In the late 1970s, Steven Spielberg – fresh off his WWII romp, 1941 – had his sights set on directing a James Bond film. His friend George Lucas, however, had other ideas. Claiming to have an original story worked out, Lucas told his friend Spielberg that he had a project better than Bond. It was…

Any news of a new dive watch is generally good news. When it comes to a new Monta Oceanking, though, we suspect that some fans have been eagerly waiting for quite some time. I’m happy to report that both those fans and potential new entrants to the brand should like what they see here. Wow!…

Every week, we take great pride in presenting a thoughtfully selected assortment of pre-owned timepieces, available exclusively in the Hodinkee Shop. In this week’s offering, we present an exquisite neo-vintage Grand Seiko, notable past models from esteemed brands Zenith and Omega, a Breitling Navitimer that has been refined by removing a signature complication to potentially…

It’s Friday, and that means another Top 5! This week’s topic is a follow-up to last week’s list. We decided to shake things up a bit compared to previous weeks where we focused solely on watches. Last week, we took a look at the five best watch brand ambassadors, so this week, we have compiled…

While this might be the year of the Radiomir for Panerai, the latest release from the brand for 2023 is a limited-edition version of its Submersible dive watch that has been created in collaboration with the German automotive tuning company BRABUS. Crafted from recycled titanium using a 3D printing process and powered by one of…

For this episode of aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Ariel, Rick, and David discuss—you guessed it!—the latest in the wonderful world of watches. First and foremost, Ariel reveals his Indiana Jones cosplay, which devolves into examining the viability of creating a whip watch. After refocusing, they continue with a discussion of how to make a successful watch and…

Space exploration was the greatest adventure of the 20th century. Humanity achieved the peak of manned space exploration over 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong’s steps on the surface of the Moon, and one organization above all epitomizes exploration of the unknown — NASA. In this fourth installment of the Mission to Earth line, Awake…

Only a few weeks have gone by since Philippe Dufour’s 75th birthday and there’s more big news from the world of one of the most admired and coveted independent watchmakers in history.  Today (June 30), at 9:00 AM EST, A Collected Man will post one of the newest – and rarest – of Dufour Simplicities ever…