By now, many of you should know what Albishorn is. It’s a unique approach in the indie watch scene, the love child of industry veteran Sébastien Chaulmontet, with a clever
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In 2025, Paris-based Bell & Ross introduced the BR-X3, the third-generation product to feature a square case with a prominent sapphire crystal and an open-work movement concept. That product was
With a subtle nod to one of the first countries to accept the brand, the new Vietnamese lacquer watch will have you looking closer. The post Keep calm and stare
There are timepieces that cosplay as tool watches, and then there are those that feel genuinely overbuilt for reasons completely unrelated to marketing. The Ollech & Wajs Astrochron belongs firmly
Doxa diving watches conjure images of subaquatic history. SEALAB Aquanauts pioneering saturation diving techniques in 1969; Stan Waterman aboard the Terrier searching for the Great White shark; and the crew
A few weeks ago, my latest watch purchase, a Sinn 103 St Ty Hd, arrived. I can’t tell you how many times I have browsed the Sinn catalogs over the
If you’ve seen me around in the watch community, it’s very likely you’ve noticed me wearing a Girard-Perregaux Laureato. While I’ve fooled many into thinking I own one of these
Today, we go hands-on with a watch that should prove to be a sure-fire winner. This, folks, is one of those pieces that feels like it was waiting to be
The new Girard-Perregaux Laureato FIFTY collections brings the design into regular production, in full steel, with 36mm and 39mm options.The post Girard-Perregaux debuts its Laureato FIFTY in full steel, regular
It’s been almost a year since Rado invited me to go to the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad tennis tournament in Switzerland. It was a memorable experience, and as a lifelong
The fun thing about my hands-on experience with the new Arken Alterum Sage Grey is that I went into it rather blindly. While that is nothing special in and of
There have been many great side effects of watchmaking’s “microbrand era,” but one is the democratization that’s allowed brands to pop up in places not historically associated with watchmaking. For
One of the Rolex novelties at Watches and Wonders 2026 was the Oyster Perpetual Datejust 41 with a green ombré lacquer dial (ref. 126334). Essentially, it is a new dial
B.R.M. timepieces aren’t new, but the French brand remains perpetually under the radar despite the very loud nature of its mostly racetrack-inspired wristwatches. B.R.M (BRM) was around when aBlogtoWatch started
Every year, Praesidus commemorates D-Day with a string of special releases. This year, on June 6th, it will be 82 years since D-Day took place on the beaches of Normandy.
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