This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Jan Edocs, CEO of Doxa Watches. Jan and Ariel jump right into the rich history of Doxa and its significant legacy in the diving watch arena. Jan shares insights on the importance of functionality and why artisanship and controlled distribution…

Following the Millesime’s Challenge Prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2023, Raymond Weil continues to expand its modern flagship watch collection with new iterations. The Raymond Weil Millesime Moon Phase watches are some of the latest models to join the lineup, poetically displaying the lunar cycle while retaining the collection’s signature neo-vintage style.…

No brand does flashy gold watches quite like Rolex does. How many of us have childhood memories of older relatives wearing a glistening yellow-gold Rolex, understanding that that shiny timepiece signaled something important? For me, it was my grandfather’s cousin, whose gold Day-Date not only entered the room before he did, but because he wore…

A few months ago, Simon Brette was in New York as a part of our “House of Craft” event with UBS. The young watchmaker, relatively unknown in the watch world just a little over a year ago, had – in a short time – become a big draw for the crowd of collectors. Even more…

Yema and I go back, way back. Well, back to 2021, actually. One of the first articles I wrote for Fratello was on a Yema watch…and not just any Yema watch. The Navygraf Marine Nationale GMT Limited Edition I wrote about marked the start of Yema’s military career as an official partner of the French…

Every day, there are perhaps tens of thousands of people entering the wonderful pastime of wristwatch appreciation. The all-powerful pull of horology is on them and there is no turning back. It is time to discover Breguet, the first tourbillon, the first wristwatch, the first watch in space, the first watch on the Moon —…

Let’s start this review with a confession: I hate this time of year in the Netherlands. With gray skies for days on end, endless wet streets, howling winds, and inhospitable temperatures, it’s not always the most enjoyable place to be. It’s not necessarily that I can’t handle these conditions individually, but together, they are rather…

Let me give you a little look behind the scenes at Fratello. Usually, we have watches in the office for a relatively short time. That can be from a few days to a couple of weeks. But rarely do we have the chance to try out a watch for a longer period. I had that…