Introducing – The Laine x CronotempVs “Silver Sp
We?ve recently covered the gorgeous Laine Watches V38 by Switzerland-based Finnish watchmaker Torsti Laine. And lo and behold, two weeks later, a pres ... 17-05-2021 19:55 |
A Revealing Trio Of Open-Heart Seiko Presage Style60’s
If it wasn?t for a constant stream of new Astron GPS Solar models leaving the manufacture, I may have been led to believe Seiko only had eyes for the ... 17-05-2021 19:55 |
Introducing – The Angelus U30 Black Titanium Tourbillo
The Angelus U30 was first introduced in 2016, but despite its age, it still looks like a very modern watch, which could have just as easily been intro ...
17-05-2021 19:55 |
Watch Review: Maurice Lacroix Aikon Venturer GMT
If you are in the mood for a sporty GMT watch with a lot of character and a decent price, then the still-fresh Swiss Maurice Lacroix Aikon Venturer GM ... 17-05-2021 19:55 |
Independent Insights: Czapek, Louis Erard, Marloe, And Ulyss
What up, indie fans! Long time no see! It’s been a while since my last Independent Insights column, but I have a small collection of cool things I†... 17-05-2021 19:55 |
TRIWA is Back with a New Watch Made From Recycled Ocean Plas
Triwa had an unexpected hit last year with their first watch made from recycled ocean plastics, the Triwa Time for Oceans. The Time for Oceans came ... 17-05-2021 19:55 |
New Meistersinger Bell Hora Watch For 2021
MeisterSinger became famous for its first single-handed watch in the early two-thousands. Ever since then, I’ve been a fan. To me, the N°01, the ori ... 17-05-2021 19:55 |
In-Depth – Diving with the Tutima M2 Pioneer Chronogra
We don?t get many opportunities to see the sheer amount of dive watches being released these days in their natural element. Out in the deep blue yonde ... 17-05-2021 19:55 |
Ineichen Zurich’s May 22 Auction For High-Demand Watch
Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch by advertiser On May 22, 2021 in Switzerland, auction house Ineichen Zurich will hold its “Timepieces Aucti ... 17-05-2021 19:55 |
Holiday Watches: The Best Timepieces For Your Summer Adventu
Depending on where you are in the world, it might be starting to look a bit like summer. In my neck of the woods (Dresden, Germany) we’re alternatin ... 17-05-2021 19:55 |
Wine for the Captain: Reviewing the Rado Captain Cook Burgun
Rado combines a nautically inspired bronze case with a lush, burgundy- colored dial and bezel insert in the most vibrantly colorful model to date in t ... 17-05-2021 19:55 |
Introducing the Longines Spirit with Green Dial
The newest release from Longines isn?t really new, but it is a pleasant twist to an already popular line. The Longines Spirit is a modern take on a ... 17-05-2021 19:55 |
Buying Guide – 5 Watches that Go Green in a Different
When it comes to colours, there are several ?must-haves? in a collection if you are to be taken seriously as a watch manufacturer. Traditional colours ...
