In late May of 1940, around 850 small vessels left Ramsgate in England. The flotilla was headed toward Dunkirk, where Allied troops were awaiting evacuation after being surrounded by the
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This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams is joined by Vartkess Knadjian, the CEO of Backes & Strauss. Ariel and Vartkess start their conversation by
Offering an overall appearance that could best be described as a Cartier Santos combined with one of the robots from Michael Bay’s Transformers films, the Hublot Square Bang collection takes
The VicenTerra AstroLUNA collection of watches is the most recent collection of timepieces from the boutique Swiss watchmaker founded by Vincent Plomb. The AstroLUNA is offered in two case styles,
For the 25th anniversary of Formex, the Swiss company has decided to release its first full-ceramic watch. This timepiece is known as the Formex Essence Ceramica 41mm. It comes in
This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Rick starts the show with a question about Ariel’s recent column about luxury watch pricing and its downstream effects. Ariel has much to say about
For its latest release of 2025, Certina has expanded its popular DS Action Diver series with a new lineup of 40.5mm watches that occupy the space between the brand’s existing
Hands-on photography by Jacob Witkin For motorsports fans, the end of May is the most exciting time of the year. Alongside the legendary Indianapolis 500, Memorial Day weekend also traditionally
The biggest weekend in motorsports is here: the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix, bringing hundreds of thousands of fans to grandstands and screens around the globe. As always,
There’s a certain allure to vintage divers. Whether it’s the proportions, the often idiosyncratic design flourishes, or the simple charisma of an old-school tool watch, there are plenty of reasons
Among its numerous innovations over the years, Longines holds the distinction of creating the first-ever GMT wristwatch. The original square-cased Zulu Time was launched in 1925, and as the brand
When I think about funky watches, Chronoswiss is one of the first brands that comes to mind. Every model the brand has does something just a bit different. And most
With a sandblasted titanium case and a minimalist set of features, the Formex Field Automatic represents the independent Swiss brand’s most pared-back offering. It has historically been characterized by a
As part of the 150th anniversary of the American brand Bulova, the company has released a special edition watch that came out quite nicely, in my opinion. The new watch
At 6,000m below the ocean’s surface, life is sparse and strange. Alien creatures like seapigs and giant isopods scavenge detritus along the cold and desolate seafloor. Eyeless lobster-like crustaceans inhabit
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