Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, is home base to a small ?horological collective? called Ming. These six folks are advancing watch design and the use of materials in rather unique ways. Led by photographer, designer, and watch... -

It’s clean and legible, it’s big and chunky, it’s “tegimented.” It’s German Sinn‘s latest characteristically no-nonsense “Instrument Chronograph” watch called the Sinn 936 Chronograph, and it features the brand’s pragmatic take... -

Farer burst onto the British horological scene back in 2015 and has since made a name for itself with three different lines of watches that have combined a clean and focused design with practical complications and accessible price tags. Joining the... -

Our bi-weekly roundup of aBlogtoWatch watch reviews & news you won\'t want to miss, plus more entertaining finds from around the Web. The post BEST FROM: aBlogtoWatch & Friends July 31, 2018 appeared first on aBlogtoWatch. -

Mido is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion the storied Swiss brand is releasing a handful of centennial novelties throughout the year. One such watch is the Mido Baroncelli Big Date, which, as the name... -

WatchTime New York, America?s luxury watch show, returns to the Big Apple in October! As we count down to the big event, taking place at Manhattan?s Gotham Hall on October 26-27, we continue to showcase many of the new timepieces that guests will... -

Field watches are simple. They are built with function over form in many respects, but these “simple” design elements can’t be disregarded, as they’ve influenced many of the watches we wear today. As an everyday watch with a mechanical... -

Technical tourbillon gets a 100-piece limited run with flat enamel dial. by James Buttery How to make A. Lange & Söhne?s spectacular 1815 Tourbillon which, when released in 2014, was the first watch to combine a stop seconds tourbillon with a... -

After more than a year of speculation, it’s finally happened?Swatch Group, one of the most significant institutions of Swiss watchmaking, has pulled out of Baselworld. According to Swiss daily NZZ am Sonntag, Nick Hayek Jr. has stated,... -

There\'s still time to enter for a chance to win a Tockr Air Defender Chronograph in the aBlogtoWatch monthly watch giveaway. The post LAST CHANCE: Tockr Air Defender Chronograph Watch Giveaway appeared first on aBlogtoWatch. -

Baselworld is losing its most important exhibitor, according to today’s issue of Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung am Sonntag (NZZ). This not only means that the 2019 show will have to do without brands like Breguet, Blancpain, Harry Winston,... -

Chairman of the Swatch Group Nick Hayek seemed to announce today via a Swiss newspaper that each of the Swatch Group watch brands would be leaving the long-lived annual wrist watch and jewelry trade show Baselworld. The post Breaking News: Swatch... -

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There’s a reason the name Jeff Kingston might sound familiar to many of you. Longtime readers of WatchTime should recognize him from our IBG (Inside Basel-Geneva) days when the WatchTime staff and Kingston would tour the country each year leading... -

The mil-strap is a classic, and it’s a style that looks great on all sorts of watches. Our Mil-Strap Classic, rendered in leather from Wickett & Craig, is a rugged take on this iconic design. Wickett & Craig is a tannery out of Pennsylvania,... -

Our latest series of visual quizzes asks: Can you identify well-known watches just by their components" In some instances, a watch’s bracelet is so distinctive in style that it alone is enough to reveal its identity. Below, we’ve illustrated... -

As far as statement timepieces go, few brands do a better job than Jacob & Co., which was founded in 1986 initially as a jewelry outfit and started making watches in 2002. There is nothing conventional about Jacob & Co.’s watches, as evidenced by... -

Russian watchmaker Konstantin Chaykin today reveals the movement, functions, and concept of a complicated upcoming watch that is still in development. The Konstantin Chaykin Mars Conqueror is apparently made for Mars missions and will show the time... -

Last year, we announced the launch of Peter Speake-Marin’s The Naked Watchmaker, a website promising to bring ?to a new generation the magic and passion of watchmaking and to increase the knowledge of those already bitten by the horological... -