Co-branding is a touchy subject for many watch enthusiasts. It’s easy to create something that feels overblown or cynically commercial when combining two different brands’ design languages, and many brands tend to over-design in an attempt to keep both sides of a collaboration represented. With this in mind, Girard-Perregaux has a difficult task. Its ongoing…

Welcome to the latest episode of Fratello On Air! This week, we imagine certain current brands as independent watchmakers. The topic was a lot of fun to discuss and came as a suggestion from two of our listeners. Enjoy the show! Most of today’s watch brands belong to large groups. Undoubtedly, this helped many survive…

Just six months after debuting with the ALD model in four dial options, Dennison has returned with a group of new releases. The big news is the brand’s first collaboration, a new piece with Collectability. Four other watches join the catalog, proving this retro design is highly versatile. Last November, I reviewed the initial Dennison…

Once a quiet fundraiser for New York’s elite, the Met Gala has become fashion’s biggest spectacle — where the looks are loud and the post-event commentary is even louder. But this year, beneath the surface-level flash, there was a deeper current at play — one rooted in history, identity, and the politics of style. “Superfine:…

This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams is joined by watch publisher and collector of timepieces, Alfred Lung. Ariel and Alfred dive into the current state of the Hong Kong watch market, exploring the factors that have led to its decline and the cultural interest in watches among Chinese consumers.…

Though most of us aren’t lucky enough to attend the watch world’s biggest event of the year, Watches and Wonders, that doesn’t mean you can’t see the new releases and novelties, along with a plethora of other modern and vintage watches, stateside in New York City. This week, from May 6-10, the 11th Annual Madison…

What We Know Back in 2023, James Stacey did his quintessential Stacey-est work for A Week On The Wrist with the original Heritage Diver’s GMT in green, ref SPB381. Then, just a few months ago, to celebrate the brand’s 60th anniversary, it upgraded the watch to 300m of water resistance for a limited edition release…

This post is part of a series, Reading Time at HSNY, written by its librarians. Today’s post was written by library intern Freddy Thompson. The Horological Society of New York (HSNY) has a wonderful library full of books on everything from escapements to celestial navigation to the Loch Ness monster (yes, really), but did you…