A happy new year to you! In this round-up, we cover the news of Rolex\'s recent price hike, offer some predictions on what the watch industry can expect this year, and more. The post BEST FROM: aBlogtoWatch & Friends 31 January, 2020 appeared... -

Before being offered this piece to review, I had never heard of Axia Time. I think this is one of the significant challenges for independent watch brands that want to operate in the sub-$1k market: it is crowded. As a consumer, this isn’t a... -

Seiko is one of, if not the only brand with the ability for every new release to cause a stir in the enthusiast community. Whether it?s a new color of an existing watch or a whole new model, the reaction is immediate. Sure, not every watch... -

Sponsored Post written for aBlogtoWatch by advertiser Bell & Ross, the brand that made cockpit instrumentation the coolest thing in watch wear, had a great year in 2019. In September, it launched the wildly successful BR 05 series, an evolution of... -

Beyond just expanding Seiko’s offerings into the realm of luxury watchmaking, since 1960 Grand Seiko has pushed the bounds of horology with innovative new technologies and design techniques. To celebrate 60 years of the brand, Grand Seiko has... -

While we struggle to steal even a few minutes of precious time from our day, there are conmen who are snipping away tons of luxurious goods while they can! In a similar instance, a rather bold cleaning lady (who was working for the King of... -

Sponsored Post written for aBlogtoWatch by advertiser Recently Alpina partnered with “Sent Into Space� and launched the AlpinerX Smartwatch into space, where it survived extreme temperatures and pressure for three hours before falling back to... -

Some watches are meant to be practical, offering useful complications and functionality to get us through both the difficult and mundane moments of life. Timing a load of laundry, or getting that steak off the grill while it?s still on the... -

You could be forgiven for taking a first look at Ball Watch Company’s new Engineer Hydrocarbon AeroGMT II USA Edition and thinking that you’ve seen this colorful design before. The Ball representative who showed it to me acknowledged up front... -

It’s just past the stroke of nine, and I’m packed into the Silver Queen � a sleek black gondola flying up Aspen Mountain into the “white room.� Inside are a half-dozen other hopefuls, all keenly anticipating making the first tracks in last... -

This year marks Grand Seiko?s 60th anniversary, and to the surprise of absolutely no one, the brand is celebrating by releasing some pretty interesting limited edition watches. They?ve wasted very little time, taking only until the end of... -

Just this week, at a product presentation in Colorado Oris announced a brand new limited edition Aquis GMT. It represents a first for the ever-popular Swiss brand ? it?s their first watch rendered in 18kt yellow gold. Only 50 pieces are being... -

We?re excited to announce that Windup Watch Fair is returning to San Francisco on March 27-29 at 459 Geary Street. This is the third annual San Francisco Windup Watch Fair, and it?s going to be our best ever. As always, the Fair is free and... -

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the release of its now-iconic Big Bang model in 2005, Hublot introduced an assortment of new and special Big Bang timepieces at the recent  LVMH Watch Week in Dubai. Among them were the Big Bang Integral, the... -

Here?s a question- do you ever like a dress so much you never wear it to save it from sullying" Or ever baked a cake so pretty, you thought the best thing to do with it is not eating it at all" If yes, then you are not alone, the United States... -

In the last year or so, American Timex released two re-issue watches in the “Q Timex� collection, both meant to celebrate Quartz movement-based (hence the “Q� name) Timex watches it released in 1979. The first of the two watches was the... -

As many readers are likely aware, Australia is currently struggling through one of the worst brush fire seasons in recorded history. The devastation has been widespread, not only putting human lives in danger, but wreaking havoc on wildlife... -

Lausanne-based The DAY41 watches feature a chambered-structure round case with distinctively shaped lugs along with an openworked dial that becomes an extension of the self-winding mechanical movement inside. Thanks to the thousands of women whose... -

Over the past 15 years, haute horologerie manufacturer MB&F has created some of the most visually distinctive innovative timepieces in its segment. Although the brand has fielded a wide variety of ultra-luxe models over the years, until now there... -