and “Audemars Piguet Code 11.59” has an uphill battle on its hands. But – hang on! – I promise this gets better. On both counts, there’s more to recommend this watch than the premise suggests, and while the Code has had more than its fair share of detractors, this one deserves a champion. The unlikely combo succeeds beyond expectations, and this may be the best dress watch AP has built in ages.

  • 1 month ago | quillandpad.com | Tim Mosso

    Ulysse Nardin might be the the watch landscape’s most interesting and least appreciated brand. Large enough that it’s not some kind of cottage shop, and small enough that its products remain comparatively rare, UN often gets lost in the shuffle between the luxury majors and the fashionable upstart indies. And that’s a shame because watches like the Sonata Cathedral deserve top billing on merit alone.

  • 1 month ago | quillandpad.com | Tim Mosso

    Greubel Forsey has made waves over the last year for returning to its roots. High mech is back and sports watches have been demoted to the undercard. From the founders’ reclamation of the controlling shares to the company’s renewed focus on cost-no-object tech, the Greubel Forsey of early 2025 feels much like the Greubel Forsey of 2010. That year, the firm launched its Double Tourbillon 30° Edition Historique, a machine whose name says it all.