What We Know Would you look at that – it’s 2025! Though it’s much too early in the year to start calling what trends we might see come and go, it looks like Longines is declaring that the forged carbon trend is here to stay. One of the silent hits from the Swatch Group in…

If you had gotten the feeling that German brand Hanhart had been in a rut over the past, oh, 20 years, I wouldn’t blame you. It seemed to be releasing small variations on the same chronograph with its red-marked bezel and the in-your-face Primuses. But in the last year or so, the brand seems to…

Another Friday, another list! For the first one of the new year, we decided to sum up our wishes for 2025. We at Fratello all agreed that 2024 was a great year in watches. Some like to define that by the waves that big brands make. However, we based it on the sheer number of…

The Circadian Monster is a new smaller version of the popular Monster watch collection by Detroit-based Shinola. The American company has released three versions of the 36mm-wide Circadian Monster to start, which, in their current forms, are mainly intended to appeal to women. That said, the small profile certainly has some unisex appeal for men…

Honestly, I’m not sure which watch I wore the most last year. I usually choose a different watch to wear daily, so keeping track is hard. My Instagram feed is a good indicator, though. My Cartier Santos Galbée XL is probably the most featured watch on there. That’s partially because it gives me the most…

On the first day of Watches & Wonders this year, the Hodinkee team was sitting in a hotel conference room prepping to cover the Patek, Rolex, and Tudor releases when someone checked the Rolex website and – wisely – went right to the Daytona page. It was then we noticed the white gold “Le Mans”…

In partnership with UBS, we hosted a get-together and series of talks in New York City called “House of Craft.” The event featured a who’s who of watch-world luminaries, including industry legend Jean-Claude Biver, actor Keegan Allen, author Alton Brown, AP CEO of the Americas Ginny Wright, actor Daniel Dae Kim, journalist Jay Fielden, independent…

As is the case most years, 2024 wrapped up with a tidal wave of Top 10, Best Of, and Most Worn roundups around the watch world. Read on to catch a few of our favorites from the aBlogtoWatch editorial team, Teddy Baldassarre, and a recap of Seiko’s perfectly passable year. Elsewhere, Ariel looks ahead to…