The watch world seems to have an inherent fascination with dive watches as purpose-built tools. From the Tudor Pelagos FXD, to the Sinn U1, to the Omega Seamaster Ultra Deep, there’s no shortage of watches built for missions upon which most of us mere mortals will never embark. While it’s nice to envision ourselves as…

It’s time for another episode of Fratello On Air! This week, we cap off Geneva Watch Days 2024 with our favorites from the event. We saw some fascinating watches and met new and old acquaintances. For our listeners, there’s not much banter in this episode! We’ve returned to our respective countries, are we are fully…

Seiko introduces three new dial variants to its higher-end King Seiko models. These are last year’s SJE089/SJE091 under the hood but with fancy new dial textures and colors. This pushes them a bit further away from their austere 1965 KSK ancestor and into modern territories. Today, Seiko releases a lavender (SJE107), blue (SJE105), and red…

2024 does not see a fundamentally new Apple Watch Ultra 2, but it does see a new case color and a very exciting new bracelet option (and additional cosmetic options). In 2022, Apple originally debuted the larger Ultra version of the Apple Watch, and in 2023, it followed up with the slightly upgraded Apple Watch…

Earlier today, aBlogtoWatch joined Apple in Cupertino for its regular Keynote press conference that typically includes the launch of a new version of the Apple Watch. I was there at the start when Apple introduced the very first Apple Watch back in 2014, and aBlogtoWatch has been present at each Apple Watch release event since…

We’re coming to you live today from sunny Cupertino, California, at Apple Park. We just attended Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event, where the brand unveiled the latest generation iPhone and Apple Watch. While we saw a plethora of updates across the iPhone and AirPods, we are, of course, here to talk about the Apple Watch. So,…

Mark your calendars for the week of October 7th as we’ve partnered with UBS to bring their House of Craft series to New York to celebrate individuals who are true masters of their craft and the incredible stories behind their work. In the coming weeks, we will announce a full array of programming that includes…

In just five short years since its inaugural 13 models, the Code 11.59 collection has welcomed and kicked out a slew of references. Between the current collection, legacy watches (a.k.a. discontinued models), and special editions listed on Audemars Piguet‘s website, I counted almost 90 Code 11.59 references. The newest one to join the party is…