Hands-On: The De Rijke & Co. Capri Is A Unique Take On The Rectangular Dress Watch

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. It’s not always easy to find a new watch design that feels truly refreshing these days. Attempts at originality are not always successful, and successful watches are not always original. But amid the overwhelming inundation of…

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New Release: Tissot Brings Back The Visodate Watch Collection

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Sometime around 2023, the Tissot Visodate just disappeared. Before then, if you got into watches when I (circa 2015), and you started asking around for the best entry-level mechanical timepieces, you’d almost always be given the…

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Jurassic Park x Nike Ja 3 Raptor “Anthracite” Releases April 10th

Editor’s pick — Sneaker quick take: why this release matters (design story, collab context, materials, drop outlook) in 1–2 lines. Nike is tapping into cinematic nostalgia with the Jurassic Park x Nike Ja 3 Raptor “Anthracite”, a bold crossover that fits Ja Morant’s explosive play style. The design leans into speed, chaos, and unpredictability—traits that…

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aBlogtoWatch Weekly Podcast #212: Swatch Group Strikes Back, The Smartlet Double Watch Experiment, And Jumping Hour Madness

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Ariel Adams is joined by Rick, David, and Ripley for a lively conversation that begins with a painful toe injury and quickly turns into a discussion about the hazards of working…

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These portraits interrogate the power of celebrity in America

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. America is flawed – that’s no secret. Yet, what photographer Dana Lixenberg’s candid body of work reveals is that we cannot fully distance ourselves from its complexities. The contradictions and truths we treat as new revelations…

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Jurassic Park x Nike Ja 3 Explorer “Green Spark” Releases April 10th

Editor’s pick — Sneaker quick take: why this release matters (design story, collab context, materials, drop outlook) in 1–2 lines. Nike continues its Jurassic Park crossover with a louder follow-up to the “Raptor” pair. The Jurassic Park x Nike Ja 3 Explorer “Green Spark” pulls directly from the film’s iconic Ford Explorer, turning that instantly…

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Hands-On Debut: From ‘Reality To Idea’ With The Casio G-Shock X Joshua Vides DW5600JV-7 Watch

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Over the course of the last few years, there have been several different watches that appear as though they have been lifted directly out of a comic strip. The most recent are a duo of Casio…

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