One of the coolest, most exclusive clubs in the world of watchmaking just got some new members. Legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin, mad genius/tech guru/effervescent entrepreneur Elon Musk, musical wizard Brian Eno, and the makers of the Apollo 11 documentary are the latest recipients of the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication. In addition to that esteemed award, the chosen few will also receive an exclusive Omega Speedmaster Professional Starmus watch.The Starmus Festival, held in Zuri [...]

The legacy of Gerald Genta continues to live on in multiple forms. We now look at the Octo watch with Bulgaris name on it, that for 2013, comes on a metal bracelet. Where did this story begin? The late designer resided in Monaco before his death (to cancer I believe). I think that while he worked in the watch industry for a large portion of his life, he always had a love/hate relationship with the industry that made him rich. Genta is most known for his work in the 1970s and 80s doing design wor [...]

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 will always be at the [...]

Over 40 years on from its debut in 1980, the colorful and challenging Rubiks Cube continues to delight fans around the globe as an icon of 80s pop culture and the bestselling puzzle game of all time. The rugged Casio G-Shock series is another pop culture touchstone with roots in the 80s, and for its latest release Casio combines the vibrant color blocks and changeability of the Rubiks Cube with one of the G-Shock lines fan-favorite silhouettes. The resulting limited edition Casio G-Shock GAE2100 [...]

Released in 2016, the introduction of the smaller Panerai Submersible 682 was a welcome one for dive watch fans who loved the striking, minimalist aesthetic of Panerais burly flagship titanium diver PAM1389 but couldnt quite handle its 47mm proportions. But for two years, that black dial with the solid stainless steel bezel remained the lone option available in steel in the smaller size-until now. New for SIHH 2019, Panerai has introduced two new long-awaited 42mm Submersible references with cer [...]

There are two colors of scratch-resistant ceramics that are easy to produce for watches: black and white. Since the black version of 2017, the possibility of there ever being an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar White Ceramic increased tremendously - and lo and behold, here it is. Eye-catching it is, to say the least. Where many classic watches reimagined in white ceramic are softened by a traditional, or at least off-setting, strap, this AP pulls no punches. In fact, it rains down ho [...]

Sponsored Post written for by advertiserIn a world filled with luxury timepieces and horological jewelry, its important to remember that the wristwatch was designed, at its core, to be a tool. Perhaps no other brand has done as much to advance the craft of watches as functional objects in the past three decades as Citizen and its innovative Promaster line. Since the introduction of the first three Promaster models in 1989, the line has been at the forefront of including cutting edge technologie [...]

Congrats to Chris B. of Meridien, Connecticut USA who was the lucky random winner of the very attractive and $4,400 Maurice Lacroix Pontos S Chronograph watch that was the November 2013 giveaway item. Please enter for this months giveaway for a trip to RGM hand-made in the USA watches. [...]

On October 10th 2014, CNN will debut a new television program called Ones to Watch that will be fully sponsored by French watch and jewelry maker Cartier. Like most major media, Turner-owned CNN has been experimenting with new ways of deriving revenue with advertiser sponsored content. In fact, sponsoring an entire show and surrounding media is not at all new. Years ago, it used to be that television programs had one major sponsor. Ones To Watch will be a monthly show that focuses on discovering [...]

The Jaeger-LeCoultre?Master Ultra Thin Squelette watch is, by a margin of just 0.05 millimeters, the thinnest mechanical watch in the world. That is how far we have come: just by the thickness?of a?human hair, a watch can claim such a remarkable title its own. The previous record of the thinnest mechanical watch was held?by the Piaget Altiplano 900P, which came?in a case that was?just 3.65mm thick When we debuted the 900P here, we were honestly convinced that no one would try to produce an even [...]

Last year around now, debuted the Hublot Big Bang Integral watches here. This was the first Big Bang product with a truly integrated bracelet (meaning that the bracelet seamlessly integrates with the design of the case) - though, of course, it isnt the first Big Bang watch to come on a bracelet. Last years look at the Hublot Big Bang Integral focused on the all-titanium version, but a black ceramic (as well as 18k King gold) version of the Big Bang Integral was also released. For early 2021, Hu [...]

