Explaining The aBlogtoRead.com Good Value, Bad Idea, And Seal Of Approval Award System

New feature starting today on aBlogtoRead.com. You’ll begin to see some award icons on select posts. The system is meant to place emphasis on various products, brands, services, events, innovations, etc… that represent one of three ideals. I am going to be selective when it comes to awarding these icons, so just because an article [...]

Frederique Constant Austin Healy Limited Edition Gets Tribute Watch Right

Watch makers like to attach themselves to cars whenever possible. Not that watches are like cars, but the idea is that people who appreciate cars can probably also appreciate watches. I have an idea why that is. Most cars can take you from “a to point b.” Likewise, most watches will tell you the time. [...]

Rare Universal Geneve Super Diver Watch From When Quartz Was Cool

Back in the 1980’s and through the mid 1990’s, it was all about luxury quartz watches. Brands would proudly adorn the “Quartz” identifier on their watches. At the time, Quartz was seen as a successor to mechanical watches for its obvious advantages in terms of accuracy, cost, and simplicity. Well, most of us know what [...]

Now Swiss Army Also Goes After The Breitling Aerospace With The Classic XLS MT Ana-Digi Watch

The Early 1990s brought with it the Breitling Aerospace watch line. It was an impressive and technical looking watch that broke the mold by placing a quartz movement in what was typically a mechanical watch. To be fair, the watch had a robust feature set and contained not just any quartz, but a Breitling “Super [...]

Review Of The Casio Pathfinder PAW500-1V On WatchReport.com

We have an unusual review today, the Casio Pathfinder PAW500-1V. It’s a Pathfinder for women, but surprisingly it’s a great watch for a man too. We’ve done lots of Pathfinder reviews here on WatchReport, so we jumped at the chance to review this one.
The spec list includes
* 5-band atomic timekeeping (US, UK, Japan (2) [...]

Decoding The MSRP: What Retail Price Means, And What You Should Pay

Prices are a funny thing. We often don’t understand why we pay what we do, nor do we often understand why some places can or do charge more for the same goods. In the retail goods market, there is such a thing as the MSRP, or manufacturer’s suggested retail price. I have no idea where [...]

MB&F Horological Machine No. 3 Sidewinder and Starcruiser Watch Further Luxurification Of Science Fiction

Where have I seen this look before? MB&F founder Max Brusser doesn’t hide the fact that he is inspired by science fiction and related culture in the creation of his timepiece novelties. The new MB&F No. 3 reminds me of a place between Star Wars’ C3PO, “Batteries Not Included’s” Wheem babybot, and Futurama’s Bender. Compare [...]

Marc Ecko Master Of Possibilities Watch Is Master Of Bad Taste: 12 Ways To Look Unrefined

I have decided that Marc Ecko needs to stay out of the watch design world. The newest release from the ‘urban’ themed design appears to be a compromise of tastes. The compromise being, that they could not decide which watch look was the worst, so they included them all. Twelve hideous looking bezel options provide [...]

Only A Brand Like Ulysse Nardin Can Have A Watch Named The Macho Palladium 950

This here is a really cool watch that blends watch making prowess, a jeweler’s practicality, and manly looks. Ulysse Nardin never likes ‘just’ releasing luxury watches. There always needs to be some special twist that makes them special. Your first hint at this fact is in the name of this watch; “Macho.” Looking at it, [...]

One Year Of Watch Blogging: The First Anniversary Of aBlogtoRead.com

I’m not going to get all mushy or dramatic. It has been a year since I started aBlogtoRead.com and it has really come a long way. When the site began, I had little idea that it would be solely a blog about watches. Could I really handle writing about watches all the time? Well the [...]

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