We here at aBlogtoWatch are pleased to announce Jeremiah H. of East Helena, USA, as the winner of our Edox CO-1 Date Automatic watch giveaway. Featuring bold, ultra-modern diver styling, rugged underwater capability, and a variety of available colorways, it’s a versatile and capable companion for any underwater adventure. We truly appreciate your continuing role […]

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This Versace Greca Logo Aero may be among the first quartz-powered men’s watches I have reviewed from the Versace brand. While I have featured a number of women’s Versace models with quartz movements, I typically select the mechanical versions of Versace men’s watches for the aBlogtoWatch audience. Automatics however, represent only a small number of […]

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Few debates in the watch world have remained as persistent — or as emotionally charged — as sapphire versus Hesalite. For decades, enthusiasts have argued over which material belongs on a true tool watch, particularly one intended for aerospace use. Sapphire offers exceptional scratch resistance and long-term clarity, while Hesalite, the acrylic crystal famously associated […]

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When NORQAIN originally debuted the Independence Wild ONE watch collection in 2022, this reddish-burgundy/maroon NORTEQ case material (combined with gray rubber) was one of the debut styles. It was among the rarer versions, as NORQAIN wasn’t quite sure how audiences would react to the almost wine-colored tone of this carbon-blend material. I told NORQAIN that […]

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Compared to other similarly sized watch companies, Formex operates from a unique position within the industry. It is the house brand for the Swiss manufacturer Dexel, which also owns the dial workshop Cadranor and produces components for many of the world’s top luxury marques. Until now, the only parts of a Formex watch that came […]

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Paying tribute to one of the most important physicists of the modern era is no small task. J. Robert Oppenheimer’s legacy is enormous, towering over the atomic age, technology, and modern geopolitics. His contributions are staggering, and to honor them in a watch, the watch must be equally impressive. Enter the Vostok Europe Atomic Age […]

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There is a version of the Cartier Panthere Metiers d’Art Tortue watch that serves only as a press release talking point. It sends a message from the brand that says, “We can do beautiful things too, but in one-offs.” This is not that watch. With over 15 enamel tones, 36 firings, 130 hours of decoration […]

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Fourteen years have passed on aBlogtoWatch between the last and the latest review on a Vostok Europe watch. 2012 to 2026, both done by Ariel. The reason I wanted to follow up on his latest is that I think I can offer a different perspective, derived simply from my base being in Central Europe, and […]

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Over the last decade, forged carbon has become increasingly seen in modern watchmaking, particularly in sports and performance-oriented designs. But Bangalore Watch Company’s new Peninsula Carbon takes the material conversation in a very different direction. Rather than simply using carbon fiber for its lightweight properties or visual texture, the brand is introducing a proprietary dial […]

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Annual editions should be more of a thing, I think. A promise from the brand to maintain availability for a sustained period of time balances out the “act fast!” time pressure that comes with strict or one-time limited editions. It also puts not the customer, but rather the brand, under pressure to create something as […]

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In 1966, Favre Leuba introduced the first Harpoon model wristwatch. More recent Favre Leuba watches with the “Harpoon” name have been more aggressively styled sports watches, but the original Harpoon (despite being named after an intimidating spike of a projectile weapon) was a sensible dress-style watch meant for social and cosmopolitan wear. For 2026, Favre […]

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In this episode of Superlative, aBlogtoWatch founder and our host, Ariel Adams, sits down with Stephen Cox, founder of Sopwith Watch Company, to explore the fascinating intersection of aviation history and horology. Stephen shares the incredible story behind building a watch brand that uses material from authentic historic aircraft, including World War I planes and […]

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We here at aBlogtoWatch have spoken time and again about the sheer, magnificent variety of the Casio G-Shock. In the over 40 years since its creating, the ultra-durable sub-brand has filled almost every niche imaginable, from $100 beaters to multi-thousand-dollar true luxury pieces, in a panoply of colors, materials, shapes, sizes, and specializations. There truly […]

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BALENCIAGA. I shiver at the thought of the mid-late 2010s, when it seemed impossible to visit an airport, holiday destination, or major city without people peacocking in hideously overpriced, impossibly generic clothing, where $500-$2,500 sweatshirts were justified by little more than a huge brand plastered across their chests. Those days, thankfully, are gone. There are […]

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With modern consumer trends continuing to favor smaller case sizes in 2026, the French independent brand Serica has just unveiled a new compact timepiece that takes its minimalist tool-watch spirit in an entirely more design-focused direction. Rather than being a smaller version of an existing model, the latest addition to Serica’s lineup represents a more […]

