Category: Luxury Accessories

My fascination with watches is strongly rooted in their practical and performance-oriented nature. Had I exclusively cared about beauty and craftsmanship, I would have picked classical arts, especially painting and sculpture, as my passion — which they are, but to a much lesser degree than watches and cars. What I really love about watches (and…

I will admit upfront that most Boldr watches haven’t resonated with me. I’ve always found them a bit chunky for my liking, and never quite got a good fit on my wrist. That’s always the death knell for me, and I imagine most of you: how a watch wears. But I won’t say a watch…

The Fifty Fathoms is easily the most famous Blancpain model of all time, and just like other timepieces that enjoy a similar degree of reverence within their respective catalogs, the classic Fifty Fathoms dive watch exists on somewhat of a pedestal, where Blancpain will likely never drastically alter its core design. That said, rather than…

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Ariel, Rick, David, and Ripley are back with a wrist-worn whirlwind of hilarity, horology, and Hungarian heroes. This week’s ceremonial clap-in goes to the Sowind Group for being one of Switzerland’s “best managed companies.” (We are just as confused as you are). Ariel gets serious with a thought-provoking take on…

You can never go wrong celebrating an anniversary, and watch brands have made these milestones into their own category of marketing. The overuse of anniversaries has almost desensitized the watch community to the point that when a brand does something just to do it, it feels all the more fresh and exciting. That’s exactly what…

In the first half of the 20th century in North America, there was an extended family of individuals who came from Europe to America and Canada. They had connections in Europe for watchmaking and used their family connections to establish networks for effectively producing and distributing timepieces. Some of those brands still exist today, and…

When most enthusiasts think of Porsche Design, there’s a distinctive look that comes to mind: sporty, stark, minimalist, and more often than not black-coated. This is, after all, the brand that launched the very first blacked-out watch case back in the 1970s, and this stealthy, purposeful color palette has been a hallmark for the company…

Always on the cutting edge, Casio has once again established itself at the frontier of the latest technology: Artificial intelligence. The G-SHOCK MT-G (aka “Metal Twisted G-SHOCK”) line has always been driven by innovation and a distinctive aesthetic, providing exceptional durability and the brand’s most advanced technology. Now, the MT-G line serves as the platform…

I often say that successful collaboration watches should be an equal blend of both brands’ identities, with the resulting timepieces feeling like creations that wouldn’t otherwise be produced by either company on its own. For their very first collaborations with another watch company, fellow Singapore-based brands Vario and RZE have teamed up to create a…