We here at aBlogtoWatch are glad to announce Adam H. of Waukesha, USA as the winner of our December Intersect LA 2025 experience giveaway. It should be an amazing chance to get up close with some of the best independent brands in watchmaking, and the aBlogtoWatch team is excited to meet you! Your ongoing role…

Gong Hei Fat Choy! Today marks the official kickoff of the Year of the Snake, and what better way to do that on a website dedicated to watches than, well, look at a few of the Lunar New Year-themed releases of the past few weeks (and one that has just launched today). While many of…

Mike Horn is one of the greatest explorers of our time. Just going through a list of some of his biggest adventures gives you a pretty good idea of the seemingly limitless world that Horn lives in. His accomplishments are impressive if not stunning. During the last two decades, Panerai has been Horn’s steady partner.…

Here at Fratello, we’re fans of microbrand watches. There’s something about these watches, often from younger, smaller brands, that the heritage brands can’t offer. We write about many of them. Thomas even started a microbrand of his own, and even RJ occasionally admits to appreciating them from time to time. But what makes these microbrand…

Boutique watch company Raven is based in the state of Kansas in the American Midwest. aBlogtoWatch has covered some of the company’s affordable tool-style watches and has generally been impressed by the poise and pricing of these sensibly styled sports watches. Raven is not the type of company that will get you interested in watches…

Arguably no watch brand better embodies a sci-fi aesthetic than Urwerk, and many of its models could easily serve as props in high-budget Hollywood films. However, one of the few criticisms of the brand is that a significant portion of its catalog is simply too avant-garde for casual wear in daily life, and while countless…

Urwerk is confused. The brand doesn’t know if its new watch has a green or gray face, and a compromise entered the name. The Urwerk UR-100V “Hunter Green” is sober green with hints of cool gray. Hunter green — Hex code #2c5f34 — is a lush, cool-toned green color between blue and green. If you…

Working at Fratello has its perks. One of them is that, on rare occasions, we get access to our absolute grail watches. I had such an experience just a few months ago when I spent time with a Rolex Submariner ref. 5508. Today, I get yet another such opportunity. It’s my pleasure to go hands-on…