Hands-On: Limited-Edition Citizen Zenshin Fantastic Four — A Character Watch With Character?

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Paradoxical as it might seem at first glance, I firmly believe that the greatest design challenge facing Citizen (one of the toughest design challenges of any watch brand, in fact) is not with its extremely rugged…

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ICYMI: Top Stories From ABTW & The Watch Industry

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. What We Learned About Today’s Watch Collectors from the 2025 aBlogtoWatch Community Survey Having wrapped up our 2025 Watch Enthusiast Community Survey, one thing seems clear: The aBlogtoWatch family is alive and well. Despite fears of…

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Introducing The Bausele Elemental Collection, An Australian-Built Diver Designed Through Community Collaboration

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. The Bausele Elemental Collection represents an uncommon approach to modern watchmaking. Rather than being designed behind closed doors, the watch was shaped through input from more than 400 members of Bausele’s community — collectors, designers, and…

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Hands-On Debut: Christopher Ward Brings Back The JJ01 With The C1 Jump Hour Mk V

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. I don’t know exactly when jump hours got cool, or if anyone actually thinks they are, but do you know who did jump hours before jump hours were cool? Christopher Ward. It’s been 14 years since…

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Introducing: Awake Combines Japanese Inspiration And Vietnamese Craftsmanship In The Sơn Mài Fragments Collection

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 This past year, I’ve been keeping an eye on Awake, a microbrand founded in 2019 focusing on metiers d’art at a competitive price point. When Awake’s founder, Lilian Thibault, stopped by the Hodinkee…

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Introducing: Studio Underd0g And Massena LAB Team Up For A Champagne And Caviar Chronograph

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 Now, we all know the crazy pizza watch that Studio Underd0g did with Time and Tide a few years back. Certainly one of the most whimsical chronograph designs ever released, it was a…

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Introducing: The Universal Genève Tribute to Compax – Inspired By Nina Rindt And Powered By Vintage Movements

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 Less than a year after introducing a trio of Polerouter Tribute watches, Universal Genève—now ramping up for its 2026 revival—is back with six new Tribute to Compax chronographs. The designs draw heavily from…

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Benrus Type 1 M1 Watch Review: A 1970s MIL-SPEC Classic Gets Upgraded

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. The Benrus watch brand really is stronger than ever. The historic watchmaker, often known for its military watches, has had several modern owners. Under its latest stewardship, the company has released some of its strongest contemporary…

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Top Collectors, Rivals, And Scholars Talk 'Grail Of All Grails' As Sale Of Extremely Rare Steel Patek Philippe 1518 Nears

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Few objects can inspire a confederation like this. A Patek Phillipe reference 1518 in stainless steel is one such example. On the eve of Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo offering for sale one of…

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Hands-On: Ferdinand Berthoud Naissance d’une Montre 3: A Return To How Watchmaking Used To Be Done

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. In early September, Ferdinand Berthoud announced something remarkable in modern watchmaking: a fully handmade watch. The growth of passion and interest in independent watchmaking over the last few years has created a somewhat muddy description of…

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