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MB&F Reinvents Its Retail Spaces With New M.A.D. Gallery And MB&F Labs Concepts
Presentation is one of the most powerful, and least discussed, tools in the luxury watch industry’s arsenal. From watch boxes to fully designed retail spaces, surrounding a timepiece with an evocative...
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Fortis Announces Space-Tested WERK 17 Automatic Chronograph Watch Movement
The history of watches and space travel is long and varied, dating back to the very first manned spaceflight. Many brands have been represented in the annals of space travel, and one notable example...
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aBlogtoWatch Audience Designs The Next Raymond Weil Watch Part 1
Hello, aBlogtoWatch audience! Are you ready to design a timepiece with Geneva-based watchmaker Raymond Weil? Welcome to a very special promotion aBlogtoWatch is doing in collaboration with the Swiss...
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Engineering A Movie Star: TAG Heuer Aims To Make The Carrera Three Hands...
The special relationship between the luxury watch industry and Hollywood has been rolling for nearly as long as there have been wristwatches to showcase on film. Although the number of timepieces...
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Casio Announces Factory Restoration Program For Select Vintage G-Shock Watches
The vintage watch market has arguably never been stronger than it is currently. With more enthusiasts entering the watch community and a myriad of options for finding rare and obscure classic...
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eBay Opens A Store In New York City For Buying And Selling Pre-Owned Luxury...
Despite starting its life solely in the digital realm, eBay has continuously been expanding its operations into the real world by hosting a number of in-person events and activations that allow its...
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Louis Vuitton Explains The Just-Announced ‘LV Watch Prize’
Today, Louis Vuitton announces a curious new long-term initiative known simply as the “LV Watch Prize.” Billed as being a prize for “independent creatives,” the LV Watch Prize is, in fact, a generous...
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Rolex Launches Its “Rolex Certified Pre-Owned” Watch Program
Hot off the press is the news that Rolex has launched the “Rolex Certified Pre-Owned” program, offering customers the opportunity to purchase from its official retailers pre-owned watches that are...
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Starts Selling Vintage Watches With The Collectibles Program
It’s no secret that the watch industry loves vintage designs. After years of growing interest in vintage watches and countless reissues and heritage pieces, a number of brands are now starting to dip...
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Daniel Roth Watch Brand To Return Under LVMH’s La Fabrique du Temps Swiss...
French LVMH made the surprising announcement today that the world’s biggest luxury group is due to revive the Daniel Roth watchmaking brand in 2023. LVMH is mostly known for acquiring existing...
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Breguet Blends Horology And Fine Art At Frieze Los Angeles Art Fair
One of the cornerstone marketing strategies of the luxury watch industry is its alignment with other aspirational pursuits. Brands across the industry approach this in a myriad of ways, connecting with...
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eBay Launches Certified By Brand Retail Program To Sell Watches Directly From...
In the modern online retail ecosystem, enthusiasts have more ways to purchase watches than ever before, especially in the rapidly growing secondary market. However, with the dizzying variety of options...
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Citizen Brings Iconic Clock To Marceline, Missouri To Celebrate Disney’s...
While there is a plethora of instantly recognizable watch designs that help to define the genre, the same can be said for clocks as well. There are clocks that become so famous and beloved, they help...
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Casa Panerai Opens In New York City: The World’s Largest Panerai Watch Boutique
While the general population is becoming increasingly more comfortable purchasing high-value items online, a brick-and-mortar retail presence is still highly important when it comes to the luxury watch...
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Gerald Genta Brand Launch & Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse Minute Repeater For...
Only Watch season is upon us, which means some of the best names in watchmaking are contributing unique timepiece creations for the medical research-focused charity auction (created by Luc Pettavino)...
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Hublot Creates Its First Central Tourbillon With The MP-15 Takashi Murakami...
Taking place once every two years, Only Watch is a charity auction where many of horlogy’s most famous bands all create a one-of-a-kind timepiece that gets sold to the highest bidder, with the entirety...
