Watches Today with Tim Mosso

Watches Today with Tim Mosso

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Watches Today with Tim Mosso
  • What Does Watch Service Cost?

    Tim is tackling one of the most daunting aspects of collecting watches: getting it serviced. From expensive repairs to long wait times and unclear costs, the process of getting your watch serviced can be confusing or even outright frustrating. In this episode, Tim tries to clear the air by explai...

  • Watches & Wonders 2026 Predictions: Tim Talks Patek Philippe, AP, JLC and More

    Watches & Wonders 2026 starts this week, so Tim is laying out some predictions (and hopes) of what we might see at this year's show. He looks at brands like Patek Philippe, JLC, Audemars Piguet, and many more in trying to decide which directions they may take with the innumerable novelties coming...

  • Tim Bought a New Watch!

    Tim bought a new and he's here to talk about it! As a fellow watch collector, he figured he would walk the audience through the process. His past collection of JLC watches, possible IWC Grand Complication, and deciding on a price to pay for a watch are all discussed. It's capstoned by the reveal ...

  • The Best Watches $1,000,000 Can Buy

    Tim has covered affordable watches in-depth, so for this episode, he goes to the opposite end of the spectrum. From the discontinued and rare like the Patek Philippe 5711 to the mechanically marvelous such as the JLC Reverso Hybris Quadriptyque, he covers all the reasons a watch might even cost $...

  • Build the Perfect 3 Watch Collection

    If you were to own only 3 watches, what would they be? Tim is taking a crack at this question by taking it category by category. From all-arounders from Omega and NOMOS to vintage Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, he runs the full gambit of what’s out there to create the type of collection that...

  • What Does More Money Actually Buy You in a Watch?

    Tim is discussing price vs. value in this episode of Watches Today. He explores the idea of what more money actually gets you in the luxury watch world with examples from brands like Omega, Tudor, and A. Lange & Sohne. Things like what to expect in a $50,000 watch, how far quality in even entry-l...

  • Top 4 Cheap Watches to Buy Right Now

    What do Zenith, Tudor, Omega, and Oris all have in common? It's that in 2026, they have all have watches that offer incredible engineering and aesthetics while bucking the trend of ever-increasing prices for luxury watches. From models with a deep history like the Speedmaster and El Primero to ev...

  • Dumpster Dive - Best of the Worst Watches

    Tim is recounting some of his personal best watches from the bottom of many's lists. Marquee brands' watches like the Zenith Defy Xtreme or Omega Speedmaster White Side of the Moon to independent watchmakers like Karsten Fraessdorf's Spirograph are all discussed. Tim recounts why these watches mi...

  • Don't Buy This Watch - Scams, Damage, and Influencers!

    Don't buy this watch! A luxury watch is an expensive mistake if you don't protect yourself before the purchase. Bad photographs, damaged watches, cheapest-available-watches, and influencer choices can ruin your experience as a luxury watch collector. In this episode, Tim Mosso explains how to avo...

  • 5 Myths About Luxury Watches That Collectors Should Know

    Tim is tackling the idea of myths in the luxury watch industry from timekeeping precision to manufacture movements to even the health of watchmaking itself. Things like the accuracy of Omega watches, the water resistance of Patek Philippe, and the importance of manufacture calibers from Vacheron ...

  • What Will Be the Next Hype Watch?

    Everyone knows about hype watches from the likes of Patek Philippe, F.P. Journe, and Audemars Piguet; but which timepiece will watch collectors choose as their next target for the well-known craze? Tim takes a stab at predicting the future with guesses from Blancpain, Cartier, and more!

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  • Watches That Failed at Launch - and Should You Buy Them?

    Tim is recapping the history of watches that didn't quite meet the expectations of collectors. From holy trinity brands like Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe to the entry-level of Tudor and Zenith, many brands have had their share of underwhelming product launches and designs. In this episode, ...

