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Is the Skeleton Watch 2024's Biggest Trend?

Trends and Predictions

April 23, 2024

Is the Skeleton Watch 2024's Biggest Trend?

Just like everybody else who lives and breathes horology, for the team here at WatchGecko, the first half of this month was dedicated to Watches and Wonders 2024. This year’s Genevan event saw new releases piling...

Trends and Predictions

February 2, 2024

WatchGecko Predictions for Watches & Wonders 2024

Geneva and Shanghai scarcely seem to have passed, and we are already looking forward to Watches and Wonders 2024. In this feature, the WatchGecko authors offer predictions about what the forthcoming shows may bring. Will...

Trends and Predictions

February 1, 2024

WatchGecko Trend Predictions for 2024

Away from the bling and altered reality of watch shows, what trends could we see in 2024 that will define the industry for the year? Some have already started to emerge; some are fanciful ideas....

What’s With the Trend of Cartoon Collaboration Watches

Trends and Predictions

January 2, 2024

What’s With the Trend of Cartoon Collaboration Watches

Collaboration watches have been a staple of the industry for a long time. Whether it’s Rolex and Wimbledon, Breitling and Bentley or TAG Heuer and Formula 1, watch brands find inspiration in the passions and...

Moonphase and Aventurine Dials: A Match Made in Horological Heaven

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November 22, 2023

Moonphase and Aventurine Dials: A Match Made in Horological Heaven

Has anyone else noticed the recent rise in moon phase watches made with sparkly dark blue, aventurine dials? It is a marriage that makes perfect sense; aventurine glass embodies the night sky, and the moon...

Could the Square-Shaped Watch be 2024’s Biggest Watch Trend?

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September 29, 2023

Could the Square-Shaped Watch be 2024’s Biggest Watch Trend?

Is it just us, or are there more square-shaped watches than normal? We’re not complaining, these distinctively different angular designs are shaking up an industry saturated with timelessly round cases. But where has this trend...

Trends and Predictions

September 27, 2023

Why We Need More 36mm Watches

I’ve come across so many “trends” in the watch world. Some have quickly come and gone, others have stuck around for years at time. Of them all though, none has got me quite as excited...

We need to talk about all these Colourful Watch Dials

Trends and Predictions

July 26, 2023

We need to talk about all these Colourful Watch Dials

There’s been a huge increase in luxury watch brands experimenting with new dial shades recently, hues that are totally different to what saturated the market ten years ago. Back then, it felt like 90% of men’s...