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An Introduction to Vintage Soviet Watches: Six Gateway Watch
If you?re new to the vintage watch game, chances are you?ll start by looking at Swiss and Japanese watches. And that makes perfect sense; we?re consta ... 16-05-2021 19:53 |
The Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 925: A Silver Bullet Straigh
Let?s not ask why Tudor thought is it was a good idea to make a diver?s watch in silver. Let?s not try to explain the silver case from a historical or ... 16-05-2021 19:53 |
Nighttime is the Bright Time for the New Bell & Ross BR
Since its launch in 2019, the Bell & Ross BR 05 collection has drawn considerable attention for its novel take on the classical, integrated steel spor ... 16-05-2021 19:54 |
New to the Windup Watch Shop 5/16/21
Summer is almost here, and while we?d argue you can wear any watch all year, some just feel like they want to be on your wrist in hotter weather. T ... 16-05-2021 19:54 |
Fratello On Air: Wasp 9.2 ? Questions From The Cliff Face Wi
Hi and hello watch fans, and welcome to Episode 59 WASP 9.2. Balazs is in Hungary; Rob is in Dresden but soon to hit the road once more. As such, a wh ... 16-05-2021 19:53 |
Seiko Debuts Presage Style60?s Watch Series
Nearly 60 years after its initial release, the 1964 Crown Chronograph remains a seminal release for Seiko. As the first chronograph wristwatch produce ... 15-05-2021 19:55 |
Watches, Stories, & Gear: Weird Dreams, Soviet Watches,
?Watches, Stories, and Gear? is a roundup of our favorite content, watch or otherwise, from around the internet. Here, we support other creators, e ... 15-05-2021 19:56 |
Rockstars And Watches ? Interview With Periphery Founder Mis
Recently, I chatted with one of my favorite artists, Misha Mansoor, about his newfound interest in watches and how it all started. Misha is the founde ... 15-05-2021 19:55 |
The Petrolhead Corner – The Electrifying Story of Rima
I have to admit, I don’t particularly know anything about Croatia. I’m reminded every now and then that some great athletes are born and raised th ... 15-05-2021 19:56 |
Hands-On: BOMBERG x BA111OD Automatic Pistoleros Black &
Swiss BA111OD isn’t just a watchmaker ? it’s also a novel retail concept and social watch buyers community. If you recall my hands-on discussion a ... 15-05-2021 19:55 |
Greubel Forsey Returns to the Sporting Life with Updated, St
When it comes to luxury sports watches, several well-known brands and their iconic models instantly come to mind: Audemars Piguet and its Royal Oak, P ... 15-05-2021 19:56 |
Introducing the Seiko Presage Style 60’s
Seiko is back with a new product line within their Presage collection that they?ve dubbed the Presage Style60?s. As you?d expect, these new watches ... 15-05-2021 19:56 |
Buying Guide: The Best Rolex Watches From The 1970s
We like to talk about vintage watches a lot within the Fratello team. While the daily routine is largely focused on the most recent developments in th ... 15-05-2021 19:55 |
Introducing + Hands-On With The Ming X Massena LAB 17.09
As luck would have it, the 17.09 introduced last month is not the final word on the 17 series from Ming. For the first time in its history, Ming is ... 14-05-2021 19:50 |
Hands-on – The Carl F. Bucherer Heritage BiCompax Annu
Following its introduction in 2019 at the last edition of the Baselworld watch fair, Carl F. Bucherer?s Heritage BiCompax Annual was a resounding succ ...
14-05-2021 19:50 |
Bulgari Lights Up the Night With New Aluminium Steve Aoki Sp
As CDC restrictions on large indoor gatherings start to ease, homebound night crawlers are eager to resume dancing the night away at clubs and other f ... 14-05-2021 19:50 |
New Watch Release: Zenith’s Chronomaster Sport Gets Th
This year, Zenith dropped a modern update to the legendary El Primero Chronograph: the Chronomaster Sport. With such an iconic watch receiving an upda ... 14-05-2021 19:49 |
The Rake and Revolution Team Up with Bell & Ross For Tw
There are certain types of high concept limited edition watches that can only be pulled off by a singular entity. That?s what comes to mind when co ... 14-05-2021 19:50 |
Introducing – The 17.09 MING x Massena LAB Limited Edi
On one side is Massena LAB, a timepiece creation studio founded by well-known collector and insider Wiliam Massena. Inside this laboratory, he has alr ...
