Raymond Weil Adds New Green Dial To Caliber RW1212 Freelancer LineupOlive green is quickly becoming one of the watch industrys hottest colors for 2020, and the latest brand to jump on board the trend is Raymond Weil with this update to its flagship Caliber RW1212 Freelancer. The slim and handsome 42mm stainless steel case of previous Freelancer models returns here, as do the dressy baton hands and applied indices. While the mix of sunburst and micro-tapisserie surfaces is not new to the line, th [...]

Any?noteworthy watch company will have excellent watchmakers, designers, engineers, innovators, marketing gurus, and executives in its staff However, throughout the history of horology there was but one person, who was all of these at the same time: his name is Abraham-Louis Breguet and his heritage is an unrivaled mix of ambition, confidence, entrepreneurial thinking, and an ingenious understanding of his?craft. Today, we take a hands-on look at the remarkable past and present of the Breguet br [...]

Back in 2014,?Patek Philippe announced that the Chronograph Annual Calendar 5960 watch would be newly available in steel, in a move that makes sense for a brand that wants to appeal to a younger customer base in an already self-selective buyers market. Not particularly for pricing concerns, but precious metals make it pretty much impossible for a watch to feel sporty in any way, let alone such a complicated watch like the 5960. In 2017, they released this, the Patek Philippe 5960/1A Annual Calen [...]

Along with many things in life, the latest James Bond 007 movie was delayed due to the pandemic after it was originally meant to be released in 2019. That is why our original debut article about the Omega Seamaster 300M 007 Edition No Time To Die watch was back in 2019. Now, in the fall of 2021, the latest James Bond story, No Time To Die, has been finally released, and it is another remarkable film in the longstanding series. After some time with the watch, as well as seeing the film, I now of [...]

Article by Brian XuIn photographer Yousuf Karshs legendary portrait of Winston Churchill, The Roaring Lion, the mood is bleak-the belligerent scowl, the somber overtones, and the shadow of World War II hanging in the air create a foreboding image. But though the portrait is black and white, a gleam of light shines through on Churchills waistcoat. Barely noticeable is the heavy gold chain of Churchills beloved Breguet No. 765 pocket watch, affectionately known as Turnip. Indeed, in the recent fil [...]

Parmigiani Fleurier remains one of the watch industrys top producers of movements and parts, as well as being a watchmaker. Their watch brand, Parmigiani, remains a distinctive and often evolving, integral element of the company which began as a romantic notion of the wealthy Sandoz family and Mr. Michel Parmigiani. Soon to celebrate their 20th anniversary, we can expect a lot of interesting and unique changes from the brand in 2017 and beyond. For now, lets take a look at the Parmigiani Tonda Q [...]

Starting this upcoming Monday, January 16th, and running through Friday, January 20th, is the always anticipated, annual Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) watch exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland. The exhibition will feature displays?from some of the largest watch brands as well as a stable of independent brands who are newly invited for 2017. This year also features a first for SIHH a day open to the public on the final day, January 20th. The team will be ready and?present with [...]

The new Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 Set Galaxy is a special-edition watch inspired by the expansive view of the night sky in Val-de-Travers,?where Parmigiani Fleurier is located. This inspiration is most obviously seen in the blue aventurine glass dial, the copper component of which?provides the star-like shimmers of light on the otherwise dark, night-sky?dial. With other accents, like a ring of 84 diamonds set into the case around the dial meant to represent a halo of light surrounding the g [...]

The rugged Casio G-Shock series is no stranger to bold aesthetic moves and wild design partnerships, with an ever-growing catalog of models that cater to nearly every taste. As part of its 2020 novelties, this durable Japanese legend has partnered with another iconic Japanese nameplate-Dragon Ball Z, perhaps the most famous and influential anime of all time. Practically inventing the style of action that would come to define the medium for decades, Dragon Ball Z has won legions of fans across th [...]

Watch What-If is a special column on aBlogtoRead.com that asks the playful question what if an iconic watch you know and love was offered in a different style? The idea embraces a good timepieces core design and has fun by offering new colors and material concepts to stimulate your senses. These ideas may be provocative, artistic, or just plain silly. This is about fun, Photoshop, and the celebration of wrist watch design and experimentation. The original design we work off of will always be at [...]

