Every day, the appurtenances of luxury watches become more and more attainable. The democratization of once-high-end complications and crafts has meant a flurry of intrepid brands seeking to put their own spins on classic elements and designs. One such brand is Manilone, which launched its debut enamel-dialed tourbillon last year in two iterations and now…

This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams is joined once again by the creator of the OAK Collection, Patrick Getreide. They begin by diving into Patrick’s unique approach to watch collecting, the emotional connections to timepieces, and the evolution of the hobby from solitary to social. Patrick shares insights on…

The IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar IW3750 from 1985 is an important watch for IWC and the entire Haute Horlogerie universe post-Quartz Crisis. Master watchmaker Kurt Klaus built a perpetual calendar mechanism on top of an automatic chronograph, which reignited interest in complicated horology and made people look at IWC differently. The innovative watch brought…

In 2024, Tissot released a new version of its Chemin Des Tourelles Skeleton watch. The three debut pieces in this collection are pictured in this article, and I think the Tissot Chemin Des Tourelles Skeleton is worth a close inspection for enthusiasts. Why? Because Tissot does a lot of things well in these watches, particularly…

Time flies when you’re having fun! It has been a full two years since I set off on an adventure to build my dream watch, the VPC Type 37HW. Fratello offered me the fantastic opportunity to chronicle and share the journey with you all. Today, after having fulfilled all preorders, I would like to finish…

Regulator watches are not often the first, second, or third pick for a collection. The watches with a large central hand to indicate the minutes and smaller sub-dials to display the hours and seconds are an acquired taste. This non-coaxial configuration might seem odd initially, but quickly enough, you will get used to reading the…

What We Know In October, Oris introduced a new ‘Divers Date’ line as it approached the 60th anniversary of one of its core modern collections – the Divers Sixty-Five – and cleaned up the quirkiness of the design for the modern era. Meant as the modern spiritual successor to the Divers Sixty-Five series released a…

In 1965, 61 years after Paul Cattin and Georges Christian founded the company, Oris revealed one of its most iconic models, the Oris Divers. Then, five decades later, it took the form of a heritage reissue called the Divers Sixty-Five. Today, it’s time to celebrate the original’s diamond jubilee with the presentation of the Oris…