Dear Reader: As a fellow initiate of the Conservatory of Watch Nerddom™️, you are no doubt already familiar with the Bulova Lunar Pilot. It’s a watch whose origins trace back to a prototype Bulova chronograph worn on the surface of the moon in 1971 by Apollo 15 commander David Scott. There have been a number […]

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For 2026, Geneva-based Vacheron Constantin has brought back an updated version of the original 2019 Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar timepiece. This is a marvelously interesting high-end enthusiast watch that serves to build a bridge between traditional principles of horology and modern wristwatch collector culture that often emphasizes great value on the “human/machine […]

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New day, same great conversations. Catch new episodes of SUPERLATIVE every Wednesday! In this episode of SUPERLATIVE, aBlogtoWatch founder and our host, Ariel Adams, sits down with Frederic Gasser, President of B.R.M North America, to discuss the unconventional story of bringing the French motorsport-inspired watch brand to the United States. Frederic shares how a phone […]

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What is it that makes a great “summer watch?” Every year, it seems, enthusiasts and media alike spend significant time and effort trying to define this nebulous concept, in a way that rarely happens for other seasons. For example, who’s ever heard of an “autumn watch?” The general consensus seems to be that a summer […]

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Over the last few years, boutique watch brands have increasingly turned to traditional heritage and artisanal craftsmanship to stand out in a crowded market. Yet few have captured the imagination of enthusiasts quite as rapidly as Kiwame Tokyo. Founded by Masami Watanabe, a veteran with over 30 years of watch industry experience, the microbrand has […]

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This Sunday (July 19, 2026), RZE is teaming up with aBlogtoWatch and the outdoor travel/photography gear company Peak Design to host a Gear Swap and raffle in Los Angeles, California. Those of you who are local to the Vancouver area may have attended RZE’s inaugural Gear Swap event earlier this year, and now the outdoor-adventure […]

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Japan’s Casio and Pokémon have once again collaborated for a special edition G-Shock timepiece that celebrates the 30th anniversary of the first Pokémon video game, which was released for the Nintendo Game Boy in 1996. This colorful and well-designed collaboration watch is the Casio G-Shock reference GA-110PKM, based on the highly popular G-Shock GA-110 series. […]

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Few watch brands are as closely intertwined with the world of professional diving and military maritime service as YEMA. Founded in 1948 in Morteau, France, the brand has spent decades building purpose-driven tool watches for divers, aviators, racing drivers, and military personnel. Among its most enduring collections is the Navygraf, a line that traces its […]

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For 2026, Swiss Jaeger-LeCoultre releases a new limited-edition version of the Duometre Heliotourbillon Perpetual that originally debuted in 2024 (aBlogtoWatch hands-on with the original gold model). The new model is the reference Q6206150 Duometre Heliotourbillon Perpetual Platinum that comes on a new matching 950 platinum bracelet and features a sober gray tone for the dial […]

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We recently had a press release come through for a brand selling a tourbillon-equipped watch for $25,000. The copy was exactly as ridiculous as you’d expect, the kind of bloviating a grade school bully does about how much their dad makes, but about technical prowess and such. It was also riddled with unnecessary capitalization, stray […]

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After an impressively strong suite of releases in the first half of 2026, independent French marque Baltic seems poised to capture a broader swath of the enthusiast market. Instead of a bombastic, exotic spectacle, though, the brand’s latest offering treads more familiar ground. The new Baltic Scalegraph collection is not the brand’s first crack at […]

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It has been a long time since I’ve reviewed a Seiko chronograph watch. Most of the chronograph complication timepieces produced by Japan’s Seiko are quartz (solar-powered or otherwise), but the company is, in fact, a juggernaut of modern wristwatch mechanical chronograph movement design and execution. Seiko doesn’t produce too many mechanical chronographs (Grand Seiko might […]

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The precision that goes into manufacturing a mechanical watch movement and that precision is what truly defines a caliber’s quality. Without absolute precision at every step, the heart of each watch would fail its purpose of keeping time. It powers everything and influences its functions, performance, design, and overall quality. At MIYOTA, every step of […]

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Successful fashion brand Rowing Blazers and Seiko have teamed up again for a limited edition watch collection for 2026. This is the fourth major collaboration between Seiko and Rowing Blazers, and again, it’s proved a commercial success because all of the 5,000 pieces of this limited edition have sold out within a few hours of […]

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For years, watch enthusiasts have pieced together their online communities across Instagram, Facebook groups, Reddit, Discord servers, and other forums. Each serves a purpose, but none was designed specifically around the way collectors want to engage with the hobby — sharing wrist shots, enjoying banter, discussing market trends, and buying, selling, or trading watches (with […]

