A few months ago, I visited the Tissot headquarters in Le Locle, Switzerland. I not only went there to have a look at the impressive production site but also to have a peek inside the brand’s archives. It’s a big room with a huge amount of Tissot watches, ranging from the brand’s very early pocket…

From callers and flyers to dual times and more, the past few years have seen a specific increase in the popularity of the travel watch. In part kick-started by the 2018 release of Tudor’s Black Bay GMT, fans of travel watches have witnessed a mounting of arms in the mechanical sub-luxury space. New movements have…

What We Know Horologer Ming is back with the brand’s second moonphase watch, this time exploring more of the night’s sky. It was less than two years ago that Ming launched its first-ever moonphase and date complications inside the 37.05 Moonphase – refining the design language of a still-young brand with a larger dial opening…

What We Know Monta is back with the third generation of its original watch, the Oceanking. With a number of functional and aesthetic updates, the new Oceanking continues to be a well-made watch with a focused design for dive watch enthusiasts.  Take a look at our hands-on review of the second-gen Oceanking from 2018, and…

I am saying yes, though I’ll try to say this only once: 42mm is too big for this dressy beauty. Still, I have tried on its black-dial sibling, and find it disconcertingly tempting. This year, with celebrity wrist endorsements including mega-hunk Ryan Reynolds, the Polo is back in the spotlight. And green is still the…

Parmigiani Fleurier is on a tear right now. To understand why, you don’t have to look much further than Parmigiani’s new 42mm Tonda PF Sport Chronograph (and the three-hand Tonda PF Sport Automatic) that was announced less than two weeks ago in both steel and 18kt rose gold. The chronographs are thinner than the Tonda…

This week on the Superlative Podcast, our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by serial watch industry entrepreneur Guillaume Laidet. Guillaume is currently the Co-“Re”Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Nivada Grenchen, the Co-Founder of Argon Paris, and Co-Owner and CEO of Excelsior Park amongst other companies and titles. Ariel and Guillaume start the…

It’s been only 3 or so months that Swatch introduced the Moonshine Gold Edition of its Moonswatch with such enigmatic details as “This special seconds hand has been produced exclusively during the full moon of February, as stated in the certificate that comes with the watch.” That piece we analyzed in detail here and it…