Seiko’s Prospex range is rapidly growing and not just with dive watches. After last week’s introduction of the new Marinemasters, we are now treated to two Speedtimer chronographs. The new SRQ051 and SRQ053 might look familiar. That’s because, last November, we saw two Speedtimer models inspired by the same 1972 Seiko chronograph as these watches.…

If your ideal Sunday afternoon involves a casual scroll of Hodinkee.com or, worse, you are (un)lucky enough to work in the watch world, it is easy to become desensitized. Look at enough photos of a tourbillon cage on your favorite personal screen, and even the handiwork of Abraham-Louis Breguet can evoke a feeling of numbness…

Greg Yuna is a born and bred New York City guy – Queens to be precise (he’d be sure to let you know). He’s the kind of character that helps the city move and breathe and exist in all of its frenetic intensity. The type of NYC/Diamond District character who lands a small role alongside…

This post is part of a series, Reading Time at HSNY, written by HSNY’s librarian, Miranda Marraccini. Wie spaet ist es? Vad är klockan? Horas, minutos y segundos. Do you feel like you stumbled into a Duolingo nightmare without warning? Don’t worry. I began with the phrases above to give you an idea of the…

When discussing the bygone golden age of air travel, a handful of defunct airlines consistently dominate the conversation. Pan-Am, BOAC, and the vividly painted planes of Braniff International have justly earned a place of admiration among aviation buffs, but there’s one name that arguably stands out above the rest: TWA. With its clean read-and-white livery,…

This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Mark Bernardo, the Director of Editorial Content at Teddy Baldassarre. Ariel has Mark discuss his experience in the watch industry, from his time as the Senior Editor of WatchTime Magazine to Teddy Baldassarre. He highlights the passion and camaraderie within…

In this edition of Speedy Tuesday, we look at an experimental Omega Speedmaster that is a thing of real beauty. NASA introduced my dream version in the early 1970s, but sadly, it was never a production model. The Omega Speedmaster needs no introduction. Suffice it to say, the Speedmaster is one of the most iconic…

Last year, Jean-Claude Biver and his son Pierre Biver surprised the watch world with the first release from their new brand, the eponymous “Biver.” The brand itself was of little surprise – JCB (as he’s referred to in the watch world, even by Pierre) had teased the news back in February 2022. But the $550,000…