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Hands-On: Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Black Amber Watch Adds Warm Variety To The Collection

While its catalog has grown into several different niches over the past few years, it’s probably not controversial to…

Pequignet Royale Paris Moon Phase Watch Review: 39.5mm Of Hot And Cold From France

French brands have been making splashes in the last few years. While Pequignet hasn’t been among the names you’ve…

Fossil Unveils The Swiss-Made Signature CS-1 Watch Collection Inspired By Mid-Century Architecture

Swiss-made watches are making a return to Fossil. With the launch of the Fossil Signature CS-1 watch collection, the…

Ming Introduces Lower-Priced ‘Donut Watch Company’ Brand With The Glazed: Review

Watch Review: (Almost) Flying High With The Bell & Ross BR-X3 Patrouille De France

MONTA Celebrates 10 Years Of Refinement With Two Neuchâtel X Limited Editions

Ten years is a meaningful milestone for any independent watch brand. For MONTA, it represents a decade spent steadily…

New Release: Nuncier Evokes The Moon’s Surface With The Limited-Edition Lunar Mission Watch

Young independent Middle Eastern brand Nuncier (previously known as Nuun) has built a strong visual identity over the…

Mido Ocean Star 200 Watch Review: A Redesigned Model That Gets Things Right

Watch Review: Ulysse Nardin Freak X ‘2.0’ Gets Complete Overhaul & New Price

Swiss Crafted Meets Modern Design Excellence: Mauron Musy Node Watch Review

Hands-On: Hublot Classic Fusion Tributo Watches With Manufacture Movement

When I say “manufacture” I mean that of Zenith, not Hublot. Gosh, almost exactly five years after I wrote about them, I…

Hands-On Debut: AETHER + Bamford D-300 Remixes The London Brand’s Ceramic Dive Watch

Back in 2023, Bamford London partnered with the popular Los Angeles-based outdoor apparel company AETHER to create a…

The SUPERLATIVE Podcast: The Art Of Meaningful Design With Hakim El Kadiri Of ELKA Watch Co. 

This week on SUPERLATIVE, aBlogtoWatch founder, Ariel Adams, is joined by Hakim El Kadiri, founder of ELKA Watch Co.,…

New Release: Jack Mason Strat-O-Timer 42 Dr Pepper 2026 Limited-Edition Watch Refreshes The Original Flavor

Just like Jack Mason, the famous soda company Dr Pepper originates from the state of Texas, and since 2023, the two…

Hands-On: The Revised Glashütte Original 70s Watch Is An Understated, Excellent Dark Horse

It’s not something that enthusiasts bring up very often, but the Glashütte Original 70s collection is technically…

The Art of Meaningful Design & the Future of Swiss Watches With Hakim El Kadiri of ELKA Watch Co.

Dive into the meaningful design practices shaping the future of Swiss horology.

MB&F LM1 Evo Hands-On: The Two-Time Hybrid Sport Heritage Watch

Geneva-based MB&F is a brand I’ve been covering since nearly the start of aBlogtoWatch. I started covering MB&F when it…

Watch Review: The Atowak Manta-X Violet Purple Watch Is A Futuristic Take On The Centuries-Old Wandering Hours Complication

What happens when you take a manta ray, a spaceship, a big splash of violet purple, and blend them all together to…

Hands-On Debut: Garmin Launches Third Generation Premium-Positioned Titanium & Ceramic MARQ Smartwatches

I recently joined Garmin for the launch of the MARQ… mark III in Mallorca, Spain. The Garmin MARQ “gen 3” begins an…

Actually Affordable: Mondaine Doppio Solar Skeleton Watch

Solar-powered watches are easily among the most practical kinds of timepieces, as they offer the advantages of a quartz…

Hands-On: The Limited-Edition Citizen Promaster Air Skyhawk A-T Watch In Gold Tone Is Big, Loud Fun

Like so many enthusiasts of my generation, many of my earliest memories of watches come from the deluge of advertising…

aBlogtoWatch Weekly Podcast #232: An $80,000 G-Shock, A Northflag Design Debate, And The Lost Navy SEAL Tudors

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Ariel Adams returns alongside David and Ripley for a packed episode covering military…

The Perfect Vintage-Style Panerai? Luminor Destro PAM01732 Watch Review

At Panerai, you have a wide variety of wristwatch products, but within a strict silo of styles and themes. That means…

New Release: UNIMATIC U1S-SE-1 Deep Blue Tries Being the Coolest Basic Diver

An intriguing take on dive watches that aims for both performance and style.