  • The 5 Mistakes Watch Collectors Make — And How to Avoid Them

    Tim returns in a brand-new format and time, but with the same expert insight into the world of luxury watch collecting. To kick off 2026, he breaks down 5 mistakes watch collectors often make from quartz watch snobbery to risky DIY watchmaking. Whether you're a seasoned collector or just starting...

  • See Tim's Next Watch - Life After My Grail Watch

    Tim Mosso buys watches after a great deal of cross-shopping and thought. After a summer in which Tim added his grail watch - the De Bethune DBD - it's time to consider whether there's life after your grail watch. The Omega Speedmaster Grey Side of the Moon, Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, and several ve...

  • This Was Tim's First Watch

    The Omega Seamaster is the eternal rival to the Rolex Submariner, but it's more than that. Tim Mosso started his life as a watch collector with two Omega Seamasters: one from his grandpa, and a graduation watch. Tonight's show is all about the Omega Seamaster and how to collect its many variants....

  • A $15,000 Patek Philippe? See it Here!

    Patek Philippe is a watch brand that provokes strong emotions - mostly admiration. But the huge catalog of past and present watch models can be a a maze to navigate even for veteran watch collectors. Tonight Tim Mosso and C'Quon Gottlieb select their favorite Patek Philippe watches from the compa...

  • Brutal Honesty - How Used Watches Lose Value

    What do the Omega Speedmaster, the Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso, and the Patek Philippe Calatrava have in common? All of them depreciate. This isn't to say there's no retained value, but watches generally lose value on secondary markets. If you're not obsessed with Submariners, Nautilus 5711s, or th...

  • The Cartier Santos is the Best Watch of 2025

    Cartier watches may be the fastest growing and most disruptive force in the luxury watch market in 2026. Once considered a jeweler with nothing more than a passing interest in watchmaking, Cartier has emerged as a serious rival to Rolex and Omega. The Cartier Tank, Cartier Santos, and Santos Dumo...

  • SMALL Watches Are Back in 2026!

    Small luxury watches return to popularity as 2026 approaches. From Patek Philippe to Audemars Piguet, small sizes are back in style, and both men and women will benefit. As more women join men among the ranks of serious watch collectors, the desirability of traditional, smaller, and midsize watch...

  • Gold Watches Destroyed - Melted at $4,300 for Gold in 2025

    Luxury watches have inherent value - sometimes due to gold. In 2025, luxury watches from many brands are being melted down and salvaged for the raw gold content of their cases, bracelets, clasps, and buckles. In a world where gold now touches prices above $4,300 per ounce, no watch is safe from t...

  • See Tim Mosso's Full Watch Collection

    Tim Mosso doesn't focus often on his current watch collection, but tonight, it's the main event. In this show, Tim reviews all of the watches in his current collection from his high school graduation Omega Seamaster to his recent "grail watch," the De Bethune DBD. From Swatch watches to pocket wa...

  • Exposing Lies The Watch Industry Tells Us - Tim & Josh

    Josh Thanos joins Tim Mosso to a no-holds-barred discussion of the lies watch dealers, watch brands, and social media tell us. From absurd claims of "investment grade" watches to spurious advertisements of watches "new in box," this episode is a hall-of-shame collection of the worst of watches.
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  • The Five Deadly Sins of Luxury Watches

    Tim Mosso loves luxury watch collectors, but even the ones you love need to hear hard truths. Tonight, Tim shares five things he hates about watch collectors. From excessively judgmental gatekeepers of taste to people who keep the factory stickers on their watches, there's enough blame to go arou...

  • Dynamic Pricing for Hype Watches and Controversial Opinions

    No, your 1959 vintage Rolex Submariner 5510 Explorer dial doesn't have more soul than a 2025 Rolex 126610, but I'm sure plenty of watch dealers will claim otherwise. Almost every single belief about watches and watch collecting is a social construct. As a result, almost all of them can be conside...