Although its catalog has expanded to include a myriad of different styles, materials, and inspirations over the years, Panerai has never created an automatic skeleton watch-until now. Working in partnership with German luxury performance brand BRABUS, known for both its work in the automotive aftermarket and its high-end luxury sport boats, the Italian watchmaker has unveiled a suitably aggressive first effort, creating not just an automatic skeleton movement but adding a suite of useful complic [...]

Authors Note: If the following sounds like a love letter to A. Lange Sohne, thats because it is.Having reviewed and gushed over an A. Lange Sohne timepiece this past spring (the Saxonia Annual Calendar in platinum), I jumped at the chance to join the brand in Napa Valley when I received an invite to their Akademie program in early September. Knowing that Ariel had attended the Akademie a few years back, I was interested in experiencing the immersive program for myself. Primarily, I wanted to d [...]

There are many things we take for granted when speaking about modern timepieces, and one of those is water resistance. There are no water proof watches, as that implies water would not be able to enter them under any circumstances, so we use the term water resistant. The history of water resistant watches really began in the 1920s, but it was not until later that the serious water resistant diving watch came into existence. Today dive watches are the most popular type of sport watch, not necessa [...]

A couple years ago in 2014, Bulgari quietly introduced the Octo Finissimo collection that currently contains various versions of this standard Octo Finissimo and the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon (hands-on here) that remains the thinnest tourbillon watch in the world. The Octo Finissimo Tourbillon is clearly a very cool watch, but at over four times the price of this already lavish model, it exists in another product category altogether. Standard in this context is a relative term, as the Bu [...]

Grand Seiko has just announced the 9SA5, the long awaited new Hi-Beat movement that will debut later this year with the SLGH002, a new 60th Anniversary Limited Edition watch. The watch is classic Grand Seiko with a yellow gold 44GS-inspired case that has some new updates and refinements that are afforded by the slimmer new caliber. The SLGH002 will be limited to 100 pieces, but we can expect to see more watches outfitted with this new caliber as time goes on.First, lets start with the 9SA5 Hi-Be [...]

The Unico is Hublots centerpiece movement, so it makes sense that the Big Bang Unico is also Hublots signature watch. However, at 45mm, the Big Bang Unico is a big watch and not many can pull off a watch of that size on their wrists. Fortunately, Hublot now has a smaller version of the Big Bang Unico. This is the new Hublot Big Bang Unico 42mm.SpecificationsBrand: HublotModel: Big Bang Unico 42mm / 441.NX.1123.RX (titanium), 441.NM.1123.RX (titanium ceramic), 441.OX.1123.RX (King Gold), 441.OM. [...]

With the reference BN5058-07E timepiece, Citizen of Japan totally re-imagines the previous generation avant-garde moderne? Promaster Altichron into something that I feel is correctly a lot more mainstream. The previous generation Altichron was a dream piece for anyone that considers themselves a fan of quirky, yet serious tool watches. In 2014, they even released a super niche and cool limited model, the Altichron Cirrus. For 2017 Citizen wanted to make the very practical and impressive function [...]

Sponsored Post written for by advertiser.You can tell winter has come to Glashutte by the bite in the air. Its crisp and its cold; the moon is rising, the temperatures falling and the starry sky is crystal clear. At night snow begins to fall, leaving our world in glistening white, stretching out under a pale blue sky as far as the eye can see. A time for quiet contemplation. A time to dream. Wintertime is dream time. This is the scenery in which they, the watchmakers at Glashu?tte Original,?spe [...]

This No Longer Made article is brought to you by ShopWorn.com. ShopWorns slogan is Its Not New. Its Not Pre-Owned. Its Shopworn. Shopworn purchases unsold, previously handled watches from authorized dealers that may have used them as display models or are trying to clear out older inventory. ShopWorns team consists of luxury watch industry veterans, and ShopWorn warrants that it carefully checks each watch it sells, one-by-one. ShopWorns website is a testament to this fact, as it doesnt clutter [...]

Why the Speedmaster Date Yemen? Well, Omega doesnt give it a special name, and the dial does bear the colors of the Yemens flag which is red, white, and black. So that is the nick name I have given it to differentiate it from the zillion other Speedmaster watches. I am discussing this Omega Speedmaster Date variant because I think it is a particularly handsome look that reminds me of a combo of modern and retro design cues. And is it just me, or does this theme remind you a bit of the omega Pa [...]