Ariel Adams

Norwegian brand Straum is based in Oslo (with a Swiss product), and its major model collection (there are a number of versions) is the Jan

In 1966, Favre Leuba introduced the first Harpoon model wristwatch. More recent Favre Leuba watches with the “Harpoon” name have been more aggressively styled sports watches, but the original Harpoon (despite being named after an intimidating spike of a projectile weapon) was a sensible dress-style watch meant for social and cosmopolitan wear. For 20026, Favre […]

This Versace Greca Logo Aero may be among the first quartz-powered men’s watches I have reviewed from the Versace brand. While I have featured a number of women’s Versace models with quartz movements, I typically select the mechanical versions of Versace men’s watches for the aBlogtoWatch audience. Automatics however, represent only a small number of […]

Timex Atelier (a higher-end line of wristwatches from American brand Timex) is now on to its third product release. This time, a dual set of chronograph watches, available with an automatic mechanical movement or a quartz movement, on a matching bracelet or black rubber strap, is the focus. The watch is called the Timex Atelier […]

It is easy to be cynical about the Raymond Weil A.R.T. (ART) collection of watches, but there may be a masterpiece hiding in plain sight. The trendiest of trends over the last several years has indeed been so-called “integrated bracelet” watches that have cases and bracelets which are intended to harmoniously blend together. Popularized by […]

It is a Richard Mille, it has desirable high-end mechanical wristwatch complications, and it is Ferrari-labeled. These three factors alone contribute to making timepieces such as Richard Mille’s RM43-01 (aka RM 43-01) particularly interesting to a wide group of aspirational and actual luxury seekers. That is exactly what a company like Richard Mille is looking […]

Let me begin with an illustration. A picture of an experience that, in today’s American watch market, is a rather regular occurrence. A man (it doesn’t have to be a man, but it usually is) walks into a watch store intending to make a purchase. This isn’t just any customer but someone who has made […]

Once again, German A. Lange & Söhne introduces a semi-transparent “Lumen” version of one of its elite complicated mechanical watches for collectors. This is the reference 720.035FE A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar “Lumen” limited-edition timepiece (originally debuted on aBlogtoWatch). A. Lange & Söhne’s “Lumen” models feature a smoked sapphire crystal dial […]

One of the most popular and overused terms in today’s watchmaking industry is “independent.” There appears to be a strong positive association with the term “independent,” and many companies that make watches seek to be defined as an “independent brand.” What does that mean? In actuality, there is no clearly defined concept of what an […]

One of the limited-edition watches released by Frankfurt-based Sinn in 2026 is the reference 936.020, known as the Sinn 936 S Bicompax Chronograph (first