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Inspired by the $2.25 million Speedtail supercar, Richard Mi
The ongoing partnership between McLaren Automotive and Richard Mille has spawned a new timepiece called the RM 40-01 Automatic Tourbillon McLaren Spe ... 14-05-2021 19:50 |
Watch Review: Christopher Ward C1 Worldglow
The Christopher Ward C1 Worldglow is a spin-off of the earlier C1 Worldtimer watch with loads more lume. Is this the watch for lume fanatics"
The post ... 14-05-2021 19:49 |
New Watch Release: 17.09 MING × Massena LAB Limited Edition
We can never get enough MING around here on Fratello and we are pleased to announce another new piece from the scorching hot brand. This time, there†... 14-05-2021 19:49 |
The 3 Watch Collection for $5,000 – Reader Edition: Ad
Editor?s Note: This 3 watch collection for $5,000 is brought to us by reader Adam McBride, who seems to have a bit of a soft spot for Seiko and Gra ... 14-05-2021 19:50 |
Seiko 5 Sports SRPG47K1 140th Anniversary Limited Edition Wa
Do any of you remember the concept of a party" It?s when a group of people comes together to celebrate something. A birthday for instance or a wedding ... 14-05-2021 19:49 |
The Collector's Series – @herindependentstyle and her
The passion for watches is something that needs to be shared, and this is what we try to do with this column. While we often discuss watches with men ...
14-05-2021 19:50 |
Grail Alert: Citizen ChronoMaster 500M Diver
Today, we take a look at one of the most elusive vintage Japanese watches. The Citizen ChronoMaster 500M diver is here and for many, this article just ... 13-05-2021 19:54 |
Hands-on – The Gerald Charles Maestro 2.0 Premier Gree
Gerald Charles, a brand founded by the late watch designer Gérald Genta in 2000, proposes a new iteration of the designer?s famous Maestro 2006 timepi ...
13-05-2021 19:55 |
“Big Eye” Mondia, The Spaceman, And The Frenca ?
During the exhilarating March Mania, we found out that we all love to compare the incomparable. If you had to choose between an eclectic Big eye chron ... 13-05-2021 19:54 |
Zodiac Teams Up With Ariel Adams for a Special Edition Super
Zodiac has unveiled their latest special edition Super Sea Wolf, and it?s a collaboration with Ariel Adams, founder of aBlogtoWatch. aBlogtoWatch i ... 13-05-2021 19:54 |
Hands-on – The Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronog
Maurice Lacroix, like many brands of late, has been embracing metals beyond stainless steel for affordable yet key collections in its portfolio. Bronz ...
13-05-2021 19:55 |
Casio Debuts Limited Edition G-Shock GMWB5000TR-9 Watch
Color, in many ways, is the current frontier of watch design. As brands across the industry are releasing designs with more dial colors than nearly an ... 13-05-2021 19:54 |
Sinn 358 Sa PILOT B E And DS Chronographs
There?s no getting around the radiant dark blue ?Zifferblatt? of the pilot?s chronograph. It really is as blue as blue can be. The manually engraved g ... 13-05-2021 19:54 |
Highlights from WatchTime’s May-June 2021 Issue, On Sa
The May-June issue of WatchTime is available at retailers (and in our online store) today. Among the highlights of the issue are our cover feature sho ... 13-05-2021 19:54 |
Interview – Adrian Buchmann, CEO of Sequent, A New Bra
As our readers know, we don?t usually cover quartz or connected watches at MONOCHROME. But the news that two acquaintances, Harry Guhl (one of the fou ...
