Recommended Reading: Our Five Favorite New Books On Watches (And More)

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. It’s been a while since we last visited our bookshelves and pulled out a few recommended reading options. Over the past year, there have been a few surprising releases, notably from Rolex, including authorized books on…

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Auctions: Previewing Phillips’ Massive ‘Decade One’ Auction and Reflecting on Ten Years of Phillips with Bacs and Russo

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. If you haven’t seen it yet, Phillips has put out one of the most incredible auction catalogs in watch collecting history for its tenth anniversary celebration of Phillips In Association With Bacs and Russo. Held November…

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Farer Integra Watch Review: An Integrated Bracelet Watch That Overcomes Assumptions

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Right across the pond (or not even if you’re in The Isles) the people at Farer are almost certainly thinking up the next batch of fabulous colors to use on its next release. Less often (but…

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Reading Time at HSNY: Ex Libris

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. This post is part of a series, Reading Time at HSNY, written by its librarians. Today’s post was written by Miranda Marraccini. Have you ever looked at a book in your collection and thought, “I need…

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Photo Report: Inside Mike Wood’s ‘For Exhibition Only’: A Private Rolex Collection On Limited Display

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. They say that heavy is the head that wears the crown, but the gravitas of this particular coronet has always been greatly desired. While the industry has seen an appreciation of variety in what is viewed…

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Breaking News: A Yellow Gold Rolex ref. 6062 Sets Record for the Reference, Third Most Expensive Rolex Ever Sold, At $6.2 Million

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. “The Emperor” was dethroned over the weekend as Monaco Legend Group set a record price for a Rolex ref. 6062, with an example selling for €5.33 million with buyer’s premium and VAT. The price, approximately $6.2…

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What We Learned From The 2025 aBlogtoWatch Watch Enthusiast Community Survey

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Earlier in 2025, we conducted the ambitious 2025 aBlogtoWatch Watch Enthusiast Community Survey, asking our audience, as well as the general watch enthusiast population online, to help us learn about the current state of the watch…

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Become A Certified Watch Advisor With The FHH Certification For Consumers

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Established in 2005, the Fondation Haute Horlogerie (aka the FHH) is a Swiss non-profit organization dedicated to promoting watchmaking culture. Along with being the original founder and organizer of SIHH (which ultimately grew into Watches &…

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