Five Watches That Made A Difference For Marine Conservation
Collaboration and constraints imposed by purpose-driven utility have spawned some of the most enduring and iconic watches of all time: Consider the Omega Speedmaster and its lasting history with NASA...
View ArticleIWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Chronograph Watch Joins Bucherer Blue Series
The latest entrant in the long line of Bucherer Blue Series watches is the IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Chronograph watch. With just 365 pieces available, this watch, the third IWC and Bucherer...
View ArticleIWC Big Pilot’s Watch Edition Right-Hander Flips Collection On Its Head
Modifying brand classics without drawing the ire of followers is not an easy task. But when a watch collection, like the IWC Schaffhausen Big Pilot’s range, has usability at its core, providing an...
View ArticleIWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph TOP GUN Review (New For 2019 Model)
About a decade ago, one of the coolest IWC watches out there was the TOP GUN version of the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph — with the Double Chronograph (rattrapante) model being among the most interesting....
View ArticleThe Optimist Vintage Watch Shop Welcomes aBlogtoWatch Readers To Its Holiday...
Sponsored Post written for aBlogtoWatch by advertiser With an increasingly informed watch-buying public hungry for new retail destinations where their passions can be indulged and their minds overrun...
View ArticleNo Longer Made: IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Ref. 3706
No Longer Made is a series done in collaboration with our partners at eBay, in which aBlogtoWatch editors feature their favorite watches that are no longer in production. It may be too subjective to...
View ArticleaBlogtoWatch Editors Share Their Most-Worn Watches Of 2019
It’s been a busy year for the ABTW team. Spread across multiple continents and a half-dozen different time zones, we covered a wider variety of watches than ever before. Within that variety, there will...
View ArticleIWC Upgrades The Portugieser Chronograph With New In-House Automatic...
For over 20 years, the Portugieser Chronograph has been an elegantly sporty cornerstone to IWC’s product lineup. For the majority of that time, however, the average Portugieser Chronograph model has...
View ArticleFeel-Good Friday: Watch Industry Brands Rally To Support COVID-19 Relief Efforts
It’s true that one’s character is revealed during challenging times, and while we’ve certainly all had our fill of bad news and difficult days these last few months, there’s still plenty of good to be...
View ArticleHands-On Debut: IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar 42 Watch Scales Things...
The IWC Portugieser has, in many ways, been the daddy of modern perpetual-calendar wristwatches. The three variants of the new IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar 42 bring sizes, prices, and visual...
View ArticleHands-On Debut: IWC Portugieser Yacht Club With New Moon & Tide Complication
In this, the year of our Portugieser 2020, IWC also just released some new Portugieser Yacht Club watches as part of Watches & Wonders 2020. The Yacht Club has always been an interesting...
View ArticleHands-On Debut: IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Chronograph Collection Redesigned...
The IWC Yacht Club was reintroduced 10 years ago now when it was revived as part of the Portugieser family. Now, as part of Watches & Wonders 2020 (online edition), IWC has given the Portugieser...
View ArticleHands-On Debut: IWC Portugieser Tourbillon Retrograde Chronograph Watch For 2020
For Watches & Wonders 2020, IWC has taken the opportunity to drastically overhaul the cornerstone Portugieser lineup with a vast array of new models, variants, and colorways. While these new...
View ArticleHands-On Debut: IWC Portugieser Automatic 40 Combines Compact Size &...
The brand IWC is well on its way to making 2020 the “Year of the Portugieser” with a massive series of new models and variants announced at Watches & Wonders 2020. These range from incredible haute...
View ArticleaBlogtoWatch Weekly News Roundup April 25 – May 2, 2020
Rolex Takes Steps To Reopen Watchmaking Facilities In The Near Future While Rolex has shuttered production facilities since March 16 over concerns surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the brand...
View ArticleABTW At Home On Instagram Continues This Week With Two New Guests
Following the conclusion of a whirlwind week of watch releases for the inaugural Watches & Wonders digital tradeshow, our twice-weekly Instagram Live show ABTW at HOME is back on the rails, this...
View ArticleWatches & Wonders Shanghai Exhibition To Be Held September 9th to 13th, 2020
A spark of good news came today with the announcement of the Watches & Wonders Shanghai Exhibition to be held between September 9th to 13th, 2020. The post Watches & Wonders Shanghai Exhibition...
View ArticleWATCHTIME LIVE Collectors’ Event Aims To Bring The Watch Community Together
Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch by advertiser The WatchTime team, longtime hosts of the watch industry’s biggest live U.S. events, has nimbly and creatively responded to the pandemic by...
View ArticleInterview: Christian Knoop, IWC Creative Director On 2020 IWC Novelties
Early this year, on a special preview of 2020 IWC novelties, we took the chance to talk watch design, IWC heritage and future, and all things watchmaking with Christian Knoop, IWC’s Creative Director....
View ArticleMR PORTER New Blue Watches For Dawn, Noon & Nighttime
Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch by advertiser Blue watch dials are overwhelmingly the most popular color for 2020. But not all blues are created equally. Perhaps no timepiece hue is more...
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