From offering endless piggyback rides to patiently teaching us to bait a hook, there’s no one in the world quite like Dad. Fathers usually wear many hats, making them the best homework helpers, gra...

H+G Co-Founder Michael Sims recently returned from a trip to Costa Rica. His travels took him somewhat off the grid from the normal resort destinations most of us have become accustomed to. Here is...

The mechanics behind how a tide watch works are sophisticated, but their purpose is simple: to accurately and clearly convey the ebb and flow of the ocean’s surface.

Here at Hook+Gaff, we want to take a moment on Sunday, May 12, to pause and acknowledge all the moms out there. For all of the selfless sacrifices, perfectly prepared PB&J sandwiches, middle-of...

The Cause: Each January, my husband and I sit down to determine where we want to dedicate our time and resources for that particular year. We typically pick two organizations or committees that we ...

Wondering what to get for your special someone or favorite family member this holiday season? Here at Hook+Gaff, we know that the best gift you can give and receive is quality time spent with the p...

Every year, my wife and I make the drive from Clearwater Beach two hours south to Matlacha. This trip focuses on one fish and one fish only — the silver king. Tarpon fishing is more a lifestyle tha...

Wedding season is in full swing, and that means wedding gift-giving season has also arrived. It’s somewhat customary for the groom to receive a watch on his wedding day. And the tradition makes sen...

I sat down with Hook+Gaff president and founder Michael Sims to discuss working on a project that would interest our social media followers and customers. We wanted to do a few things. First, we wa...

Mechanical movements represent the way watches were made since back in the earliest days of the craft. It’s pretty cool to think about a technology that transcends time and trends; modern engineeri...

Hook + Gaff customers and fans have asked me for some insight into why we construct our watches the way we do. In fact, it’s the question I get asked the most at our various trade shows or even whe...

Whether you’ve heard the term in school, seen it at an airport or come across it while researching the perfect outdoors watch, GMT has a lot of significance in the watchmaking industry.

A watch’s “movement” refers to the part of the device that drives the hands on a watch face to make it tick. It’s often described as the heart of a watch, but perhaps brain would be more accurate —...

For thousands of years, humans have turned to the moon and stars for guidance. Before clocks, before timepieces and before quartz movement, time was marked by the sun, the moon and the stars. The w...

We headed off to the U.S. and British Virgin Islands for a much needed vacation following the busy Christmas season. While it was clear that many structures were damaged by the summer hurricanes, i...