In 2017, the Great Clock of Westminster—better known as Big Ben—was fully dismantled and removed from the iconic Elizabeth Tower for the first time since its installation in 1859. This unprecedented conservation project, completed in 2022, presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to examine, restore, and future-proof the world’s most famous public timepiece. At the June 2025…

Few things in life can top the simple pleasure of an ice cream cone on a hot summer day. Whether you’re a rainbow sorbet guy or a pistachio gal, that first taste is enough to propel you back to carefree summer days running barefoot through the sprinkler, building sandcastles at the beach, or cannonballing off…

What We Know The Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms lineup just got a little bigger and a bit more verdant yesterday with the announcement that, on June 7, you can now head to a Swatch store to pick up the brand’s new “Green Abyss” take on their $400 Bioceramic dive watch collab.  The rule…

What We Know The Infinity Series helped put J.N. Shapiro on collectors’ radars when it launched in 2018, and now the next evolution of that model is here with the Infinity Series Pure, a watch with the signature guilloché and three-dimensional handsets that Shapiro is known for, but now in their thinnest and smallest case…

The Rolex Land-Dweller was the most talked-about release of this year’s Watches and Wonders. Regardless of whether the watch appealed to everyone, due to the groundbreaking new caliber and revival of the Oysterquartz design, the general impact of the Land-Dweller was palpable. We had an opportunity to experience the 36mm and 40mm models during Watches…

I’m not sure why a collab between Girard-Perregaux and Bamford surprises me, but it does. Bamford, in one way or another, has been involved with tons of brands, from customization to collabs. And come to think of it, one of my favorite Bamford collabs was with GP — in fact, it’s probably my favorite GP.…

Watch brands launch special editions on every occasion, from anniversaries of their founding or famous models to the signing of new ambassadors and the opening of new flagship boutiques. Let me introduce you to the Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Concrete Jungle, a special-edition watch launched to celebrate the new Hublot Fifth Avenue flagship boutique. It…

This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams is joined by independent watch designer Max Resnick. The two begin the show talking about the intricacies of watch design, the importance of consumer reactions, and the role of beauty in luxury timepieces. They discuss the challenges of innovation in established brands while…