Friday, Apr 10 2015
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BEST FROM: aBlogtoWatch & Friends April 10, 2015
Baselworld sees hundreds if not thousands of new watch releases, and this month, we continue our roundup of Baselworld 2015 by checking out Tag Heuer’s new Carrera Calibre Heuer 01 watch, Sarpaneva’s Korona K0 Northern Lights watch, as well as Tiffany & Co.’s new CT60 and …
Scuderia Ferrari Formula Italia Watches: “Made In Italy” & Affordable
On aBlogtoWatch, if a watch with "Ferrari" in the name is mentioned, you will probably think of Hublot. That is mostly accurate, since Hublot is an official partner of Ferrari and their official high-end watch making partner which started back in 2011. So while Hublot makes …
Introducing: The RGM 801 Corps Of Engineers Watch With Enamel Dial
RGM announced the release of another enamel piece inspired by vintage American horology. After my interview with Mr. Roland Murphy (RGM's founder) when we covered his previous Grand Feu piece, Baseball in Enamel, I anticipated that one successful project would lead to …
Long Shipping Times for Some Apple Watch Models
Long Shipping Times for Some Apple Watch Models Early birds who tried to access the online Apple Store as the clock struck midnight on April 10 found a little surprise—a message that the site was being updated. This message flashed across the screen in at least a dozen …
Introducing the Benarus Vintage Moray
Benarus is a long-time friend of the brand, and it is with great interest when we get wind of a new model coming down the pipeline. Though it's been some time since we've seen something completely new, they manage to come out with some interesting variations on their …
Reader’s Story On The Ochs Und Junior Mese Watch
One of our readers and watch enthusiasts, Richard, went back from a small collection of watches to just one timepiece. In this story he tells you why he sold all of his other watches to have just one watch; the ochs und junior mese (note the lack of capitalization). My ochs …
Hands-On: With The Bulgari Diagono Magnesium
Bulgari and great timepieces have gone hand in hand ever since it introduced the Octo Finnisimo Tourbillon. Now Bulgari looks to upgrade the external components of a watch with the stuff that space stations are made of, and the internal components with, actually, more stuff …
Try Out the Apple Watch with New iPhone App
Try Out the Apple Watch with New iPhone App Once again, Apple has an app for that, and in this case, the “that” is helping potential buyers try out options for the new Apple Watch that makes its official debut today. Before trying to schedule an appointment at your local …
Casio G-Shock GPW-1000RAF – Hands-On Review
Casio with its G-Shock concept has over 30 years of history when it comes to toughness. In 1981 a team of only three members led by Kikuo Ibe was formed to produce a watch which could fulfil the Triple-10 concept; able to resist a 10 meter fall onto a hard surface, water …
RALF TECH WR1 new COLLECTION 1stLOOK
By TLex RALF TECH go back to genesis, day one, with a reissue of the WR1, which on the 5th of July 2005, broke the scuba diving world record with an immersion lasting 10 hours at minus 330 meters. On that day, the diver was equipped the very first RALF TECH dive watch, the …
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 10th April, 2015
** This Friday wind down is solely and wholly dedicated to Richie Benaud. Richie had several qualities that all men should aspire to; honesty, obsession with perfection in his work, passion, compassion and, in the words of a friend of ours, Simon Castles, knowing “when not …
H2O Kalmar II OceanicTime SE 8000M on the WRIST
By TLex By popular demand; here are a couple of wristshots of the Kalmar II OceanicTime SE 8000M by H2O Watches. The watch’s dimensions are as follows; the case has a diameter of 42.5mm, the bezel a diameter of 44mm while the overall-length is 53.4mm and the total thickness …
Blancpain L-Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel Watch For 2015 Hands-On
Baselworld 2015: Blancpain has released a brand new high-complication timepiece in its L-Evolution collection that I think finally solves the question of "what is the L-Evolution watch family all about?" For 2015, we have the Blancpain L-Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel whose …
SQUALE Divers COLLECTION
By TLex Check out Squale's slick new video presentation showcasing their Swiss divers collection. The video was producer by Dario Cattadori of Table Spot and was created in their Milan studio with Mario Liguigli directing photography. The images were taken by a Phantom …
MAGRETTE Dual TIME
By TLex Here’s another look at the elegant new DUAL TIME from Magrette, which features a new 42mm (without crowns) case size that allows for many more people to enjoy wearing it.Features of this fine watch include: Sapphire crystal, a screwdown crown and caseback and an …
HANDS-ON: The Nomos Minimatik
The story in a second: The new Nomos Minimatik is a slim and elegant watch in classic Nomos style. The most impressive thing about it is the new DUW 3001 movement that makes it tick. If you came here looking for our expert and erudite opinion on the brand new Nomos …
Winner Announced: Traser Classic Automatic Master Watch Giveaway
Congrats to our lucky winner of the Traser Classic Automatic Master watch that we gave away on aBlogtoWatch last month. Thanks again to everyone who entered, and please enter now for a chance to win a Martenero Model II: Founder watch this month on aBlogtoWatch. The article …
