An integrated manufacture with its own movement, dial, and case manufacturing facilities, Bulgari has implemented a major shift in the way it approaches the in-house production of some of its most important components. Its Saignelégier Manufacture, an essential pillar of Bulgari’s watchmaking division as the home to the production of dials and cases, has undergone…

What We Know Last week, Hublot introduced the third in a series of tourbillon watches in partnership with the artist and designer Samuel Ross. The man behind fashion label A-Cold-Wall* and eponymous design studio SR_A, Ross, is also known as Virgil Abloh’s very first design assistant. The designer’s relationship with Hublot started all the way…

Earlier this year, I wrote about a special watch from the International Watch Company Schaffhausen. That was the IWC reference IW3281-02, also known as the Pilot’s Watch Automatic RAAF (henceforth called “IWC RAAF watch” for brevity). This special timepiece pays homage to the original IWC Mark 11 watches issued to the Royal Australian Air Force…

The Tudor Pelagos has transcended its dive watch origins over the course of the last several years, and it now serves as the Swiss brand’s lineup of contemporary sport/tool models. While divers still play a central role within the greater Pelagos collection, Tudor has more recently expanded the series to include other purpose-built models, and…

Yes, you read that correctly. I think the new Omega Seamaster Diver 300M, with its steel dial, titanium bezel, and mesh bracelet, is wrong. Allow me to explain myself. Historically, combining the 1990s case design with a mesh bracelet that originated a couple of decades before that doesn’t make sense. As a dive watch, it…

Hi there, and welcome to Fratello Talks. Would you rather buy a watch from a microbrand or an entry-level legacy brand? That’s the question Nacho, Thomas, and Lex ask themselves today. As we’ve begun to see microbrands develop and offer better quality and undeniable value while entry-level big-name brands stand relatively still, this has certainly become…

This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by author and watch collector Mitch Katz. The two dive right into Mitch’s journey into watch collecting, the stories behind his collection, and the emotional connections that come with it. As Mitch shares his insights on the personal nature of his…

Last month, 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, chef Alton Brown, AP CEO of the Americas Ginny Wright, actor Daniel Dae Kim, journalist Jay…