In this week’s episode of Fratello On Air, we discuss how we go about servicing our watch collections. It’s another listener suggestion, and it’s a good one! You’ll hear about how and when we choose to service a watch and where. Then, we end the episode with some suggestions about the tools we have on…

Wait, am I writing about autumn already? Well, we are in the last week of August, so yes, it is quickly approaching (here in the Netherlands, at least). Well, at least we get to see some nice burgundy, orange, and brown watch releases. This year, Grand Seiko kicks things off with two autumn-themed new watches.…

It’s almost September, which means it’s nearly the end of summer vacations, brat summer (just as I was about to learn what it all meant), and the traditional Swiss “watchmaker’s holiday.” For the fifth year, this also means Geneva Watch Days, a now-annual trade show with more than 50 brands showcasing their watches or introducing…

What We Know Sylvain Pinaud has, alongside Boston-area independent retailer EsperLuxe, announced a very limited run of 12 pieces of Pinaud’s time-only watch, the “Origine,” to celebrate EsperLuxe’s fifth anniversary as a retailer. While I haven’t seen it in person, judging by the photos, it’s my favorite piece from Pinaud yet. As an example of…

I’m going to be upfront. I was not a fan when I first saw pictures of the Tudor Black Bay Ceramic VCARB. The watch started as an exclusive for the Visa Cash App RB (VCARB) Formula 1 team and has now been made available to the public. People love to say that Tudor listened to…

This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Perri Dash, co-founder of the Wrist Check Podcast. Ariel and Perri explore the success and popularity of watch podcasts, despite the non-visual nature of the medium in an often non-visual space. They discuss the passion and connection that drives watch…

After talking to Serge Michel and Claude Greisler, the two co-founders of the watch brand Armin Strom, it became apparent that they do things differently at their manufacture in the Swiss watchmaking town of Biel/Bienne. Ask them anything, and the two childhood friends who started a watch brand inspired by the open-worked creations of famous…

No matter how capable, rugged, or complicated they may be, in this modern age, mechanical watches are still emotional machines at their core. Virtually every aspect of timekeeping can be handled more efficiently or affordably than an old-school mechanical wristwatch can provide, but despite it all, there’s something that always draws us as enthusiasts back.…