The price of watches (and just about everything else) steadily climbed up this year but that doesn’t mean we didn’t get some solid value propositions. In this year-end piece, the editorial team at Teddy picked some of our favorite releases under $1,500 which was an interesting challenge. This...
On this episode of Superlative, host Ariel Adams, founder of aBlogtoWatch, is joined by aBlogtoWatch team member David Bredan for a deep, candid breakdown of Dubai Watch Week 2025 and why it has quietly become one of the most important consumer-facing watch events in the world. Fresh off the show...
From Unit Watches To Counterintelligence Risks, The Content That Defined W.O.E. In 2025 With 2025 drawing to a close, let’s take a moment to recap some of the top Dispatch articles and YouTube videos from this past year. At W.O.E., our main focus is content, and to put it mildly, we are...
It is certainly not every day that I get to review a watch like the Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Tribute to The Quest of Time. This is hardly your standard Vacheron Constantin timepiece, and products like it exist outside the standard collection of “pillar” models that the now 270-year-old...
A watch brand is loosely defined as a company that makes wristwatches. A watchmaker may consist of just one person or be a megacorporation with thousands of employees, and really everything in between in terms of size. Numerically speaking, however, watch brands tend to be small to medium-sized...
The advent of quartz technology made the 1970s a tumultuous time for the watch industry, but it was also a pretty epic era for wristwatch design. Throughout the 1960s, brands started to push aesthetic boundaries. Then, the 1970s became somewhat of a crescendo for outlandish concepts, right before...
2025 has been a fascinating year in the world of watchmaking. Amid the market swings, emerging sizing and dial trends, and tariff shifts, the crop of timepieces that emerged in 2025 offered more than its fair share of future classics. That said, 2025 also brought with it some more, let’s say,...
When the editorial team here at Teddy was tasked with picking some of our favorite complicated watches of 2025, there was an important distinction that had to be drawn. Of course, this was the fine line between our favorite watches that absolutely nail or master a specific complication rather...
Our Step-By-Step Guide to Buying the Right Watch the First Time Around, Tailored to the Needs of the W.O.E. Community Whether you’re in the military, a veteran, work in national security, or a civilian looking for your first serious watch, the decision can be overwhelming, and marketing only...
I think Aera’s latest watch serves as an excellent counterpoint to Omega’s recent redesign of the Planet Ocean. You see, the new look of the Planet Ocean seemed to be an effort from Omega to look fresh and modern, which it may well have achieved. But in doing so, it rid the PO of its […] The post...
World War II’s Darkest Hours - Rolex, Perseverance, Marketing, & Hope In December 1942, the Second World War raged in the lead-up to the Christmas holiday. As the Allies formally acknowledged the "cold-blooded extermination" of Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe, Soviet forces on the Eastern Front...
Would St. Nick Opt For A Diver, GMT, Or A Chronograph On The Big Night? While you may think of Santa Claus as an overweight yet jolly friend to children everywhere, there is more to St. Nick than meets the eye. Santa is a spymaster. This is a man who keeps tabs on all of the world’s children from...
