To mark two decades of collaboration with the estate of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, IWC introduces five Pilot’s Watch models in the Le Petit Prince collection, available in 5N gold and steel. The collection spans multiple case sizes and complications, ranging from 36mm to 43mm, and includes both...
Each year, the aBlogtoWatch team covers an inordinate amount of releases from the biggest watch show around, Watches and Wonders. This year, we kept pace with a slew of releases, some of which passed by with little notice, others of which stood out so much we couldn’t stop thinking about them....
Founded in the United States and producing in Switzerland now, Hamilton returns to one of its lesser-seen military references with a new Khaki Field Mechanical watch, this time offered in two versions released side by side. On one hand, the Khaki Field Mechanical 36mm is a globally available...
We all love Holthinrichs here at Fratello. It’s great to see a Dutch brand thriving in the watch industry, especially with such distinct designs. On top of that, the brand is located in the lovely city of Delft, just around the corner from the Fratello offices in The Hague. Being so close to the...
I knew nothing about Kneijnsberg watches until I chanced upon the brand and its own Brendan Horneman at a side event during WindUp and WatchTime NYC last year. It was held in a very cozy meeting space in a posh little boutique hotel, in which Kniejnsberg was in close quarters with other brands,...
Watches and Wonders 2026 is about to close its doors, and it’s time for Team MONOCHROME to head back home after one of the most intense weeks of the year. We’ve seen hundreds of watches, published way over a hundred articles, taken several thousand photos and published over 20 videos on YouTube....
There’s something refreshing about wearing a watch that doesn’t try too hard. In a world of oversized cases, aggressive designs, and spec lists that stretch into the stratosphere, a simple 35mm watch can feel almost rebellious. That’s exactly the impression I had after spending time with the...
This year, the Daytona nerds got all hot and bothered again when Rolex did some things with some stuff and introduced a new version of its iconic chronograph. This is the reaction anyone who pays attention to the industry, or at least Rolex, has come to expect. Rolex takes arguably its most...
It’s that day of the week again, Fratelli! This Sunday marks the end of a week that brought us a gazillion new watches, two of which go head-to-head today. For this week’s Sunday Morning Showdown, we put two literal heavyweights up against each other. Jorg puts forward the platinum Vacheron...
Nature is a cornerstone of Japanese culture and a predominant theme at Grand Seiko. Even the settings of the Japanese brand’s manufactures are intentionally studied to inspire the takumi (artisans). Hailing from Grand Seiko’s haute horlogerie Micro Artist Studio in Shiojiri, the Japanese brand...
