Ben Clymer On Curating “Icons of Time” With Gary Striewski At UBS House of Craft

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Gary Striewski is no stranger around these parts—Talking Watches alum, SportsCenter anchor, all-around great guy—so we could think of no better person to help kick off this year’s UBS House of Craft. He sat down with…

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Hands-On: The Clemence Photic MKII

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. The term “photic zone” refers to the depth of the ocean to which light penetrates, allowing for photosynthesis. It’s where you find the most prolific and diverse marine life. While the actual depth limit of the…

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EXPERIENCE GIVEAWAY: Explore Vancouver With The RZE Resolute 36 Watch

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. December 2025 is underway, and as the holiday season draws close, it’s time for our favorite holiday tradition: the annual aBlogtoWatch experience giveaway! This year, we’ve teamed with tool watch brand RZE to offer one lucky winner…

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Introducing: Breguet Quietly Launches The Impressive Ref. 7365 Minute Repeater And Classique Grande Sonnerie Métiers d'Art 1905 Pocket Watch

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. What We Know It was pretty widely known that, going into December 2025, Breguet wasn’t done with their 250th Anniversary celebrations. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, but Breguet is on a tear this…

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Introducing: The Moonswatch Mission To Earthphase Moonshine Gold "Cold Moon" Gets A Frosty Winter Take

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. What We Know We just finished celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday here in America, and that means one thing: an immediate switch to all things Christmas and winter. And it looks like Swatch has done the same…

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Cost of Entry: Rado Coupole Watch

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Up until April or so of this year, the most affordable mechanical men’s watch you could get from Rado was the Diastar. Then, I checked the site and POOF! It was no longer the lowest-priced watch….

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Dubai Watch Week 2025 Delivers A Needed Boost And Lessons For Luxury Watch Brands

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. The contrast couldn’t be greater. Geneva, the spiritual center of the traditional luxury watch industry, is typically a gray and somber place. A history of Calvinism and a contemporary focus on efficiency and “waste reduction” make…

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Garmin Fenix 8 Pro 51mm MicroLED Watch Review: Currently The Most Advanced Smartwatch On The Market

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. There are two main reasons why I might get really excited about reviewing a watch. One is that the watch is particularly beautiful. The other is that the watch boasts interesting features or high-performance technology. Very…

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Luminox Revives Its ICE-SAR Legacy With the New 1080 Watch Series

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Since 2018, Luminox has supplied Iceland’s legendary volunteer Search & Rescue organization — ICE-SAR — with watches built for the kinds of environments most people will never encounter. Now, the partnership enters a new chapter with…

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Auctions: A Look at the ‘Grosse Pièce’ – Audemars Piguet’s Most Complicated Pocket Watch Still in Private Hands, Up for Auction at Sotheby’s

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. This has been a particularly great year for history-shaping horological discoveries. The sale of the J. Player & Son’s Hyper-Complication at Phillips Geneva went extraordinarily well, achieving CHF 2,238,000, or just shy of $2.8 million in…

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