Roger Dubuis continues to leverage the mythology of Arthurian England in its Excalibur product collection with a new women’s watch for 2026. The new model is the reference DBEX1198 Roger Dubuis Excalibur Lady Of The Lady Sylvan Green watch. It is one of two smaller new Excalibur watches for...
We here at aBlogtoWatch are pleased to announce Jeremiah H. of East Helena, USA, as the winner of our Edox CO-1 Date Automatic watch giveaway. Featuring bold, ultra-modern diver styling, rugged underwater capability, and a variety of available colorways, it’s a versatile and capable companion...
This Versace Greca Logo Aero may be among the first quartz-powered men’s watches I have reviewed from the Versace brand. While I have featured a number of women’s Versace models with quartz movements, I typically select the mechanical versions of Versace men’s watches for the aBlogtoWatch...
Few debates in the watch world have remained as persistent — or as emotionally charged — as sapphire versus Hesalite. For decades, enthusiasts have argued over which material belongs on a true tool watch, particularly one intended for aerospace use. Sapphire offers exceptional scratch resistance...
When NORQAIN originally debuted the Independence Wild ONE watch collection in 2022, this reddish-burgundy/maroon NORTEQ case material (combined with gray rubber) was one of the debut styles. It was among the rarer versions, as NORQAIN wasn’t quite sure how audiences would react to the almost...
Compared to other similarly sized watch companies, Formex operates from a unique position within the industry. It is the house brand for the Swiss manufacturer Dexel, which also owns the dial workshop Cadranor and produces components for many of the world’s top luxury marques. Until now, the...
Paying tribute to one of the most important physicists of the modern era is no small task. J. Robert Oppenheimer’s legacy is enormous, towering over the atomic age, technology, and modern geopolitics. His contributions are staggering, and to honor them in a watch, the watch must be equally...
There is a version of the Cartier Panthere Metiers d’Art Tortue watch that serves only as a press release talking point. It sends a message from the brand that says, “We can do beautiful things too, but in one-offs.” This is not that watch. With over 15 enamel tones, 36 firings, 130 hours of...
Fourteen years have passed on aBlogtoWatch between the last and the latest review on a Vostok Europe watch. 2012 to 2026, both done by Ariel. The reason I wanted to follow up on his latest is that I think I can offer a different perspective, derived simply from my base being in Central Europe,...
Over the last decade, forged carbon has become increasingly seen in modern watchmaking, particularly in sports and performance-oriented designs. But Bangalore Watch Company’s new Peninsula Carbon takes the material conversation in a very different direction. Rather than simply using carbon fiber...
Annual editions should be more of a thing, I think. A promise from the brand to maintain availability for a sustained period of time balances out the “act fast!” time pressure that comes with strict or one-time limited editions. It also puts not the customer, but rather the brand, under pressure...
In 1966, Favre Leuba introduced the first Harpoon model wristwatch. More recent Favre Leuba watches with the “Harpoon” name have been more aggressively styled sports watches, but the original Harpoon (despite being named after an intimidating spike of a projectile weapon) was a sensible...
