A year or so ago, I embarked on a mission to see what was holding up the expansion of the American watchmaking industry. I wanted to talk to people at the forefront of American watchmaking about where it was or could be going, and why it wasn’t already here. Remember, the Swiss used to steal…

Last month, I had the opportunity to visit the Seiko UK headquarters in Maidenhead. As a die-hard Seiko fan, I’ve always wanted to see what happens here. Does the site outsource much work, or is this a fully functional service center? The answer may surprise you because Seiko UK can handle practically everything when servicing…

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Rick is virtually flanked not only by Ripley, David, and Ariel, but he’s also got three guests on board for this week: Kevin Roberts, Alon Ben Joseph, and Simon Ryan. They begin by doing a round-robin of “Where are you, and what are you wearing?” meaning “What watch are you…

Earlier in 2024 Swiss watchmaker Favre Leuba relaunched (again), this time with a new leadership and strategy, and beginning with a starting focus on three timepiece collections. Each of those watch collections is inspired by historic watches produced by the very aged name in watchmaking, and today, I’d like to chat a bit about the…

What We Know Design duo Phil Toledano and Alfred Chan are set to release a follow-up to their first watch, the B/1, this spring. The new model, aptly named B/1.2, is decorated with a Tahitian mother-of-pearl dial, which is showcased through a newly asymmetrical sapphire crystal.  Fresh on the heels of last year’s “audaciously” designed…

Hunting for vintage watches is a wonderful pursuit, but it can be full of pitfalls. A mechanical object that is decades old can have all sorts of problems that may be hard to diagnose from an online listing. That is why many of the vintage watches I like to peruse in my spare time are…

I am fascinated by watches that imagine themselves to actually exist in fantasy worlds. Whether the inspiration is a movie, video game, or other entertainment universe, there is a growing niche of enthusiast timepieces that could be roughly bulked into the cosplay (“costume play”) category. That said, the watches I am talking about are not…

Welcome to the first Sunday Morning Showdown of 2025! We hope you have enjoyed the holidays and are ready for our first battle of the new year. So make yourself a nice warm cup of coffee, and let’s get rolling! Today, we’ll play a game called Find the Differences. OK, although that is a joke,…