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Louis Vuitton Tambour Einstein Automata For Only Watch 2023
I guess it is official: Nerds are sexy. At least they are at Louis Vuitton, which, for the Only Watch 2023 charity auction in November, has created this one-of-a-kind Einstein Automata timepiece....
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Rolex Buys Swiss Bucherer Watch Retailer Group. What Now?
In my career covering the watch industry for more than 15 years, I’ve never reported news that Rolex purchased a watch retailer. As far as I know, Rolex has never purchased a watch retailer before, and...
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Daniel Dreifuss (1960-2023), Founder Of Zurich’s Maurice de Mauriac Watches...
I recently received the sad news that the watch industry’s Daniel Dreifuss, founder of Swiss Maurice de Mauriac, passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer. This will be an obituary to a friend....
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Louis Vuitton Announces Semi-Finalists For The LV Watch Prize
It has been the better part of a year since Louis Vuitton first announced the Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives, which aims to provide up-and-coming brands with the opportunity to win...
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Breaking News: Breitling Acquires Universal Geneve
This breaking news is just in, and it is huge: Breitling has acquired Universal Geneve for a rumored sum of a whopping $70 million, intending to turn it into a subsidiary, yet more high-end brand. The...
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Louis Vuitton Announces The Five Finalists For The LV Watch Prize For...
It has been a little over a year since the Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives was first announced, and LV has just published the names of the finalists and jury members for the first...
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Major Leadership Changes At TAG Heuer & Zenith Prior To LVMH Watch Week 2024
In late January of 2024 in Miami (this year), LVMH will host its annual Watch Week event where media and guests are flown out from around the world to preview some of the hottest new timepieces from...
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Rolex Watchmaking Center In Dallas, Texas Accepting Applications For 18-Month...
Rolex assigned itself the “mission to create a stable and sustainable future for watchmaking in the United States” and established the Rolex Watchmaking Training Center in 2023 in Dallas, Texas. Today,...
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The Upcoming Barrelhand Monolith Watch’s Unique Caseback Has Landed On The Moon
California-based watchmaker Barrelhand will soon release its second model with the Monolith timepiece, a debut that is scheduled to occur later in 2024. There is a lot of excitement around the...
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Alexander Shorokov Tours U.S. Boutiques And Meets With Watch Collectors
Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch for an advertiser Alexander Shorokov, the artist who founded his eponymous Alexander Shorokhoff watch brand in Germany more than 20 years ago, is coming to the...
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LVMH Scores 10-Year Sponsorship Deal With Formula 1, Pushing Rolex Out
In time for Formula 1’s 75th anniversary next year, LVMH will become a Global Partner from 2025 in a new 10-year agreement. There has been a lot of speculation within the industry on which of its...
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According to Ariel: eBay’s Removal Of UK And Germany Private Seller Fees And...
In at least some markets, such as the United Kingdom and Germany, eBay appears to be introducing a bold new strategy to encourage people to list their used products on eBay, including luxury...
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Patek Philippe Owner Thierry Stern’s Cubitus Response Is Exactly Why People...
Schadenfreude is a German word that combines schaden, which means “damage,” and freude, which means “joy.” Thus, schadenfreude is the emotional experience of pleasure in response to another’s...
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Recalling TAG Heuer’s History With Formula 1 Upon Its Return As F1’s Official...
TAG Heuer’s ties to Formula 1 go way back to Jo Siffert’s time — 1969 — and have since grown to be uniquely diverse and strong. As the brand returns as Formula 1’s official timing partner, it seemed...
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Hands-On: The 34mm A. Lange & Söhne 1815
If you caught any of Hodinkee Radio during Watches and Wonders a few weeks back, you probably heard about Lange's latest releases. After a quick chat about the new Rolex Land-Dweller, Lange was the...
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Photo Report: Watch Spotting At The Miami Grand Prix With Miami's Most...
Over the last few years, I – like a lot of people – have started to follow Formula 1. Sure, I’m maybe a part of the “Drive to Survive” bandwagon, but it’s been thrilling to follow the sport from afar,...
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Introducing: Brew Watch Co. Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary With The Metric...
What We Know Happy 10th birthday to the Brew Watch Co. team! