2+ hour, 41+ min ago (846+ words) Swiss Peren has been slowly expanding its brand offerings since I last talked about the company in 2024. At the time, I reviewed the Peren Regia X, which I identified as a well-priced and nicely designed Swiss diver-style tool watch positioned at an entry-level price. In the previous article, I also talked more about the [] The post Peren Regia Lunar Eclipse Dark Review: An Aggressively Priced Modern 39mm Swiss Tool Watch appeared first on aBlogtoWatch. Swiss Peren has been slowly expanding its brand offerings since I last talked about the company in 2024. At the time, I reviewed the Peren Regia X, which I identified as a well-priced and nicely designed Swiss diver-style tool watch positioned at an entry-level price. In the previous article, I also talked more about the brand's personality, as well as the Romanian upbringing and cultural inspiration of the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (515+ words) In the world of grand complications, Blancpain is no stranger. Back in 1991, the brand introduced the Blancpain 1735, which at the time was the world's most complicated automatic watch. It featured multiple high-end complications: a perpetual calendar with moon phase, a tourbillon, a split-seconds chronograph, and a minute repeater, all packed into an ultra-thin [] The post Hands-On Debut: The Blancpain Grande Double Sonnerie Watch Strikes A New Chord In Grand Complications appeared first on aBlogtoWatch. According to Blancpain CEO Mark Hayek, his overarching goal in developing this new grand sonnerie was to make "a watch that would make you smile as it sounds the time, and that would trigger real emotion." That was when the idea of creating a selectable second melody came to him. The first melody of the Blancpain Grande Double Sonnerie is the Westminster Quarters, described above. The…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (900+ words) [A. Lange & S'hne 1815 34mm]What makes a dress watch isn't well defined, but like U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once remarked of pornography, "I know it when I see it." "They are typically polished, with very simple dials, and rarely go beyond telling the time, with exceptions being made for the calendar displays and maybe minute repeaters (tourbillons [] The post Wait A Minute! In Admiration Of Dress Watch Design appeared first on aBlogtoWatch. What makes a dress watch isn't well defined, but like U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once remarked of pornography, "I know it when I see it." They are typically polished, with very simple dials, and rarely go beyond telling the time, with exceptions being made for the calendar displays and maybe minute repeaters (tourbillons are not complications, so I don't typically count them against). In general, I believe they…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago (778+ words) This year's edition of Dubai Watch Week ends today, so we're going to cap it off with an edition of your very favorite roundup, The Flyback. Fair warning: these watches are pricey, so much so that some don't even have prices provided. But they're also spectacular. If Watches and Wonders is where everyone can go [] The post The Flyback: Dubai Watch Week Edition! appeared first on aBlogtoWatch. Finally a Roger Dubuis that doesn't look like a torture device. The Hommage line is the brand's nod to classic watchmaking, unlike its much more avant-garde pieces that dominate its catalog. The 38mm platinum watch is a one-off, and it's meant to capture the tranquility of the desert at nighttime. It features a biretrograde perpetual calendar, arguably Dubuis' signature complication, with black mother-of-pearl used for the flanges and the registers; the moon disc is…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago (921+ words) [Fears Redcliff 39.5 ES]I had always dreaded British brand Fears making a sports watch. It just seemed so out of character for a 175-year-old company that pronounces its "understated elegance" and is run by a dapper, erudite Englishman. How does that translate to a sports watch? We got a bit of a taste of what it'might'look like when [] The post Watch Review: The Fears Redcliff 39.5 "ES" Shows The British Brand"s Sporty Side appeared first on aBlogtoWatch. I had always dreaded British brand Fears making a sports watch. It just seemed so out of character for a 175-year-old company that pronounces its "understated elegance" and is run by a dapper, erudite Englishman. How does that translate to a sports watch? We got a bit of a taste of what it might look like when the brand last year released a…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago (983+ words) For Dubai Watch Week 2025, H. Moser & Cie. has unveiled a tastefully space-themed version of its Streamliner integrated bracelet watch. Fitted with a gold-finished meteorite