13-05-2021 19:55 |
Hands-On Debut: Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Aquamarine Dream x Ari
Just released is the new Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Aquamarine Dream Special Edition ZO9283 watch done in partnership with none other than aBlogtoWatch fou ... 13-05-2021 19:54 |
Moving Forward: A Brand New Look And Feel For Fratello
Fratello has been here since 2004. What started out as a simple blog about watches has become a daily job for an entire team. And also let’s not for ... 13-05-2021 19:54 |
From Deep in the Watch Box: The Seiko Data 2000
We?ve all got a few watches tucked away in our collection that rarely see much wrist time. Whether it?s their wonky dimensions, odd features, or ou ... 13-05-2021 19:54 |
Richard Mille Unveils Limited-Edition RM 40-01 Automatic Tou
Since its inception in early 2016, the partnership between Richard Mille and McLaren, British constructor of both ultra-high performance roadgoing hyp ... 13-05-2021 19:54 |
F.P. Journe Marks 20 Years of Octa with New 99-Piece Limited
F.P. Journe presented the first Octa Automatique in 2001, and the self-winding movement that eponymous founder Francois-Paul Journe developed for that ... 13-05-2021 19:54 |
Echo/Neutra Cortina 1956 Hand-Wound Chronograph In Black In-
You know me by now. I’m a fiery character. I’d love to say it’s in my blood, but my folks hail from Norwich ? hardly a town known for its hellra ... 12-05-2021 19:55 |
Introducing the Hamilton Navy Khaki Scuba, Now in a 43mm Siz
The $1,000 dive watch space is incredibly competitive. If you?re looking for a tough, everyday sports watch at this price point with a rotating tim ... 12-05-2021 19:55 |
Watch Review: Citizen Promaster Aqualand BJ2169-88E
The pandemic has made reviewing the primary special purpose of this latest-generation Citizen Aqualand ? its underwater capabilities ? impossible. The ... 12-05-2021 19:55 |
Introducing – The Bell & Ross BR 05 Skeleton Nigh
Launched in 2019, the Bell & Ross BR 05 is the Paris-based vision of how to implement classic luxury sports watch codes into the signature design of t ...
12-05-2021 19:55 |
Hiding in Plain Sight: Introducing the Ulysse Nardin Freak X
After wowing at Watches & Wonders with statement pieces from its Blast and Diver X collections, Ulysse Nardin has returned its focus to perhaps the mo ... 12-05-2021 19:55 |
Wrist Game or Crying Shame: TAG Heuer Formula 1 Professional
Wrist Game or Crying Shame is here and you’ll soon see that we aren’t afraid to plumb the depths to find inexpensive and intriguing watches. Let†... 12-05-2021 19:55 |
Hands-on – The Maurice Lacroix Aikon Venturer Bronze 4
The latest Maurice Lacroix Aikon Venturer Bronze 43mm is a culmination of several things – the brand?s recent use of bronze cases, a continued evolu ...
12-05-2021 19:55 |
Relleb Makes Buying Watches From Online Marketplaces A Lot S
If you buy watches via popular marketplaces online, you’ll want to know about a new service from a Dutch company called Relleb. Founded by two colle ... 12-05-2021 19:55 |
The Norwegian Heuer 1550 SG “Luftforsvaret”: An
Recently, we received a very interesting email from a trio of watch fanatics in Norway. The depth of research conducted by Lasse Coucheron, Fredric W. ... 12-05-2021 19:55 |
Introducing Heritage 1854, a Comprehensive Vintage Timex Res
If you?re a Timex enthusiast and spend any time at all on Instagram, you?re likely familiar with the work of Ark Zaydman. He runs the @heritagetime ... 12-05-2021 19:55 |
Hands-on – The Carl F. Bucherer Patravi ScubaTec Maldi
A long-standing commitment between Swiss watch manufacturer Carl F. Bucherer and the Manta Trust has already brought three special edition models, and ...
12-05-2021 19:55 |
Interview – Bernard Favre, His Universe and His Superb
If you are a fan of watch winders, you have probably heard about Bernard Favre. Once a professional musician, Bernard Favre has been crafting tailor-m ...
12-05-2021 19:55 |
One Year With The Omega Speedmaster Calibre 321 ? Would I Bu
When Omega showed me the 39.7mm Speedmaster Calibre 321 reference 311.30.40.30.01.001, I wasn’t left with much to think about. I knew I needed it. A ... 11-05-2021 19:55 |
Introducing – The 2021 Editions of the MB&F LM101
MB&F?s LM101 returns in 2021 with new colourful dial plates, a couple of design upgrades and – wait for it – a model in stainless steel! The conce ...