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I’ve been right on the edge of selling my own Biatec Corsair CS a number of times, but I’ve never been able to do it. I’ve even canceled a pending sale after changing my mind! It doesn’t get a lot of time on the wrist, but there’s something about it that I can’t part with, […]

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New day, same great conversations. Catch new episodes of SUPERLATIVE every Wednesday! This week on SUPERLATIVE, aBlogtoWatch founder and our host, Ariel Adams, sits down with Thomas Baillod, founder of BA111OD, for a conversation about challenging the traditional rules of Swiss watchmaking. Thomas looks back on the original idea behind BA111OD, which started as a […]

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Today, I am introducing a watch from a newer Austrian watch brand based in Vienna, known as Blütezeit. Before talking about the Blütezeit No. 2 timepiece, I want to share some context about brands of this ilk. We exist in an interesting era for small and startup watchmakers. Often referred to as “independent brands” due […]

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This July 4th marks 250 years of independence for the United States of America, and Marathon — a brand that began supplying watches to the Allied Troops during World War II and continues to do so today — is releasing a watch to honor this historic event: the U.S. 250 Anthracite SSNAV-D Auto. This limited-edition […]

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Starting in 2017, Hublot has celebrated the warm months of summer by creating various “Summer Edition” watches that are characterized by playful and lighthearted colors. Given the Swiss brand is an industry leader in striking shades of ceramic and sapphire, Hublot is perfectly positioned to create a “summer vibes” timepiece on an extremely high level. […]

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Over the course of the past decade, Timex has been steadily ramping up its enthusiast-driven offerings. While the famous American brand still faithfully produces budget-friendly models that are sold at big-box stores and cater to the masses, there now exists an entirely new tier of watches within its vast and ever-changing catalog. The Expedition collection […]

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Four stunning, refreshing new pieces make their debut just in time for the summer of ’26 from Bulgari. The Roman jeweler and Swiss watchmaker chose its Aluminium and Bvlgari Bvlgari collections as the canvas on which it added cool-as-ice tones and beautifully crafted mother of pearl mosaics, respectively. Let’s discover these two duos in more […]

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The latest IFL Watches collaboration product with Citizen features a beautiful new painting technique and uses the popular Japanese brand’s affordable, mechanical diver’s-style watch as a base. The new limited-edition product (of 200 pieces) is known as the IFL Watches x Citizen Tsuyosa Shore Mako. As the “Mako” part of the name implies, the thematic […]

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First and foremost, a disclaimer: Fake watches are bad, and I cannot and do not recommend, suggest, or condone buying, owning, or even considering any of them for any reason. The world of watches is full of amazing timekeepers at every price point from honorable brands. I have never bought or owned a fake watch, […]

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It’s funny how “everything Rolex” works — and that includes opinions. If I were to praise it, I would be told I drank too much of the Crown’s Kool-Aid. If I criticized it, I am a hater “who doesn’t get it.” Well, here we go, anyway. I remember the moment I first took the Rolex […]

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Few watches are as immediately recognizable as the Corum Coin. Introduced in the 1960s, it transformed a genuine American Double Eagle gold coin into a functioning wristwatch, creating one of the most unconventional designs in modern Swiss watchmaking. More than six decades later, the brand is expanding that concept with the Corum Heritage Coin watch […]

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The 1976 Bicentennial was a grounding moment in the shaping of American mythology. Saigon had fallen the previous year, the 1973 oil crisis had caused record-high oil prices, and unrest appeared to be rising globally, leaving the Ford administration keen to focus on themes of rebirth and national unity. Similar messaging underscored the 1876 Centennial […]

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The summer wristwatch of 2026 has got to be this special collaboration edition Casio G-Shock x Coca-Cola GA2100CC-3A timepiece. It captures the essence of what so many Americans dream about during the hot months, and in my opinion, it is a rather fitting way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026. […]

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aBlogtoWatch Weekly is back on the main aBlogtoWatch YouTube channel with new releases every Friday! With Rick sidelined by a power outage in Scotland, Ariel, David, and Ripley take the reins for another entertaining week of watch talk. The trio begins with the return of the Vacheron Constantin Twin Beat and a lively discussion about […]

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The resurgence of American watchmaking has been one of the most compelling narratives in the modern horological landscape. For decades, the phrase “American watchmaking” often meant domestic assembly or the casing of imported movements. However, a select few independents have spent recent years rewriting this narrative from the ground up. Among them, 1776 Atelier has […]

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