Scary Skeletons and Other Spooky Watches
No bones about it, spooky season is the perfect time to add a skeleton watch to your collection. Invented in 1760 by a French clockmaker, skeletons are the triumphant result of the perfect union between breathtaking artistry and precision watchmaking. This is your opportunity to dig into some of our favorite skeleton watches—and other spooky […]
Hot List: October 18, 2024
What’s more impressive than launching a 20-story tall rocket? Catching it on the way back down? 🥢 No! The Feldmar Hot List, of course! This week, we’ve rounded up some seriously special pieces from Ressence, Ulysse Nardin, and more. Ready to check them out? 3… 2… 1… liftoff! 🚀 RESSENCE TYPE 5 L The best […]
Hot List: August 16, 2024
Yes, a certain Australian breakdancer stole the show at the Olympics with a performance that can best be described as ‘fun’. But did you know that our own Scott Meller was also in Paris competing in the breakdancing event under the nom du danse, Scomel the Fly? Did you know that he actually (may have) […]
Hot List: June 28, 2024
Get ready for a big ka-boom! Next Wednesday is Independence Day, and we’re setting things off with a blast of a Hot List! From new, all-ceramic Bathyscaphes to sparkling Seamasters, we’ve got the arsenal ready this week! 💥 BLANCPAIN FIFTY FATHOMS BATHYSCAPHE F Blancpain lobbed a cherry bomb our way this week with new members […]
Hot List: June 21, 2024
This week’s Hot List is “reel”y great! 🐡 Whether you’re casting around for a legendary Portugieser or pearl-diving for a new TUDOR, Feldmar has got the catch of the day! Let’s get this expedition underway! 🐠 ZENITH DEFY SKYLINE SKELETON Zenith’s Defy collection got a new look with the advent of the Skyline watches. One […]
Hot List: May 31, 2024
Summer has “unofficially” started now that we’re past Memorial Day. We’re making it fully official here, as this week’s Hot List has serious summer sizzle. So join us as we take you through some watches that you’ll want to wear all the way through to Labor Day and beyond… ZENITH DEFY SKYLINE TOURBILLON Our marketing […]
Hot List: April 19, 2024
Well, that was quick. The first batch of watches announced at Watches & Wonders have already begun to arrive at Feldmar! 📦 With brand new pieces in-store from NOMOS, Bell & Ross, IWC, and more, these pieces are ready for your wrist! Let’s get to ’em! NOMOS TANGENTE 38 LIMITED EDITION COLORS To celebrate its […]
Feldmar’s Picks from Watches and Wonders 2024
It’s here! The Watches & Wonders trade show kicked off today in Geneva and our fearless leader, Scott Meller, is on-site reporting back with the best new releases. With over 20 of Feldmar’s brands participating, keep an eye on our Watches & Wonders release page for the full roster of new watches including 31 new […]
Hot List: March 29, 2024
What’s a watch movement’s favorite season? Mainly, spring! Get it? Main spring? Okay, bad puns aside, we’re just excited that the days are getting longer and 5:00pm sunsets are behind us 🪺 To celebrate, we’re “springing” another Hot List on you! Let’s hop to it! 🐰 SEIKO PROSPEX SJE093 Sometimes, less is more. The new […]
Hot List: January 26, 2024
Welcome to another edition of the Feldmar Hoot List! Oops – Hot List! 🦉Whether you’re hunting for haute horology or a hardy timepiece to help track the hours in Hawaii, Houston, and Hong Kong, we’ve got you covered! ULYSSE NARDIN FREAK X OPS The newest member of the Freak collection from U.N. swooped into the […]
Model Spotlight: Ulysse Nardin Freak
The dictionary definition of freak includes such words as unusual, unexpected, atypical, and extreme. When it comes to the extraordinary Ulysse Nardin Freak, you could easily add words like innovative, historic, avant-garde, and breathtaking. As Freak redefines how watches work, it’s important to note that the watch is iconic not just for what it has, […]
Hot List: November 10, 2023
What a week! From the in-store launch of a very special Bremont (with a very special guest) to the arrival of some truly spicy pieces, it was definitely a hot week at Feldmar! 🔥 Let’s get to it! PARMIGIANI FLEURIER TONDA PF SPORT CHRONOGRAPH One of our perennial favorites in the store is surely the […]
Top 10 Watches for Halloween
