Our reviewers

Every watch in the catalog comes with a write-up from one of these ten. These reviewers are pen names of The Watch Quest editorial team, and the portraits are illustrations, not photos. Their opinions are based on each watch's published specs and reputation, not on a long-term test.

Illustrated portrait of Marco Bellini

Marco Bellini

Zurich · Movements, finishing and haute horlogerie

Trained as a watchmaker in Biel before moving into precision engineering. Turns every watch over to look at the movement first and the dial second.

Illustrated portrait of Hannah Lindqvist

Hannah Lindqvist

Stockholm · Sports watches and fit on smaller wrists

Sports journalist and trail runner with a 15.5 cm wrist. Tired of being told that a 42 mm watch 'wears small'.

Illustrated portrait of Tom Hargreaves

Tom Hargreaves

Falmouth, Cornwall · Dive watches and tool watches

Twelve years as a Royal Navy clearance diver, now runs a small dive school on the Cornish coast. Owns more rubber straps than shirts.

Illustrated portrait of Kenji Watanabe

Kenji Watanabe

Osaka · Japanese watchmaking, from Seiko to Grand Seiko

Systems engineer and lifelong collector of Japanese watches, from 1970s Seikos found in Nakazakicho flea markets to modern Grand Seiko. Commutes on the Midosuji line every day.

Illustrated portrait of Priya Nair

Priya Nair

Singapore · Luxury, jewellery watches and resale

Works in private banking and has been collecting since her first Cartier at 28. Equally interested in how a watch looks with a silk blouse and what it will be worth in ten years.

Illustrated portrait of Dave Kowalski

Dave Kowalski

Chicago · Value picks and what you actually pay for

Union electrician and the guy his friends text before buying a watch. Believes a great watch should survive a job site and still look good at a wedding.

Illustrated portrait of Julien Moreau

Julien Moreau

Geneva · Heritage pieces, reissues and watch history

Spent eleven years in the watch department of a Geneva auction house. Now writes about watch history and still cannot walk past a vintage dealer's window.

Illustrated portrait of Abby Turner

Abby Turner

Melbourne · Quartz, solar, digital and smart watches

Emergency department nurse who needs a watch with a seconds hand she can read in a hurry and that survives hand sanitiser twelve times a shift.

Illustrated portrait of Rafael Ortiz

Rafael Ortiz

Mexico City · GMTs, pilot watches and chronographs

First officer on long-haul routes, which mostly means living across time zones. Collects GMTs, chronographs and anything legible at 3 a.m. in a dim cockpit.

Illustrated portrait of Sam Okafor

Sam Okafor

London · Design, dials and proportions

Architect at a small London practice. Notices typefaces, proportions and the gap between the hands and the indices before anything else.