
This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Ariel Adams returns alongside David and Ripley for a packed episode covering military watch history, controversial design decisions, and one of the most expensive G-Shocks ever made. Ariel shares stories from his recent visit to the Navy SEAL…

Picture a steel Rolex Submariner, sold in the summer of 1968 by a family jeweller in a small European town. The salesperson writes the shop’s name and the date on the papers, slips the receipt into the box, and hands it over. In 1985, a watchmaker replaces the worn bezel durin…

Beams x REI Co-op Expedition Parka My husband and I were debating what to call my personal style over the weekend and, unfortunately, neither of us had anything positive to say. The best we could come up with was “Chandler from Friends with a maxed-out credit card.” Part of th…

RZE is taking its UltraHex Titanium Digital (UTD) platform into its next generation with the UTD-8080, the first watch powered by a digital module developed in-house by the Singapore-based brand. The new RZE-8080 module adds several new functions and a higher-contrast FSTN dis…

Founded in 1976 by Mr Raymond Weil at the height of the quartz crisis with a mission to produce quality watches at affordable prices, the brand remains family-owned and is now in the hands of the third generation. With CEO Elie Bernheim at the helm, Raymond Weil is enjoying a…

Today marks 50 years since the Raymond Weil brand was established in Geneva. Coincidentally, it’s also the late founder and namegiver’s 100th birthday. To celebrate these joyful events, Raymond Weil unveiled the new Freelancer World-Traveler limited edition. The new Freelancer…

A limited edition of 260 pieces for the Geneva-based, family-owned brand brings a sophisticated travel watch with a GMT and a rotating city bezel.

Decades on, we’re still in awe of cars like the McLaren F1, Jaguar XJ220 and Bugatti EB110, yet other high-profile projects of the same era suffered a very different fate. Such is the misfortune that has befallen this Monte Carlo Automobile Centenaire, despite looking very pro…

At Panerai, you have a wide variety of wristwatch products, but within a strict silo of styles and themes. That means fans of the admittedly beautiful look of most Panerai watches need to refine their selection amongst a wide array of seemingly similar models. I like to look f…