What We Know Do you have a fridge full of Portra 400? If so, Nodus has a new watch for you. Created in collaboration with Beers And Cameras, a photography community and online platform with chapters in several cities around the United States, and dubbed “The Obscura,” this new Nodus collab features a newly patented…

We here at aBlogtoWatch are glad to announce David M. of Towson, USA as the winner of our Helicon Master Blue Hour watch giveaway. Combining classic ’60s diver lines wiht a vivid, unique gradient colorway, this diver should be both a dependable tool watch and a striking visual statement for years to come. Your ongoing…

At first glance, the “Tempo Rubato” appears to be missing something essential to any timepiece—hands. But this ingenious graduation project from 22-year-old Gaku Okada isn’t meant to tell time at all. Instead, its distinctively loud ticking serves a unique purpose: it’s the world’s first pure wrist metronome. Okada, a graduate student at Tokyo’s Hiko Mizuno…

If you have not heard of Havid Nagan, it is about time you did. F.P.Journe alumnus Aren Bazerkanian founded the brand in 2022, and he is doing things properly. Despite barely three years of the brand’s existence, Bazerkanian dropped his third watch recently: the Havid Nagan Classic One. Havid Nagan does not follow your average…

Truth be told, I have a soft spot for the Rolex Day-Date 36. Perhaps it’s understandable, then, that I was a bit jealous when the Day-Date 40 received cool-looking, deconstructed Roman numerals back in 2015 — but the 36, the OG, did not. I have never been so quick to spend my imaginary dollars elsewhere.…

Retro watches have been all the rage for more than a decade now. When we review those releases, though, most are analog and inspired by highly collectible vintage timepieces with lengthy stories. But what about the omnipresent everyman’s watches we took for granted as kids or teenagers? Every so often, they return too, and if…

Last year’s big Tudor releases during Watches and Wonders were the Black Bay 58 GMT and the black version of the Master Chronometer Black Bay. The latter was quickly nicknamed Black Bay “Monochrome,” to be more specific. With Watches and Wonders 2025 around the corner, an obvious next release would be the Master Chronometer Black…

It’s been a while since we covered a watch by the North American brand RGM. The company is known for its high-quality watches with classic styling and extensive customizability. Today, we’re looking at the RGM Model 207-EB with a blue guilloché dial. Its 35mm case feels a bit un-American as it isn’t oversized by any…