During Geneva Watch Days 2024, we had the opportunity to visit Lederer. The brand focuses on highly technical escapements, which are made by Bernhard Lederer. The new Lederer Triple Certified Observatory Chronometer stood out among the various timepieces we saw due to its impressive movement and testing schedule. My colleague Dave Sergeant and I paled…

The Seiko 5 Sports Denham Limited Edition SRPL35 (or SBSA281) is a limited edition of 2,000 watches. The fundamentals of this fusion watch can be traced back to the famous SKX series, and the details are done in shades of indigo. There are lots of jeans-like hues on the bezel, dial, and strap. And in…

In 2021, Farer introduced its Field Collection. It consisted of three watches, all with the same compact stainless steel case but rather diverse yet colorful dial designs. The common denominator was that they were all inspired by field watches. Now the British-based brand has reintroduced its Field Collection. The Pembroke II, Lomond II, and Exmoor…

On the heels of the brand’s first new collection in 25 years, Patek Philippe is in the news once again with an integrated bracelet steel sport watch. The reference 5711 Nautilus in steel has dominated headlines since its introduction in 2006. Through 10-year-long waitlists, discontinuation, and two “victory laps” in the one-year-only green dial and…

Last month, I had the opportunity to hop on a plane (then a train, then a car) to Glashütte, Germany to spend a few days with the Nomos team at the 2024 Nomos Forum. The team presented several novelties, including the controversial Tangente 2date and the Orion and Tangente neomatik doré series, and some more…

The Omega Speedmaster Professional BA145.022-69, also known as the “Tribute to Astronauts” watch, was the first Speedmaster in 18K yellow gold and intended for all active NASA astronauts, the US president and vice president, and several officials. In total, Omega gifted 31 of these watches to the NASA astronauts, most of them during the official…

This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by designer Mo Coppoletta. Throughout the conversation, Ariel and Mo discuss the intricate relationship between aesthetics and functionality in modern watch design. Mo emphasizes the importance of personal experience and cultural influences in shaping a designer’s unique vision. The two explore…

Laventure introduced its Transatlantique II GMT this past June. Since then, the brown versions in steel and steel and gold already sold out. Those models were limited to 99 and 50 pieces, respectively. The black and green version in steel is only limited by the brand’s production capacity. It’s probably the first time that one…