Following quickly on the acquisition of its software by Fitbit (as reported by Bloomberg), Pebble has now announced it has ceased operations. The acquisition was of Pebble’s software only; the company’s remaining assets will be sold to cover its debt. Here’s what it means for current users (and yes, it’s bad).
The pre-SIHH 2017 releases are really starting to roll in now, and Montblanc has quite a few cool new additions to its collection. Two of these are the 1858 Automatic and 1858 Automatic Dual Time, a pair of two-tone watches that combine brushed stainless steel and matte bronze for a softer look. They take inspiration from military watches found in Montblanc’s Minerva archive and are fun takes on a well-known style. Let’s take a closer look at each.
We want to congratulate Chris B. from Glencoe, Illinois, USA, who is the very lucky winner of last month’s Maurice Lacroix Pontos ‘Blue-Devil’ watch giveaway. Congrats Chris, and thanks for being a valued aBlogtoWatch reader. We hope you enjoy this read more…
One evening while we were sipping away at his ex-wife’s stock of 1945 Pétrus, my buddy Slippery Steve and I contemplated a few of the essential questions in life, the kind that rarely find a real answer. Where do I come from? Is there life after death? Can I wear brown shoes after 6:00 PM? Is my Audemars Piguet a fake? Following on that conversation, Slippery Steve and I offer you six easy ways to recognize if your watch is fake.
German Laco watches aren’t a brand I discuss too often, but if you are in the market for a traditional-looking German military watch, it is one of the brands you should be looking at – especially given their prices. I read more…
Very rarely will you be able to meet six members of HODINKEE outside of New York. It usually happens only twice a year, during SIHH and Baselworld. But last week, and because HODINKEE was hosting a pop-up at Harrods, an exceptionally large number of us were in London. To celebrate this very rare occasion, we sent out an invitation for drinks with the team. Naturally, we documented the whole thing, so in case we missed you, here are just some of the watches we saw.
Shortly after announcing a sweeping management overhaul and slumping profits last month, Swiss luxury conglomerate Richemont declared it would cut 211 jobs at two subsidiary brands, Piaget and Vacheron Constantin. The axe would fall three locations – Geneva, Côte-aux-Fées and Vallée de Joux. That brought out some 300 protestors in Geneva, and another 400 outside the town hall of Le Sentier, […]
By Roberta Naas In a sneak peek at one of the new mini-collections coming out at SIHH 2017, Monblanc unveils the vintage-inspired 1858 Chronometer Tachymeter Limited Edition 100 in bronze and it’s a beauty. It has all of the
The Seiko Presage line represents the next step up in Seiko’s mechanical watch portfolio from its entry level mechanical watches, with slightly more elaborate designs, as well as the presentation of somewhat more complex movements; it’s here you’ll find automatic chronographs like the urushi-lacquer-dialed SRQ021J1, as well as self-winding watches with power reserve indications. Seiko has just announced that in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the introduction of its first automatic movement, in 1956, in the Seiko Marvel line, it will be launching a 60th Anniversary Presage watch with date and power reserve. The case shape, dial color, and design of the hands and indexes all follow on from the original of 1956.
Today, increasing numbers of shark species are facing extinction. More than 100 million sharks are caught every year whilst continued over shing depletes their nutritional resources. To help awareness about this issue, IWC is about to launch a specific limited edition of its Aquatimer Chronograph, the Edition “Sharks”, with specific dial and engraving. Overview.