As soon as I saw the release of the Girard-Perregaux Laureato 38mm with its textured copper dial, I knew I wanted to try it out. From all the pictures I’d seen, with the warm texture of the dial, on top of the fact that I’ve always liked the Laureato design, it just clicked. Never mind…

Rejoice, non-speculating, veritable Rolex fans! The day you thought would never come again — the day you get “the call” from your Rolex AD — is coming sooner than you think. All the signs point to it. The prices on the secondhand market are dropping. And some models, especially the Explorer and the Air-King, have…

What We Know This week Audemars Piguet unveiled its new fully pavé set Jumbo ultra-thin in white gold. It also released a yellow sapphire on yellow gold version but I didn’t get a chance to peep that (still waiting to peep the rainbow set too, which at this point is likely never happening – sigh).…

September brought us a variety of noteworthy new releases, including the Blancpain X Swatch Bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms Watches AKA the “Thrifty Fathoms,” Blancpain’s highly anticipated Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary “Act 3,” the Ulysse Nardin Freak X OPS, and more. Our Ariel Adams went to Panama Beach to go scuba diving with Tudor’s new Pelagos…

It’s only been four years since Cartier brought back the Santos-Dumont collection. With the release of this year’s Santos-Dumont Skeleton Micro-Rotor, it’s impressive how far the collection has come since the 2019 release of that first relatively affordable (and quartz) Santos-Dumont. Cartier brought back the Santos-Dumont collection in 2023.  The Santos-Dumont dates to 1904 and…

Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch for advertiser The Chopard Alpine Eagle collection debuted with a selection of three-hand models back in 2019 and the Fleurier-based manufacture has used the little time since to expand upon the exceptionally successful recipe of the original. The Chopard Alpine Eagle XL Chrono is a special addition to the collection…

In 1987, Citizen debuted the Attesa watch, named after the Italian word that loosely translates to a feeling of “expectation, waiting, or anticipation.” The focus of the Attesa watch was titanium, and it has remained so ever since. Along the way, the collection has picked up some cool tech, too, including Citizen’s famed Eco-Drive light-powered…

Last week, our first Speedy Tuesday event of 2023 took place in Japan. It was a one-day event in the beautiful Nicolas G. Hayek Center building in Ginza, Tokyo. Besides sharing our passion for the most iconic chronograph in the world, we were treated to a special presentation by Omega on Speedmaster dials. We also…