This introduction article is a bit different from the majority of release articles. Sure, I will go into the watch, the Jack Mason Palmera Skin Diver. However, it is the sales model that I find most interesting about this release. Jack Mason introduces this watch alongside a new program called...
There comes a time in every watch collector’s life when they fall in love with a watch they know others in the hobby may potentially scoff at. Whether it be misconceptions around the brand, the use of cheaper movements and parts, seedy advertising campaigns, or just overall subjective taste in...
Haute-Rive is a relatively young independent watchmaking atelier launched by Stéphane Von Gunten, previously the R&D Director of Ulysse Nardin, where he was involved with filing no fewer than 30 patents. Quite a background. The first watch created under his own brand was the Honoris, and it was...
This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Rick, Ripley, and David kick things off with an unexpected deep dive into one of the most overlooked topics in watchmaking: comfort. From clasp design to strap stiffness and why so many high-end watches still feel terrible on the wrist, the team breaks down why...
In general, a conversation about the top watch producing countries centers around two nations: Switzerland and Japan , with Japan often occupying the more affordable end of the spectrum and Switzerland more commonly associated with luxury watches and high watchmaking. Of course, this is an...
Collaborations in watchmaking often result in timepieces that are pure fun, especially when they take a graphic and conceptual route. This is precisely the case with the new Bamford London B80 created with J. Press. Inspired by Ivy League culture and vintage collegiate aesthetics, this limited...
Last year, Jorg reviewed the Berlin by the Hamburg-based brand Sternglas. Back then, it was a quartz-powered version of the watch inspired by the first train connection between Hamburg and Berlin, established in 1846. Now, the Sternglas Berlin is back, but it eschews the engraving on the case...
I missed the Academy Awards on Sunday for the first time in, oh I dunno, 30 years? It’s a cliche to say that something is “my Super Bowl” but the Oscars really are. It was more than a little strange to catch up on the awards conversation the way most people do these days: through […] The post Is...
Indie watchmaking is very much on the rise, and we see a surge of cool new watches high and low. From the ever-intriguing industrial wonders of Otsuka Lotec to the ultra-artisanal The Owl by L’Atelier Bernards, it all seems to find its audience across the globe. Yet some of these low-volume...
My favorite high-end Citizen watch with a quartz electronic movement gets a new limited-edition reference with the AQ4091-56W “The Citizen” Chitose Midori Green timepiece. Produced as part of Citizen of Japan’s celebration of 50 years of light-powered watch technology (now known as Eco-Drive),...
For the past several years, Seiko has been creating modernized expressions of its most famous dive watches. The Japanese manufacturer has just unveiled a premium rendition of the Marinemaster as its latest release of 2026. Officially known as the Seiko Prospex Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver’s...