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Something is fascinating and odd about reviewing “sold out” watches. “Sold out” is not a concept legacy watchmakers experience too often; even waiting lists have been eroding dramatically. Then again, these brands seem to struggle more and more to impress, lure, and attain the attention of watch enthusiasts. And yet, new microbrands, for some reason, […]

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I’ve got very loose Czech heritage on my dad’s side. At some point in the mid-1800s, the Razaks (at the time spelled and pronounced differently) immigrated to the United States from their native Czechoslovakia, eventually settling in Kansas. When I was studying abroad, I went to Prague (which is not where the Razaks were from, […]

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This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Ariel, Rick, Ripley, and David dive headfirst into the chaos surrounding the Swatch x Audemars Piguet “Royal Pop” launch and ask the important question: Was this a clever collaboration or a full-blown PR disaster? From overnight lines and police involvement to flippers and frustrated collectors, the crew breaks down everything […]

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The independent workshop Artisans de Genève has built its reputation around highly personalized watchmaking projects, working directly with clients to reinterpret existing timepieces through handcrafted customization and restoration work. Its latest commission for entrepreneur, collector, and vintage car enthusiast Alexander Kraft channels the visual language of 1960s and 1970s motoring culture through an extensively reworked […]

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Creating character-themed watches is one of the most difficult, least appreciated feats in watch design. Beyond simply slapping a recognizable character on the dial of a watch, there’s a genuine art to making something feel like a believable part of a fictional world, while also remaining a functional (and even more importantly, wearable) timepiece. Citizen […]

The post Hands-On: Is The Limited-Edition Citizen ATTESA Mandalorian Beskar A Star Wars Watch For Grownups? appeared first on aBlogtoWatch.

Independent American watchmaker BREMOIR has built its identity around the glamour, optimism, and architectural language of the Art Deco era. With its latest release, the BREMOIR South Beach, the brand continues that mission while leaning fully into one of the most distinctive silhouettes in watchmaking: the rectangular case. At a time when the market remains […]

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Sometimes the subtlest updates are the ones that make the biggest difference. This year at Watches and Wonders, there were plenty of brands that mostly made small tweaks to existing watches. For better or worse, the extravagant showstoppers were few and far between. A. Lange & Söhne fell squarely into the first camp, but it […]

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There are essentially two reasons to get this particular limited-edition Panerai Submersible watch (limited to 35 pieces). The first is that you like the idea of a sports watch made out of an exotic radiation-repelling material. The second reason is that you want to submit to being bossed around by former Navy SEAL members during a […]

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By this point, the rapid advancement of the Chinese watch industry in both quality and creativity has been extensively documented. The past several years have seen several Chinese brands become legitimate contenders in terms of quality in their market segments, while simultaneously continuing to make exotic complications more accessible to the masses. It’s still rare […]

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SEA-GULL calls it “the new 1963” (aka “1963B”), and this “upgraded classic” is probably one of the most important [openly] Chinese watches of the year. Important from the perspective of global timepiece enthusiast demand, because the SEA-GULL 1963 Chronograph was already popular, and this upgraded version takes things to a new level. The SEA-GULL 1963 […]

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In this episode of Superlative, aBlogtoWatch founder and our host, Ariel Adams, sits down with Kristian Dowling of Leica Watches to explore the fascinating connection between photography and watchmaking. Kristian shares how his background in photography and marketing, along with his work training Leica watch teams around the world, shaped his role at the brand. […]

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The last couple of years have been somewhat challenging for Bremont, as its major 2024 rebranding efforts received a rather lukewarm reception (to put it nicely) from many members of the enthusiast community. Part of the issue was simply that Bremont didn’t communicate its new vision effectively, although many collectors also felt that its latest […]

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As a brand, Vaer is best known for divers, GMT’s, and field watches, which means that some of its other models can often get overlooked by collectors. Grouped within Vaer’s somewhat nebulous “Design” category is the A5 Atlas series, and it stands out as one of the unsung gems from the Los Angeles-based brand’s modern […]

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It’s been nearly half a century since Steven Spielberg brought us the otherworldly masterpiece, Close Encounters of The Third Kind. If you were born anytime in the previous century (and even if you weren’t), there’s a good chance those haunting D-E-C-C-G notes are ringing in your mind even at the mention of the title. Spielberg […]

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This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, the team dives headfirst into the chaos surrounding the rumored AP x Swatch collaboration, including the internet meltdown over plastic Royal Oaks, pendant watches, and whether luxury watch brands are finally taking things too far. Ariel, Rick, Ripley, and David debate who this watch is actually for, how much it […]

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