In this month, we recap two very popular watch from Baselworld 2019 and we turn our spotlight onto Japan with a visit to Seiko?s Micro Artist Division.
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We’ve hit the end of May, which means our watch-naming contest and giveaway with Tockr watches is almost over. Don’t miss out on your chance to name and win this Tockr Watch! Click here to enter and to learn more. Best of luck, and be... -
The annual CoutureTime watch exhibition kicked off yesterday at the Wynn and Encore in Las Vegas, and a handful of watch brands have taken the opportunity to introduce new timepieces to the U.S. that were not on display at the two major Swiss watch... -
The Rolex Explorer II Ref 216570 might be the holy grail of Rolex steel sport watches. Not because it?s super rare. Or was worn by somebody super famous. -
Bruce Lee occupies a space in the minds of martial arts film fans that no one else can touch. The star of such films as Enter the Dragon and Fist of Fury, Lee, at one point in his life, was one of the biggest movie stars in the world and a... -
Sponsored Post written for aBlogtoWatch by advertiser Horology is a discipline often seen to straddle the fields of art and science. Engineering masterpieces and mechanical marvels are brought to life with a level of flair and skill normally... -
Combining a near replica-level of visual design authenticity with updated construction methods and technology at a fair price, Oris’s Diver Sixty-Five series has grown in size and popularity since its release in 2015. While initially available in... -
Summer has finally arrived, so why not join us for an evening celebrating “The Art of the Timepiece†at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California"
South Coast Plaza is the largest shopping mall on the West Coast and features over 20 fine... -
“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 Bezelheads, a free and open... -
The Tutima Patria collection has been the German brand?s representation of traditional Glashütte watchmaking with its emphasis on gold and high finishing since 2011. At Baselworld 2019, Tutima updated its highest-end collection with the Patria... -
French brand YEMA has introduced a bronze version of their Superman dive watch through a Kickstarter campaign. The Superman, you?ll recall, is distinguished through its bezel locking mechanism, which has been in action since 1963. It?s also an... -
So you want an affordable dual time zone (GMT) Swiss watch" Your choices are limited and often end looking like a poor rendition of a Rolex Explorer. An attractive alternative is the Ultramarine Morse which is now in production and available for... -
The Swatch Group decided to forgo Baselworld in 2019 and have its 12 exhibiting brands release their latest novelties on their own terms. While we?ve seen a number of releases slowly trickle out throughout the first few months of the year, it?s all... -
We’re very used to seeing classic models being reborn, time and time again in watchmaking, but few are quite so unchanging as the Jaeger Le-Coultre Reverso. Invented in 1931, the Reverso (as it is commonly known) came to life to solve a persistent... -
Harry Winston has unveiled its newest Histoire de Tourbillon timepiece, the last of the series of watches launched annually by the brand that has given the world of horology some of the most extravagant timekeeping instruments over the years.... -
Graduation season is in full swing. As we watch friends and family make the transition from adolescence to adulthood, armed with knowledge, aspirations of doing great things, and maybe not a small amount of student loan debt, we got to... -
Reviving its memorable LED watches from the 1970s, the Bulova Computron LED watch collection is hard not to love. Anything “retro†is easy to do and even easier to screw up, but Bulova has knocked it out of the park with what might be my...
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The Swatch Group decided to forgo Baselworld in 2019 and have its 12 exhibiting brands release their latest novelties on their own terms. While we?ve seen a number of releases slowly trickle out throughout the first few months of the year, it?s all... -
The Oris Big Crown ProPilot Calibre 114 hosts the latest version of the brand’s hand-wound caliber with a 10-day power reserve. It can also show the time in zones that differ by 30 minutes as well as a full hour. We give it a closer look in this... -
Reissues happen all the time. The past has been the present’s major inspiration for the past few years. The industry’s fascination with models from yesteryear shows no signs of abating any time soon, and that’s not a bad thing. With the Q... -