For its latest release of 2024, Tissot has released a gaggle of new dial colors for its wildly popular PRX series of integrated bracelet watches, including some with multi-colored gradient surfaces. However, among the cornucopia of new colorways is a strap-equipped version of the PRX Powermatic 80 that is crafted from forged carbon and powered…

One of the surprise standouts I saw last year in Geneva at Time to Watches 2023 was the Carl Suchy & Söhne Belvedere, which is the Austrian brand’s dedicated sports model. While Carl Suchy & Söhne might be best known for its elaborate table clocks and elegant dress pieces, the Belvedere represents an entirely different…

Watches can be a deeply impersonal affair. The rise of social media hype, luxury exhibitionism, and wristwatch “flexing” is very different from what watches once represented. It wasn’t all that long ago that they were simple time-telling tools with a little style thrown in (perhaps even some panache). This article is a celebration of watches…

Zurich-based watchmaker Ollech & Wajs continues to make some very compelling retro-style dive watches, relying on its considerable heritage of achievements in the sports and underwater watch field. This “Mark II” version of the 1964 Ollech & Wajs Caribbean 1000 watch is just that. The company of today re-imagined its seminal 1964-era 1000-meter diver’s watch…

Last week, we took an excursion to the land of Nouvelle Horlogerie. This week, we’re returning to our home territory of stainless steel dive watches. Seiko just presented us with two new references under the Marinemaster name. The SLA077 and SLA079 are modern interpretations of the famous 6159-7001 from 1968. As they’re in the more…

The Watch Library Foundation’s new digital exhibit, “A Century of Watch Advertising,” focuses on historic wristwatch advertisements and includes a number of impactful Swiss watch ads spanning over 100 years, starting in 1900. Martine Depresle, co-founder and CEO of The Watch Library, has this to say about the exhibit: “Unveiling the evolution of watch advertising…

After an explosive debut that included a diamond-encrusted watch priced at over $1,000,000, Biver is back with its second production model. Biver is the brainchild of Jean-Claude Biver and his son, Pierre. Think of it as Jean-Claude’s swan song and his son’s debut — a horological Biver ouroboros, ensuring that the legacy continues. Unlike its…

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Rick is joined by Ariel, Ripley, and David, the latter of whom is in an automotive showroom eating tiramisu and waiting for his car to be repaired. Ariel muses about why watch repair shops don’t have waiting rooms, to which Ripley replies, “That would be a six-month rental.” It’s been a…