Wednesday, Apr 1 2015
articles: 14
Apple Plans to Rush Buyers of New Smartwatch
Apple Plans to Rush Buyers of New Smartwatch Shopping for an expensive luxury watch can be a totally decadent experience as the potential customer is shown numerous models, allowed to try them on and possibly enjoy a glass or two of champagne while deciding on a final …
Introducing: The Tiffany & Co. CT60 Collection (Live Pics, Specs, & Pricing)
One wouldn't know it, but Tiffany & Co., the blue-chip New York jeweler with the famed blue box, has a very serious history in fine watchmaking. Today, Tiffany launches into an entirely new era of traditional Swiss watchmaking, with a true American twist. After the jump, …
Watch Spotting: Jimmy Fallon Gives Father-In-Law Bremont MB1 Live On The Tonight Show
Bremont's MB series – short for Martin-Baker – were some of the British brand's earliest watches, and they are still some of their most popular. The no-nonsense adventure watches offer a lot of bad-assery for the buck, but the most bad-ass of them all is the MB1. Why? …
Baume & Mercier Celebrates 185 years with Limited Edition Clifton
To celebrate their 185th anniversary, Baume & Mercier has created a special 185-piece limited edition model with an 8-Day power reserve. The Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve features a 45.5 mm diameter polished and satin-finished 18K red gold case. The domed, opaline …
IWC Unveils Limited Edition Collaboration with Mercedes-AMG
IWC Unveils Limited Edition Collaboration with Mercedes-AMG Rather than introducing its latest model at last week’s Baselworld IWC Schaffhausen chose a more private venue. The Swiss watchmaker debuted the Ingenieur Automatic Edition at the 73rd meeting of the Goodwood …
WATCH GIVEAWAY: Martenero Model II: Founder
This month on aBlogtoWatch, we are offering you a chance to win a Model II: Founder automatic watch by New York-based Martenero watches. The great news is that this is a customizable watch where the lucky winner will be able to visit the Martenero website and customize …
The Stats Tell the Story of Baselworld 2015
The Stats Tell the Story of Baselworld 2015 This year’s show is over but some interesting numbers have emerged from Baselworld 2015. The number of buyers was down by 3% while the number of media representatives was up by 7.5% from 2014. Maybe that’s why the current crop of …
The April 2015 Giveaway: Torgoen T5 GMT
It's a brand new month, and that means one thing here at WWR - it is time for a new giveaway! This month, we have teamed up with Torgoen to give away one of their very well-built (and affordable) watches. I rather like GMT complications, so we have na opportunity for you to …
ANNOUNCEMENT: Starting This Month, HODINKEE.com Will Be Viewable Exclusively From The Apple Watch
You know, over the past few months, we've been asked relentlessly about what the Apple Watch and other "smart" watches will mean to us here in the world of mechanical timepieces. To be perfectly frank, we just don't know, and anybody else who claims to be able to see the …
Introducing: The Ant Watch, An Ingenious Way To Conceptualize Time
Not many watches can remind you of nature’s elegance and complexity. In terms of horological ingenuity, the Ant Watch by the Analog Watch Company may claim the win this year. Haute horology composed of flying tourbillons, exposed balance wheels and constant force …
P1lot One Watch Ready And Delivered
Two weeks ago we published an article on the P1lot One watch: a pilot’s watch for a Dutch on-line watch community that was designed, developed and produced by a couple of members of that community. Last Sunday was the official release of the watch, hosted at Teuge Airport …
Urwerk UR-105 HIS ‘Horological Intelligence System’ Will Smartly Watch Over You
Imagine a watch that knows time and knows you. Image a luxury watch that understands your needs and whose designed purpose is to help you. Imagine the Horological Intelligence System by Urwerk, the first luxury smartwatch that uses time for your advantage and lives with you …
The Chairman Mao Waving Watch
Visit any major city in the world or, for that matter, any famous attraction and you’ll likely be surrounded by myriad junk shops loaded with trinkets containing the name of whatever monument is nearby. If we use the Eiffel tower as an example, you’ll begin to “run the …
HANDS-ON: The Tudor Pelagos Blue (ref 25600TB)
The Story in a second: The perennial question for Tudor lovers has always been ‘Black Bay or Pelagos?’ Well, with a bright blue makeover and some impressive changes under the hood that question just got a lot harder to answer. Tudor made big news at Baselworld with the …
