Historical Accutron Spaceview Electonic Watch Is Futuristic (For 1965); Immensely Collectible

There was a time when people were really sick of mechanical watches. The little machine movements are enjoying an enormous renessaince right now, but it was not always that way. In fact, back in the early 1990’s the mechanical movemnet was all about to die. How did it get to that point?
Back in the late [...]

Oh, Celebrities And Their Rolex Watches!

I am typically not one for celebrity gossip. As far as I am concerned, celebrities, for the most part, are just like you and me, but less intelligent, with more money, and with lots more free time on their hands. But when you combine watches and celebrities I get a bit interested, if not for [...]

JFA Four Watch Winder Is One Of My Favorites

James Feldman knows how to make a really nice watch winder. I don’t know whether he knew this about himself before or after he founded JFA to makes watch winders, but I have been very impressed with the company’s JFA Four Watch Winder. Further, JFA watch winders are made in Germany.
I haven’t used a ton [...]

Palace Of Westminster’s Big Ben Clock On Your Wrist With A Dent Parliament Watch

English watches are becoming very vogue right now. For a while (though it was a long time ago), England was the place to be a watch maker. Even Rolex has British roots. You can see Pre-owned Rolex watches here. Then for a long time the English were OK with just buying watches, and not making [...]

Eterna KonTiki Diver Watch Available: Be One Of The First To Own One

The Eterna KonTiki Diver was to be one of the first new Eterna watches to be officially sold in the US again. The wait was long. Years overdue, literally. We all sat and drooled over the pictures of the unique looking diver watch from Eterna that somehow appeared perfectly designed. I recall thinking to myself, [...]

New Breil Mediterraneo Watch Adds Dash Of DecK Wood Style, Really

Breil Milano is one of the few “fashion watch” brands that I take a keen interest in. The Italian watch designer has been slowly creeping their way upmarket with some really appealing designs. The newest model to watch my attention is the Mediterraneo watch with the inset strips of wood. Note that not all Mediterraneo [...]

Hysek Earth Colosso Is A Weird Wonderful Watch Completely Out Of Place In Today’s Market

I am afraid that the current state of the watch industry is not primed to appreciate watches like the Hysek Colosso. Today, fashion, looks, and style are very important. In essence, most of the emphasis is placed on offering watches to the super rich that look good. That is not always the case of course, [...]

German Junghans Aviator Chronograph Picks Up In Breitling Aerospace’s Foot Steps

The Breitling Aerospace is one of Breitling’s most successful watches. Why? Because it was relatively economical, masculine stylish, and housed Breitling’s Super Quartz movement (thermoline Quartz which is about 20 times more accurate than a standard quartz movement). However, the last iteration of the Aerospace released was a while ago. Close to 10 years. Yes, [...]

How Do You Wear Your Watch? Esquire Magazine Offers Amusing Wearing Style Explanations

I do admit to scrutinizing the way people wear their watches. I don’t always understand people that wear watches too loose. My immediate thought is, “don’t they know they can get it sized?” Perhaps people like the loose bracelet feel. You don’t often see people who wear watches fitted with a strap wearing them loose. [...]

Easy Does It With The Mido Jubilee Chronometer Watch

Sometimes you want something excessive and sporty; or perhaps something stunning and formal. Other times however you really want just something simple, elegant, and useful; but that doesnt look like a drugstore Timex (shudder). For those times there is the new Mido Jubilee. A nicely designed watch without a hint of pretention, that will never [...]

Perpetual Calendar Tiffany & Co. Watch Shines With Company Heritage

Since Tiffany & Co.’s new deal with the Swatch Group, things are quickly expanding on the watch side of things for them. One of their main benefits has been to make classic look cool. Tiffany & Co. takes the appeal of makers like Patek Philippe (which coincidentally they sell), and takes enough of the pretention [...]

Citizen Campanola Meets Chronomaster For Super Nice, Super Accurate Watch

Oh man, this one is rare, but you’ve got to love it. I think this is a perfect combination of style and technology that is bested in few places. Further, this particular Citizen Campanola is extremely rare. Probably only a handful are in the US. One of these is available right now on eBay. There [...]

