Friday, Jun 19 2015
articles: 11
BEST FROM: aBlogtoWatch & Friends June 19, 2015
It is always interesting to see people share their new purchases and explain why they chose what they bought. The reasons that affect and influence their purchasing decisions is always intriguing to me. And in this roundup, we have a biggie, because the watch in question is …
Bring A Loupe: Some Killer Vintage Watches Including A Tudor And Speedmaster With Full Sets, An Original Owner …
And Bring A Loupe returns! Sorry for the week or two off, we were, you know, making moves. This week we have a great range of vintage watches found everywhere from private dealers that seldom list online, to forums, and even Instagram. Oh, and we have one major buyer beware …
Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Jacky Ickx Edition
This year at the 24 Hour of Le Mans, Porsche won, in fact their three teams came in 1st, 2nd and 5th. With seventeen 1st place victories, the Stuttgart based automobile manufacturer has the most wins of any manufacturer. The Porsche teams drove LMP1 Porsche 919 Hybrid …
Lapo Elkann Brings Italian Spirit to Hublot
Lapo Elkann Brings Italian Spirit to Hublot As the grandson of Fiat founder Gianni Agnelli, having a sense of style came easily to Lapo Elkann. Now the auto scion is bringing his bold creativity to the collaboration between Fiat’s eyewear company Italia Independent and …
Reviewing the U8 Pro Smart Watch
There is no denying that smart watches are a very popular segment these days. We here at WWR (and over at ABTW) have kept a close eye on these products, as they do seem to be a harbinger of something coming - we are just not quite sure what, as of yet. While most of the …
A Week On The Wrist: The Tudor Heritage Black Bay Reference 7922R
The Tudor Heritage Black Bay is one of the most popular and successful Heritage models from Tudor – but what's it like to live with this blast-from-the-past on an everyday basis? Read on to find out.
What to Expect from the Apple Watch 2
What to Expect from the Apple Watch 2 After a long wait, Apple Watches are finally arriving in retail stores where even the non-famous among us can pick one up, but over at Digital Trends they’re already looking ahead to the second incarnation of the trendy smartwatch. …
EVENT: An evening of adventure, art and Tudor watches
Tudor’s collection this year is one full of adventure, from the rugged and utilitarian North Flag to the free-spirited Fastrider. So we didn’t know exactly what to expect when we got an invitation from Tudor to have dinner and inspect their latest watches. We were only more …
Photo-Essay: Weekend in Tuscany with Tudor & Ducati
As Tudor & Ducati teamed up for the Fastrider we were invited to join them on a fast paced weekend in Tuscany Italy. Shortly after flying into Italy we find ourselves at the Ducati headquarter in Bologna where it all started for them. Here we were welcomed for a …
Bulgari Diagono Scuba Watch Hands-On
Bulgari's dive watch makes a welcome comeback for 2015 with the Bulgari Diagono Scuba collection. Bulgari timepieces are products I like a lot, and if their design theme melds with your tastes (as it does mine), there is a lot to like about these Swiss-Made Italian-designed …
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: July 19th, 2015
This week, the (very) loose narrative thread holding the Wind Down together is Chris Pratt – wait, no it isn’t. I meant MONSTERS. You can see where I got confused because Jurassic World features giant dinosaurs and Chris Pratt. It could happen to anyone. What happened? At …
