A little secret (or maybe not-so-secret) about Watches and Wonders is that, over the years, more and more brands have started to send out press releases in advance or give preview opportunities so that the companies can make sure their releases don’t get lost in the shuffle. And yet, every year, there are inevitably a…

Who doesn’t love a good blue watch? Longtime IWC enthusiasts will already be familiar with the brand’s Le Petit Prince sub-collection, an extension of its Pilot lineup created in homage to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, famed French aviator and author of the well-known children’s book, The Little Prince. Since 2013, the watches released under the Le…

It’s Friday, and we are back with another list! After skipping it last week because of the new TAG Heuer releases, we are back with another Top 5. With June just a few days away, it’s already time to start looking back at some of the best releases so far in 2025. We’ll kick off…

This year at Watches and Wonders, Roger Dubuis released a watch that for many (myself included) signaled a re-connection with the brand’s roots. Roger Dubuis had long drifted from its founder’s more refined aesthetics into ultramodern, often divisive designs for the ultra-wealthy. Most of the brand’s catalog is horologically compelling but also comically over-styled. Compare…

It must have been 1999 or 2000 when the Rolex GMT-Master II ref. 16710 was incredibly high on my wishlist. I even had the official Rolex advertisement for this model as the wallpaper on my Windows desktop. But I was a student, and the Rolex GMT-Master II was out of reach. The Rolex GMT-Master II…

When Rado announced the comeback of the Anatom series, it brought back many memories. I vividly remember that my mother was a big fan of the black ceramic Rado watches in the 1990s. So while I was checking out the promo materials of Pete Sampras and his Movado Museum Watch back then, my mother was…

This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams is joined by Vartkess Knadjian, the CEO of Backes & Strauss. Ariel and Vartkess start their conversation by exploring the rich history of British watchmaking, the evolution of the watch industry in Ethiopia, and the dynamics of the diamond market. Vartkess shares his…

What We Know H. Moser & Cie., a brand known for the unexpected, just launched a pair of watches ahead of the Barcelona Formula 1 Grand Prix with its sponsored team Alpine Motorsports: the Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition, a skeletonized mechanical chronograph, and the Streamliner Alpine Mechanics Edition, a — get ready for this —…