Passion for Watches

Dedicated to all the watch enthusiasts.

What is the Passion for Watches column on Horbiter® all about? In our magazine, we follow the latest market trends, we analyze the most visited watch forums in Italy and abroad, and we meet the most relevant collectors of modern luxury watches and vintage watches too. Here at Horbiter® we also have a watch catalog and we will soon launch our community that sets it apart from any standard watch forum and aims at becoming a reference point for all watch lovers, whether they love time-only watches, tourbillon watches, minute repeater watches, perpetual calendar watches or diving watches, just to name a few.

Why this column.

Consider this new column as a place where we do not necessarily talk about watch reviews; we will instead introduce everything that revolves around the world of watchmaking. We will here discuss decorations, engraving techniques, or new materials used in watchmaking as do innovative brands like Richard Mille, Audemars Piguet or Hublot, for example. You will also read about cutting-edge technology mechanical movements, like those adopted by Bulgari for its Octo, to cite one, or high-frequency movements. Our passion for watches is limitless.

Why a Community and not a Watches Forum.

Watch Forums are a great place to share our passion for watches, any kinds of watches. Forum members share, via watch forums, anything, from a wrist shot to an old wristwatch sold through the second-hand market (most forums have a section dedicated to buyers and sellers). The Community has different rules instead, provides subscribers other tools to share one's passion for watches. In a Community, there are no watch reviews, the aim being to offer watch-related content instead and let members engage. In this column, you will not only find articles related to topics of common interest, like for example, which are the most visited watch forums in Italy or abroad. You'll also find useful in-depth articles regarding the price trend or increase over time of new or used watches, the passion for new Rolex watches, or new Patek Philippe watches, to cite two brands that today represent the most significant investment asset, among luxury watch brands.

Please welcome HorbiterCafè, a new innovative community where you can fully enjoy your passion for watches.

The development of the Horbiter® community, whose name is HorbiterCafè, is underway. It will go live between the end of the year and the first quarter of 2020. We have conceived a community whose offer sets it apart from anything else you have seen so far. We believe the current formula of the discussion forum is outdated, and we look forward to providing our subscribers with new experiences and innovative services.

Four questions to Julien Tornare and Luca Rubinacci

14 May 2020 | Zenith, Passion for Watches,

During a recent Instagram live session organized by Zenith watches, attending the brand's CEO Julien Tornare, and Luca Rubinacci, we shared some ideas regarding the brand, the watch industry, and more. Also, the close relationship between watchmaking and fabrics is a topic we have recently discussed, as you can see ...
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Welcome to Horbiter|Cafè Radio, our new podcast

15 April 2020 | Passion for Watches,

If you already signed up to Horbiter|Cafè and you subscribed to our Clubs too, you are aware we have recently launched our new podcast, Horbiter|Cafè Radio. Registered between Milan and London, Horbiter® Digital Media's new podcast was initially expected to be launched later this year; we chose to change our ...
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The best places to buy (Rolex) watches

02 April 2020 | Rolex, Passion for Watches, Buying Watches,

With the UK being slowly herded into quarantine, brits like me our finding ourselves with not much to do, but an awful lot of spare time in which to do it. As a result, it is only natural for the people of this little island to start asking important, existential ...
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Welcome to Horbiter|Cafè

21 February 2020 | Passion for Watches,

Last year, we announced to our partners, friends, and readers that we would have launched a new project this year, aimed at growing the magazine into a bigger and diversified digital media capable of offering something that has to do with engaging with communities rather than just blogging. Horbiter|Cafè, this ...
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Looking for a modern Wall Clock?

02 September 2019 | Passion for Watches,

Is our passion for watches all about just collecting wristwatches? It is not, some prefer pocket watches, others enjoy their love for watchmaking by looking at and collecting wall clocks instead. Not any, however: there are tons of wall clocks, and the majority of them are low-cost products used as ...
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Roman Numerals in watchmaking

13 August 2019 | Passion for Watches,

Did you ever wonder where Roman numerals origin from and how are they used on a wristwatch's dial? Back in time, during the Roman Empire, Roman numerals were adopted on meridians, while they decorate today a classic watch's most beloved dials, and are a primary choice on classic-looking tourbillon or ...
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Italian Watches: The Made in Italy is on the rise.

11 August 2019 | Passion for Watches,

According to a well-known expression, Italy is a country of saints, poets, sailors, and I'd add watchmakers too, at least by judging what we did and still do to pursue the art of watchmaking. It is no secret we have supported the Swiss watch industry in its hardest times as ...
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The Hotel L'Orologio in Florence and Venice

02 August 2019 | Passion for Watches,

Watches, accessories, all kinds of straps and plenty of gadgets: the offering of watches and watch related stuff is so vast that even the most experienced collector might get confused, but no one had ever created a hotel geared towards watch enthusiasts. So far, at least. The WTB (Why the ...
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Which Rolex model is the best choice?

06 June 2019 | Rolex, Passion for Watches,

The unstoppable rise of Rolex among the most desirable luxury watch brands. If you talk about watches to a teenager, a middle manager or a top executive, it is very likely that in most cases their choice, if they're looking into buying a new watch, is geared towards Rolex. In ...
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An overview of the most renowned Watch Forums

27 May 2019 | Passion for Watches,

One of the most interesting phenomena in the watchmaking industry regards the popularity of watch forums. Watch forums are pretty popular in Italy as they are abroad and, despite the world's most significant, widely read and organized watch forums come from the US (Watchuseek and Timezone), Italy boasts a long ...
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