This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, the quartet is a trio. Ariel is away, and David is super-excited about the new collab between Bulova and IFL. He waxes poetic about the hand-painted artwork on the dial, and it’s hard to tell if/when he might take it off. And he’s impressed with the price (just 1,200 Euros,…

The gold price stands at an all-time high. Still, gold watches command prices far exceeding the value of the material added to the base price of the equivalent watch in steel. Why is that? What makes gold watches so costly? The popular answer is because of greed. But that is cutting some corners. Let’s try…

For the wide world of watches, there may be no more exciting time than the months following Watches and Wonders. With a ton of new releases dropping, there’s always plenty of interesting new pieces to see. But while we all can understand the gripes with watches we would love to buy but are in short…

Happy Friday, and welcome back to Bring A Loupe! Imagine your surprise, driving down the interstate in Alabama, you look to your left and see a kangaroo hopping along the median. This happened, marking my favorite news story of recent memory. Her name is Sheila, and her owner is Patrick Starr; these are just the…

The words “Urwerk” and “subtle” usually don’t belong in the same sentence. The brand’s watches are often big, bold, and uniquely identifiable from a mile away. Since 1997, co-founders Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei have stuck to their roots in creating highly stylized machines for the wrist, mostly through the use of the wandering hours…

While Seiko most frequently uses its inaugural 62MAS diver from 1965 as the inspiration for its modern sports watches, the Japanese brand’s latest release for 2025 draws from Seiko’s famous 1968 Diver’s 300M, which featured a high-beat movement and twice the depth rating of its 1965 predecessor. However, rather than being a re-issue or heritage…

Another Friday, another list! This week, we compiled a list of our favorite vintage Rolex Submariner models. While classic Rolexes are always a topic of discussion, recently Submariners and GMT-Masters have been discussed quite a bit in the Fratello offices. It is no coincidence because Robert-Jan recently added a vintage GMT-Master to his collection, and…

I was surprised to see that we hadn’t covered Trafford Watch Company on the site. The Austin, Texas-based brand is small — it’s run entirely by Nathan Trafford — but it exploded last year after Kevin O’Leary picked it as the winner out of eight other affordable watch brands. Of course, I’ve been a fan…