For 2024, Montblanc both adds to and slightly updates the Iced Sea Automatic Diver’s Watch Collection. The Iced Sea watch family has grown since its original introduction in 2022 and now includes a variety of dial colors as well as the higher-performance version known as the Iced Sea 0 Oxygen Deep 4810. Today, I look…

Welcome to this Sunday Morning Showdown “Summer Edition.” Last week, we put two high-end golden travel timers up against each other. This week, two stainless steel divers from the more affordable side of the watch spectrum will battle it out. Both the Seiko SRPE05 “King Turtle” and the Certina DS Super PH1000M STC (short for…

For its most recent release of 2024, Chronoswiss has embraced all of the colors to create a vibrant limited-edition version of its signature tourbillon-equipped regulator watch. Featuring a color-changing guilloché dial and a bright purple CVD-coated case, the new Chronoswiss Open Gear Flying Tourbillon Psycho will be produced as a limited edition of just 15…

Since its introduction in 2015, the TAG Heuer Connected has played a prominent role in the luxury smartwatch space. While the fundamental concept of a “luxury smartwatch” might be inherently baffling to traditional enthusiasts, the genre has seen a steady rise in popularity due to the number of people who appreciate the functionality of a…

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Rick is joined by the usual suspects, Ripley, David, and Ariel. After a brief foray into the scorching weather in Los Angeles and Budapest vs. Scotland, the quadrangle dives into a discussion about why luxury watch brands shouldn’t raise prices on a set schedule. Next up, it’s Guess the Price of…

Acrylic crystal, aging lume, gilt dial — these are the makings of a vintage dive watch. But the Typsim 200M isn’t old. In fact, it’s brand new and a welcome addition of true watch nostalgia in a fauxtina landscape that only pays visual lip service to the past. The 200M from Typsim is half a…

This year, Citizen Watch of North America (including the United States and Canadian Citizen Watch teams) jointly celebrated a momentous occasion for the important Japanese watchmaker in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. 2024 marks 35 years since Citizen introduced its outdoorsy family of sports watches known as Promaster. Citizen also recently celebrated its 100th anniversary of…

Let’s face it: 2024 didn’t come loaded with optimism from brands, so we weren’t expecting big changes. Watches and Wonders was filled with evolutionary timepieces and studied tweaks, and the most surprising releases of 2024 so far caught us napping. It might have taken less to surprise me this fairly quiet year, but I’ve still…