Customized Vacheron Constantin Quai de l’Ile Collection Makes Me Sigh With Despair At The Sheer Pointlessness Of Message Behind This Watch

Do you recall thinking how dumb it was to combine a toaster oven and a radio? Perhaps it could have some conceivable space saving use; but really, What is the point? To prove it can be done? If you haven’t heard of concept, it stems from the idea of unnecessary convergence products. You see combinations [...]

aBlogtoRead.com Celebrates Over 300 Articles Published: Now Go Read Them All

I wish I could say that it was a struggle and that the elements were against me. The truth is that most of my writing has flowed smoothly from my fingers to your screen. With lots more to write about each day, my only limitation is time and your attention span. If I could write [...]

Moving On An Upward Spiral With Angular Momentum’s Enameled Crystal Time Spiral Watch

When art and watch presentation intersect, it is easy to go overboard with too much. This is why I am happy to see the AXIS/XXVII Time Spiral - Ref. 6270 from Angular Momentum. They’ve taken the spiral design, and ingeniously integrated it into the watch face. You’ll notice this is no mere spiral painted on [...]

Hamilton Below Zero Chronograph Diver Watch Freshens Up Below Zero Line

There was a lot of controversy over the three-handed Below Zero watch that Hamilton released within the last year. I spoke about it here, and suggested that it had a subtle art deco styling. A good deal of people disagreed, while many saw exactly what I was talking about. I didn’t realize a little bit [...]

Steam Punky Good Time With The Secret Society Of Odd Aquisitions

The steampunk universe just keeps getting richer, and it is best when the wares are combined with stories. You’ll see well crafted good from Mr. A.R.M. delightfully presented on the SSOA website here. The nature of steampunk begs for stories to be written behind the creations. The SSOA is an experiment in art, design, and [...]

Beautiful New Ceramic Bell & Ross BRS Watches Is New Direction For The Company

French designed Bell & Ross watches just don’t cease to impress me. This company is on a roll! I cannot wait to see where there will be in a few years. Even before they become popular with the release of the BR-01 line of watches, I was a fan. Talk about being ahead of the [...]

Dangerously Deep Dwelling Sinn UX Diving Watch Available

Do you recall the diving suits in the movie Abyss? The James Cameron directed classic depicted ultra-deep divers who used “liquid oxygen” filled suits to help with pressurization. Apparently, the characters in the movie could breath with the liquid oxygen. That was pretty cool, but the message was clear, air filled spaces are not ideal [...]

Over Sized, Over-BLANK… Overkill!

This article should benefit your perception of media and advertising. Today I take issue with use of terms such as “over sized, over stuffed, over…anything.” They make me angry! And I’d like you to feel the same way anytime you see or hear them.
I recall a few years ago looking to purchase a new comforter [...]

Simply Named Eterna KonTiki Diver Is Amazing And Heralds Eterna’s Return To The USA

Good ol’ Eterna. I am so happy they are soon to be officially distributed in the US once again. Eterna is not well known, and that is a shame. The company actually started ETA, which makes most of the movements in all Swiss watches. ETA was later sold to the Swatch Group. Eterna also makes [...]

The “It’s Good To Be King Watch:” Backes & Strauss Berkeley Diamond Watch

Ah…back way before you were even a sprinkle of DNA in your ancestors’ gene pool, Backes and Strauss was supplying the world with precious precious diamonds. This was in 1789, when I hear diamonds were still cut using dinosaur teeth, or something similar. From diamond supply all over the navigable planet, to headquarters in London, [...]

The Marcello C. Senatore, A Curious Wink To The Rolex Daytona That I Want To Get My Hands On

I’ve said some negative things about Rolex. I think they act really slow, haven’t innovated much lately, and play it too safe. Regardless, Rolex has a few powerful classic designs under its belt. The two major ones for me are the Submariner lines, and the Daytona. Speaking of the Daytona, I understand that it is [...]

New Steampunk Watch Direction: Asymmetry, Big Gears: New Items From Olga Clock Works

It’s been a while since I covered new work from one of my favorite watch and clock artists; Olga Narozhna (click to visit her site). I wrote an at length article about her here. Among her many fine efforts, she offers really interesting steampunk watch creations, that if you are lucky, she sells on eBay. [...]

Experience With the Tiffany & Co. Mark T-57 Line Of Watches

Luxury goods companies like Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co. sell watches in addition to their other goods. These watches are often highly limited and of good quality these days (the story was different 20-25 years ago). Often times, these watches are given oversight as not coming from a traditional watch company, but they deserve [...]

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