Chef Daniel Boulud is a legend in the New York – and global – food scene. He operates more than a dozen restaurants worldwide, including in New York City, Miami, Montreal, Singapore, and Dubai. He’s best known for Daniel on the Upper East Side, the restaurant he opened in 1993 that currently holds two Michelin…

As part of its celebrations to commemorate the formation of Grand Seiko Corporation of America in 2018, the Japanese manufacturer unveiled a trio of limited-edition watches that were exclusive to the United States and fitted with dials inspired by kirazuri (which means “sparkling painting” in Japanese). Now, for its latest release of 2024, Grand Seiko…

Today, I’m looking at a watch that pays tribute to the Coppa d’Oro car race. There are a few alternate hobbies and interests that seem to complement watch collecting. Perhaps none come as close as the fascination with cars. It’s the similarity that they are mechanical objects with the sole original purpose of being useful…

What We Know In the heat of summer, Grand Seiko is dropping two cool new interpretations of their 44GS design for the U.S. market, both drawing from the various hues of the sunrise and sunset over Lake Suwa to the southeast of the Shinshu Watch Studio, where Spring Drive watches are made.  SBGA509 Both watches…

The news of the MoonSwatch Mission to the Super Blue Moonphase has been out for a couple of weeks. This latest addition to the MoonSwatch lineup is the third of the Mission to the Moonphase models. It will be available until the full blue moon on August 19th. With this short sales window, Swatch is…

As August 2024 begins and the hottest days of summer lie ahead for much of the world, it’s a perfect time to extend the sun-kissed style of this time of year to your wrist. To this end, aBlogtoWatch has teamed up with Praesidus to give one lucky winner a classic military-style tool watch aged to…

Today, Seiko introduces a limited edition of a recently updated watch. This is the new Prospex SPB473, which has the specifications of the old, beloved SPB143. This version dials up the summer vibes with a bright faded dial inspired by the Greek island of Zakynthos. There is plenty to unpack, so let’s dive in! The…

Hello, and welcome! You’re listening to Fratello Talks. This week’s episode features RJ, Daan, and Nacho, three members of the Fratello team who join forces to wax poetic about some of their favorite affordable watches. This is the first volume of what will almost certainly become a recurring topic for the podcast. There are simply…