11-05-2021 19:56 |
Introducing – All 7 Watches Of The New Seiko Presage S
While Prospex represents the instrumental side of Seiko, with some of its most revered diver’s, exploration or pilot’s watches, the Presage collec ...
11-05-2021 19:56 |
Borrowed Time: Reviewing the Alpina Alpiner Regulator Automa
Alpina was founded in 1883 and revived as the rugged, sporty sister brand of Frederique Constant in 2002 by the latter’s founders. One of the models ... 11-05-2021 19:56 |
MB&F Refreshes LM101 Watch Series With Three New Models
Since its introduction in 2014, the MB&F LM101 line has been a cornerstone of the boutique brand?s offerings, providing a traditional but still specta ... 11-05-2021 19:55 |
TAG Heuer Releases The Carrera Green Special Edition: A Teal
Green really is the color of 2021 so far; at least TAG Heuer believes so. Hot off the heels of the recent launch of the green-dialed Monaco, the Swiss ... 11-05-2021 19:55 |
Introducing the TAG Heuer Carrera Green Limited Edition
Last month, Swiss watchmaker TAG Hauer surprised many in following the growing trend of green watches for the year, unveiling the now sold-out Mona ... 11-05-2021 19:56 |
Grand Seiko Debuts Three New Models In 9F86 GMT Watch Line
Since it was codified in the mid-?60s, the ?Grammar of Design? stylistic philosophy has been a recurring theme in Grand Seiko design. This angular, fa ... 11-05-2021 19:55 |
Grand Seiko Introduces Three New 9F Powered GMTs
It?s a somewhat common critique of Grand Seiko to say that the brand doesn?t have a killer sports watch in their lineup. To be honest, while I can? ... 11-05-2021 19:56 |
Introducing – The TAG Heuer Carrera Green Special Edit
Back in early 2020, TAG Heuer introduced one of its most appealing watches in recent years, the Carrera 160 Years Silver Edition. An elegant tribute t ...
11-05-2021 19:56 |
REISER Watches Debuts With Versatile Alpen Date Collection
Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch by advertiser Today, watch brand REISER Watches debuts its first collection, the Alpen Date series. The watch ... 11-05-2021 19:55 |
MB&F Launches Three New Editions Of The LM101
I never quite knew the exact inspiration for the Legacy Machines until I read the latest press release MB&F had sent over. It was very much a ?what if ... 11-05-2021 19:55 |
A Worthy Update: The Patek Philippe Calatrava “Clous D
As was widely expected, Patek Philippe made major headlines with its first go-round as an exhibitor at Watches & Wonders. First, the Swiss manufactur ... 11-05-2021 19:56 |
TAG Heuer Unveils Carrera Green Special Edition Watch
Green is, beyond a doubt, the color of the moment in luxury watchmaking. The past few years have seen the color become a wildly popular alternative to ... 11-05-2021 19:55 |
Two For Tuesday: Audemars Piguet Black Panther Vs. Kross Stu
It?s time for Two For Tuesday where we consider a pair of watches that just might have to go head-to-head to make it onto your shopping list, or in th ... 11-05-2021 19:55 |
G-Shock Move Pro Gets Wear OS By Google
As G-Shock ventures further into activity based wearables, they are making the move to Google?s Wear OS with the new reference GSWH1000 in an effor ... 11-05-2021 19:56 |
Winner Announced: Bulova CURV Watch
Our team at aBlogtoWatch is excited to announce Andrew E. of Fishers, USA as the winner of the April Bulova CURV chronograph watch giveaway! With a bo ... 11-05-2021 19:55 |
Value Proposition – Hands-On With The Reiser Alpen, A
Two of our team members are Dutch as a lot of you will probably have picked up on from previous articles. Our little nation is actually comparable to ...
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