On Saturday, April 13, 2019, Los Angeles-area timepiece enthusiasts can join aBlogtoWatch at the grand opening of the new Franck Muller Group Boutique, tastefully located in the prestigious Beverly Hilton Hotel. This is the first dedicated Franck...
After writing on the Baltic Aquascaphe a few weeks ago, I started thinking back to the original watch that inspired it: the Blancpain Bathyscaphe. Historically, the Bathyscaphe was something of the younger brother to the famed Fifty Fathoms series,... -
Baselworld 2019 arrived after a year of unparalleled drama in the watch industry. Watch brands have been pulling out of tradeshows, including SIHH and Baselworld, during a general atmosphere of uncertainty about the future of the watch industry,... -
Auteur watches are a bit of an anomaly in the market, which is part of why we like them so much. Their watches are perfectly balanced, effortlessly restrained, yet unabashedly stylish. They manage to mix non-branded, contemporary minimalist... -
Microbrands are my obsession. I’m not so much obsessed with the products as I am the brands themselves. I am fascinated by the creation of desire, how individuals identify gaps in a very crowded marketplace and create ideologies told through... -
As we previously announced, WatchTime is bringing the WatchTime New York event concept to the West Coast on May 3 ? 4, 2019. We?ll be taking over the Hudson Loft space in Downtown Los Angeles ? just minutes from Staples Center ? for two days to... -
Getting into a healthy habit of going to a park for a walk. This time I am accompanied by one of my favourite Patek Philippe watches of all time – Pilot Travel Time 5524G-001. A Patek Philippe that doesn’t look like Patek Philippe.
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Casio has announced two new Edifice watches that combine all the latest features you’d expect from a digital watch, such as Bluetooth connectivity, app pairing, and solar technology — with the sleek yet rugged metallic design that has come to... -
For all the golfers out there who require something a bit more special when it comes to the watch you wear, TAG Heuer has finally delivered what could be the perfect timepiece. A special edition in its line of Connected Modular smartwatches, this... -
With Baselworld 2019 just behind us, news of new releases from the world’s biggest brands is still flowing thick and fast. Although we generally focus more on the watches themselves, the release of the Richard Mille RM 07-01 Ladies watch brings... -
When I was a kid ? maybe eight or so ? I received my first watch for my birthday. It was a gray, plastic piece with an LED display, and it was the coolest thing ever. There began my love for watches, and since then LED watches have held a... -
This is watches as an art in its highest form. Here are a collection of watches from Breguet that feature exquisitely carved dials. These are the Breguet Reine de Naples 8958 Cammea Chinese Zodiac watches.
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I often hear people say that a watch and wedding ring are the only pieces of jewelry a man gets, and the watch world definitely seems to cater to men. There are, of course, plenty of women’s’ watches out there, but they are often... -
“Watches, Stories, and Gear” is a weekly roundup of some of our favorite watch content, great stories from around the web, and cool gear that we?ve got our eye on. This week?s installment is brought to you by AVI-8 watches and their Hawker... -
One of my absolute favorite bits of watch news to see is a new release from Ressence. Technical prowess and innovation are things that many watch brand marketing departments love to tout, but Ressence is in a tier all its own, the skunkworks of... -
While it consistently wows jewelry mavens with its ladies? pieces and reliably satisfies racing enthusiasts with its annual Mille Miglia releases, Chopard saves its biggest feats of horological derring-do for exclusive models in its L.U.C... -
I understand that Bulgari is proud of the record that the new Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT has broken. Achieving the thinnest mechanical chronograph is quite a feat, and the brand should be proud of it. No doubt, if you’re reading this, you’re... -
I like things that can be repurposed from their intended use. For example, on my desk is a coffee mug that I use to hold pens. I once lived in an apartment whose previous tenant had left behind a coffee table fashioned from an old door (and... -
The Franck Dubarry Crazy Wheel 2 Gravitational GMT Watch is one of those timepieces I needed to watch a video to fully understand. Franck Dubarry has designed this watch to be highly functional and robust — ready for any environment but also... -