The term “fashion watch” has a negative connotation with watch enthusiasts, conjuring up images of a department store jewelry case stuffed with anonymous, chintzy-looking watches, likely powered by a low-rent quartz movement. Odds are these are cheap watches, not made to particularly good (at least in the eyes of a watch nerd) finish or quality, […]
For almost as long as mankind has told gravity to suck it with the invention of the airplane, we’ve needed timepieces that can a) be read at a glance, b) put up with the pressure and temperatures changes, c) work in close proximity to magnetic fields produced by electric flight instruments and, eventually, with the […]
The watch industry is awash with too much news to cover. Each week, we’ll break down everything worth knowing. This week: Steve Jobs’s old watches are up for sale, TAG Heuer releases a very precise chronograph and MB&F launches a new time-telling robot. More Cars Stop Working Right Now and Watch Ken Block Drive Like […]
Though critical reception of the original Apple Watch — released just 18 months ago — varied between unfettered adulation and gripes about real daily utility, the product has flown off the shelves and onto wrists with startling speed. So much so that Apple, within eight months of the watch’s release, rose to be the second-biggest […]
Navigating the watch segment of €500 to €1,200 is like sailing in stormy seas. To get to safe harbour at the end of the year as one of the best-selling brands is a veritable feat, especially if there is a perfect storm brewing in the form of low sales, cut-throat competition, and the emergence of […]
To set off on a personal note, let me just say that 2016 marks the third year that I can look forward to attending the world’s largest event of its kind, the HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, staged September 6-10, 2016, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. aBlogtoWatch has been reporting live from the […]
It feels like just weeks ago (it was a few months) when I visited Disneyland here in Southern California and found a general lack of anything even remotely horologically worthwhile. Mickey Mouse has a fine history of being on wrist watches, but today there are precious few modern timepieces which celebrate Disney’s very rich history […]
In honor of their 1916 Mikrograph Stopwatch, TAG Heuer has announced the new 2016 Mikrograph 100th Anniversary. This is the first Mikrograph we’ve seen in a couple years, and while it boasts the same impressive functionality, a new case and dial design manages to make direct reference to its 100-year-old lineage. With TAG pushing to expand […]
I believe that one of the major reasons the luxury watch industry is experiencing such poor sales in traditional brick-and-mortar watch stores is that the experience there is often very poor. Let me first say that selling watches in stores remains important because there are some excellent people out there who make a living helping […]