I love what Omega offers for the balanced diet watch consumer. Theres really no shortage of excellent and really practical pieces in Omegas catalog, but last week at Omega Days 2022 in Miami, the brand released a trio of solid-gold Speedmaster Moonwatch Professionals that are wonderfully excessive in the best possible way. While the green dial will most immediately grab ones attention, the more laid-back Gold Panda dial Speedy with the new rubber strap emerged as a low-key standout for me. In a [...]

Sponsored Post written for by advertiserOn July 9 at 6:30PM EDT, Fortuna Auction, the NYC-based fine jewelry and watch auction house, will be hosting a No-Reserve Watches auction featuring a variety of luxury timepieces by omega, Patek Philippe, Heuer, A. Lange Sohne, Omega, and more. Each lot is offered with a starting bid of $10 and is currently open for pre-auction bidding. Listed below are some highlights of the sale:Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 6006G in 18K White GoldOne of Patek Philipp [...]

At Baselworld 2018 Patek Philippe released the first chronograph Aquanaut, a fitting complication for the sportiest line from Patek. It was introduced 21 years ago in 1997 as an entry to the brand less expensive than the Nautilus and less stuffy than the simpler Calatrava models. This new Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph Ref. 5968A is a very cool looking watch, appealing to a younger demographic interested in contemporary touches like a 42.2mm wide case and touches of color, as there are oran [...]

The Omega Speedmaster Spacemaster Z-33 watch is the thematic follow-up to the famed Omega X-33 pilot watch that we recently discussed again as it was?worn (and loved) by Astronaut Chris Hadfield (now apparently retired). The X-33 was originally released in 1998, mostly intended toward the professional and active enthusiast market as a sort of Omega answer to the Breitling Aerospace. What makes all these watches unique in the high-end space is that they are not mechanical, but rather quartz-based [...]

Baselworld 2017 was a rather strong year for Swiss Omega who had over 170 new timepieces to debut. Our meeting with the brand was overwhelming to say the least. Most important for me was the fact that a good number of their new watches were excellent, offering interesting new variations or improvements on existing classics. 2017 is the 60th anniversary of the Speedmaster which debuted in 1957 and the show predictably saw a number of new models, including the Omega Speedmaster Racing Co-Axial Mas [...]

A medium-sized speed boat motors us away from Naples and it is hot. The ancient city I am moving away from is colorful - but that describes most of Italy. Italy is vibrantly alive, dirty, and passionate. It is also serious watch lover territory. I am pretty sure this is where large watches got their start. Omega has invited me out here for the official debut of their 2011 Seamaster Planet Ocean watch collection. A few months ago, I saw the watches in a trade show setting at Baselworld in Switzer [...]

Bulgari created something unquestionably outstanding with the first Serpenti back in the 1940s. Inspired by the symbolism of the seductive serpent in ancient Greek and Roman mythology, the Serpenti took on the form of one of the most feminine and captivating womens watches. Worn by actresses and the most privileged jet-set, what renders todays Bulgari, and todays Bulgari Serpenti creations, so special, in my eyes at least, is that the company and its craftspeople are still able to push the serpe [...]

Here is a rare and unique looking Patek Philippe watch from a time that feels so long ago when the economy was optimistic and the future seemed so bright, back in 2003. That was when this Calatrava Travel Time Platinum Ref. 5134P was originally released. Still shaken from the dot com bubble boom, no doubt a few people of the era picked up one of the nice watch. Even the looks of the watch is almost Patek Philippes way of being optimistically futuristic. I think Ill start calling this watch the [...]

Richard Mille, the flamboyant, chateau-dwelling Frenchman, is never short of a trick or two. With the embellishing release of the Richard Mille RM 07-02 Pink Lady Sapphire Automatic watch, the brand looks to narrow the gender divide that exists in the industrys clientele. This is an incredibly arresting piece thanks to the pink sapphire case. It may not be the first sapphire case Richard Mille has produced, but it is the first for ladies, and one of the first truly pink watches in this echelon o [...]