It’s been said that on Halloween, you get to become anything that you want to be. At Feldmar we wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment, but would take it a step further—with the right timepiece, you can also become anything that you want to be. Each one of our top ten watches for Halloween is a […]
Hot List: October 6, 2023
Stack ’em up! This Hot List is full of the best automatics of the week – no “batter”ies required! From an all-American Shinola to a buttery Glasshute Original, we’re excited to bring you watches so good, they should be “un-waffle”. Thanks for “syrup”scribing! 🥞 ULYSSE NARDIN FREAK X OPS 43MM Part of a complete breakfast? […]
Hot List: September 15, 2023
Fall is a great time of year, don’t get us wrong. But fall also gives us an unforgivable number of tired cliches. Pumpkin spice lattes, hayrides, pet halloween costumes, and apple picking trips are just some of the well-worn fall traditions we can expect over the coming weeks ☕ So why not enjoy some watches […]
Feldmar Staff Picks from Geneva Watch Days
Geneva Watch Days kicked off on August 29 with brands like Girard-Perregaux, BVLGARI, and Oris showcasing their newest pieces. From space-age carbon cases to a new Oris rated to 4,000 meters, the #FeldmarFam is here to break down our faves! GIRARD-PERREGAUX LAUREATO ABSOLUTE 8TECH “Eight is a bit of thing for the GP Laureato. From […]
Hot List: August 4, 2023
We’re crash-landing in your inbox with a disclosure: the watches in this week’s Hot List are out of this world! 👽 From a purple-dialed Parmigiani to an extra-tasty “Blue Side of the Moon”, these pieces are all UFOs: unbelievably fly objects! 🚀 PARMIGIANI FLEURIER TONDA PF – ROSE GOLD DEEP RUBY They say there are asteroids […]
Collection for a Cause: Introducing the 2023 Only Watch Collection
When creativity, innovation, technology, and community join together in service of a worthwhile cause, the results can be breathtaking, even life-changing. In 2005, philanthropist Luc Pettavino, with the patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, created Only Watch to raise money for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). This was an intensely personal endeavor […]
Hot List: July 14, 2023
Oy vey 😅 It’s so hot out in SoCal, we thought we’d let AI generate our header caption for this week’s Hot List 🔥 “When Scott Meller was a child, he enjoyed himself a watermelon in the hot summer sun. As he sat, he pondered…the connection between watermelon and watches was a reminder to embrace […]
Hot List: June 16, 2023
At Feldmar, we’re counting down to Father’s Day! To celebrate, we’re lacing up our best white sneakers and turning the thermostat down a few degrees. Hey, if you’re cold, go put on a sweater! Or, warm up with this week’s Hot List! Let’s go! TUDOR PELAGOS LHD 42MM Tudor switched up the watch game with […]
Hot List: June 9, 2023
Cannonball!!! 🌊 We’re diving into the deep end with the hottest watches of the week. From a dive-ready Tudor to the newest launch from Breguet, Feldmar’s got your wrist covered for summer. Don’t forget the sunscreen! 🌞 ULYSSE NARDIN MARINE TORPILLEUR TOURBILLON Ulysse Nardin spared no detail when they made the Torpilleur! From the French […]
Hot List: March 31, 2023
ULYSSE NARDIN FREAK ONE No dial, no crown, no hands. That’s the 20 year legacy of the Freak! For 2023, Ulysse Nardin introduces a new flagship model, called the Freak ONE. Using the latest materials like DIAMonSIL coating (diamond and silicon plasma) and mechanical tech developed in-house, this is the most advanced Freak yet. GLASHUETTE ORIGINAL […]
The Top Nine Rolex Submariner Alternatives
Rolex introduced the Submariner in 1953 to great fanfare. It set a new, historic standard for divers’ watches at the time—waterproof to an astounding depth of 100 meters. Rolex has continued to innovate in the years since then, and today’s Submariner is waterproof to a depth of 300 meters. It is, truly, the ultimate divers’ […]
What Makes the Ulysse Nardin Freak a Truly One-Of-A-Kind Watch
Do you consider yourself a “limited edition”? You should! If there’s one thing we’ve learned in over 100 years of selling watches, it’s that there’s as much variety in watch buying as there is in watchmaking! These days, there is more variety in watch design than ever before so finding a watch that matches your […]