At TimeTransformed we explore the best mechanical watches, survivors from the glorious age of precision engineering. Today, new watch brands are appearing all the time, and thousands of men’s watches and women’s watches are launched on the market every year. Of these, some are interesting, and a few are mechanical masterpieces. We are looking for the best wristwatch and above all the best affordable timepieces hallmarked by fine design in addition to good engineering and reliability.

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Out Of Order Anguria

Anguria is a new watch by Out Of Order, Italian brand that specializes in creating an aged, distressed appearance by means of patented techniques. Click to read more.

Looking ahead to Watches Of Italy 2022

W.O.I. Watches Of Italy returns for its third edition in Tortona on 15 and 16 October 2022. It will include a section for vintage and collectors' watches.

Top 10 affordable chronograph watches 2021

Mechanical chronographs at prices ranging from €239 to €2,950, by historic companies and new brands, using Swiss or Asian movements. Click to read the article.

Top 20 affordable pilot's watches 2021

Read our selection of 20 of the latest pilot's watches for 2021 at prices up to about €2,000, highly legible pieces that express all the excitement of flight.

LM Perpetual by Stephen McDonnell

Read this fascinating interview with Stephen McDonnell, watchmaker from Northern Ireland and creator of the revolutionary LM Perpetual by MB&F.

Top ten ISO 6425 diving watches

Diving watches that comply with the ISO 6425 standard for characteristics such as water resistance, legibility in the dark, dive timing capability etc.

Top 10 watches at Geneva Watch Days 2021

A selection of ten of the finest watches presented at Geneva Watch Days 2021, showing that innovation and originality are as strong as ever in the watch industry.

Top 10 affordable Italian mechanical watches

A selection of the most attractive affordable watches from Italy, featuring great design, quality movements and hand-crafted Italian leather straps.

Looking ahead to Baselworld 2022

Interview with Michel Loris-Melikoff, managing director of Baselworld, at the pop-up event held in Geneva from 30 August to 2 September 2021.

Laco München pilot chronograph

The Laco München pilot chronograph is a brilliant combination of a Type A pilot’s watch with chronograph subdials. Plus creative luminescence and 100m water resistance.

echo/neutra Cortina 1956 Automatic

A watch that combines vintage colours with contemporary style and technology, the echo/neutra Cortina 1956 Automatic is a brilliant piece of Italian design.