Hanhart Celebrates A Hollywood Legend’s Off-Screen Life With 417 ES Steve McQueen Limited Edition No. 1 Watch

Virtually no other actor in history has a deeper connection to the world of watches than Steve McQueen. Several brands…

New Release: Seiko Power Design Project Collection 2 HHK001 And HHK002 ‘Panda Dial’ Watches

Originally introduced in 2001, the Seiko Power Design Project is a unique initiative that encourages the Japanese…

Trematic T-Five Beguia Maris Watch Review: A Compact Skindiver In Grade 5 Titanium

Originally founded in the early 1950s, Trematic was among the numerous Swiss watch brands that closed their doors…

The Chopard Happy Diamonds Heritage Returns: The Original Men's Dancing Stone Settings Watch From 1976

Celebrating Chopard's legacy with a modern reissue of their iconic men's watch from 1976.

The SUPERLATIVE Podcast: Guy Allen On Elliot Brown Watches And The Independent Watch Revolution

This week on SUPERLATIVE, aBlogtoWatch founder, Ariel Adams, is joined by Guy Allen, Head of Sales at Elliot Brown…

The Bulova A-11 Jimmy Field Watch Honors An American Hero With A Thinner Case And Premium Features

The Bulova A-11 “Hack Watch” holds a special place in the American brand’s history, as it was one of the original…

Watch Review: Beachcombing With The Citizen Promaster WaveTracker JV3000

Located at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, Federal Point sits at a precipitous vantage point guarding New Inlet — a…

New Release: Limited Edition Gerald Charles Maestro GC Sport Tennis Turquoise In Attractive Sporting Color

While it may not be the longest-running brand relationship in the sport, Gerald Charles has made a serious commitment…

Watch Review: Chopard Happy Sport 36mm In Lucent Steel

Chopard claims that it was the first to combine diamonds with steel in 1993 with its Happy Sport line of watches, based…

The Limited-Edition Diatom Inner Worlds Watch Collection Brings Space-Flown Pieces Of The Solar System To The Wrist

Even in a watchmaking world filled with rare, exotic materials, nothing is as rare or exotic as elements sourced from…

Hands-On With New GMT-Equipped Tudor Northflag M9140G1A0U Watch

I hope it doesn’t become a trend, but for 2026, Tudor released a new watch in the form of the Tudor Northflag…

According To Ariel: Demand Human Watch Curation Versus Algorithmically Generated Slop Suggestions

While wristwatches and timepieces are indeed machines with technical parameters and performance differences, choosing a…

aBlogtoWatch Weekly Podcast #241: An Expensive Timex, Ming-Backed Donuts, And Omega’s Secret Bond Watch

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Ariel is away, which leaves Rick, David, and Ripley to make sense of a watch market…

New Release: Brellum Pandial Power Reserve Chronometer LE Watch Is Feature-Packed And COSC-Certified

Founded by fourth-generation watchmaker Sebastien Muller, Brellum is an independent Swiss brand that adheres to a…

Tudor Watch Feels At Home In San Diego As We Visit The New Navy SEAL Museum

If there were a city in the United States that could best be compared to the Swiss watch brand Tudor, it would probably…

Hands-On Debut: Limited-Edition Casio G-Shock MR-G MRGD5000 Watch Renders A Classic Shape In Sapphire

In the highest echelons of luxury watchmaking, sapphire cases are nothing new. Brands like Jacob & Co. and Hublot have…