dial and a highly accurate moonphase complication, the H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Perpetual Moon Concept Meteorite marks the first time that the Swiss brand has made a moonphase-equipped [] The post New Release: The H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Perpetual Moon Concept Meteorite Watch Doubles Down On Space-Themed Details appeared first on aBlogtoWatch. For Dubai Watch Week 2025, H. Moser & Cie. has unveiled a tastefully space-themed version of its Streamliner integrated bracelet watch. Fitted with a gold-finished meteorite dial and a highly accurate moonphase complication, the H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Perpetual Moon Concept Meteorite marks the first time that the Swiss brand has made a moonphase-equipped watch with a self-winding movement, and the new model embraces the same clean, minimalist aesthetic that is often…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1122+ words) In only a handful of years since its debut, young independent brand Venezianico has built an impressive reputation among enthusiasts for its refined design language, solid value proposition, and above all, its proudly Venetian heritage. Nearly every release from the brand highlights at least one aspect of La Serenissima, but for its latest debut, Venezianico [] The post Hands-On: Venezianico Arsenale Sumi-e Limited-Edition Watch Brings Japanese Serenity With Italian Flair appeared first on aBlogtoWatch. In only a handful of years since its debut, young independent brand Venezianico has built an impressive reputation among enthusiasts for its refined design language, solid value proposition, and above all, its proudly Venetian heritage. Nearly every release from the brand highlights at least one aspect of La Serenissima, but for its latest debut, Venezianico expands its stylistic horizons beyond Italy to an entirely different aesthetic tradition:…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago (823+ words) [Belhamel Contra A39]After the sold-out success of its original colorways, London-based Belhamel is expanding its offerings with two new dials. Focusing on limited-run watches driven by a blend of vintage and contemporary design cues, Belhamel focuses on engaging directly with its customers and the watch enthusiast community to create watches that will stand the test of time. [] The post Belhamel Introduces Two New Colors To The Contra A39 Watch Collection appeared first on aBlogtoWatch. After the sold-out success of its original colorways, London-based Belhamel is expanding its offerings with two new dials. Focusing on limited-run watches driven by a blend of vintage and contemporary design cues, Belhamel focuses on engaging directly with its customers and the watch enthusiast community to create watches that will stand the test of time. The Belhamel Contra A39 has been and continues to be evidence of the…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1096+ words) If mainstream 1990s digital sport watches are sexier in your memories than they actually were in real life, then the RZE UTD-8000 digital timepiece collection could be for you. For the UTD-8000, the Canadian brand has harnessed collective nostalgia for affordable and durable, mostly 90s-era digital-dial watches. The result is "better than before," with these [] The post Hands-On Debut: The RZE UTD-8000-CKG In Green Cerakote Celebrates 1990s Dad Watch Nostalgia appeared first on aBlogtoWatch. If mainstream 1990s digital sport watches are sexier in your memories than they actually were in real life, then the RZE UTD-8000 digital timepiece collection could be for you. For the UTD-8000, the Canadian brand has harnessed collective nostalgia for affordable and durable, mostly 90s-era digital-dial watches. The result is "better than before," with these new RZE products being far nicer in many ways than the original types…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago (1291+ words) Over the years, TAG Heuer has produced numerous different racing-inspired watches, but for many people (myself included), the Monaco will always be the first model that comes to mind whenever the Swiss brand is mentioned within the context of motorsports. The Carrera was TAG Heuer's first racing watch, and the brand's Formula 1 collection is [] The post Hands-On Debut: The New TAG Heuer Monaco Chronograph Watch Is Inspired By Formula 1 Night Circuits appeared first on aBlogtoWatch. Over the years, TAG Heuer has produced numerous different racing-inspired watches, but for many people (myself included), the Monaco will always be the first model that comes to mind whenever the Swiss brand is mentioned within the context of motorsports. The Carrera was TAG Heuer's first racing watch, and the brand's Formula 1 collection is explicitly named after the pinnacle of automotive racing, yet the Monaco…...