Back in April, Shinola posted a photo of a non-existent watch on its Instagram account as a playful April Fools’ joke. Named the Runlate, the hypothetical timepiece was a rendition of its flagship Runwell model that swapped out each one of the hour markers for the word “LATE” on its dial. While the caption for…

As a rule, you won’t see much auction coverage on aBlogtoWatch. For a number of reasons, we don’t believe that these events are a valuable or useful representation of the watch world. But Only Watch presents a different case. Since its inception in 2005, the biennial watch auction has invited some of the most prestigious…

Another Friday, another Top 5! After two lists of the worst and best brand ambassadors, it’s time to get back to watches — quartz watches, to be more precise. They are a curse to some and a blessing to others. There is no doubt that quartz watches influenced the way we experience the watch world…

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This week on the aBlogtoWatch Weekly podcast, Ariel is recovering from his LVMH outing, so Rick and David are joined by Alex, a watchmaker and co-founder of the Fifth Wrist website and co-host of its companion podcast. The trio gets right into it with a group tirade on the insurmountable task of finding a specific watch…

Fresh-faced watch brand Furlan Marri has announced its latest creation in collaboration with Dominique Renaud and Julien Tixier. The Secular Perpetual Calendar for Only Watch 2023 is a thoroughly impressive timepiece that combines innovation, precision, and fine watchmaking. This handcrafted unique piece features an all-new secular perpetual calendar module, marking a significant milestone for the…

Concept cars are the best cars in the world. The toned-down versions that reach production always show the permanent scars of endless meetings and cold, calculative Excel sheets. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT and Split Second Chronograph GMT Large Date show no signs of scars. These wild watch concepts are actually…

No, the timing was not great, but in 2019, right before the pandemic, the Citizen Group was planning on launching an entirely new brand that was previously part of Bulova (which it also owns). The first watch released was a thematic successor to a historic great. Accutron started in the early 1960s as a family…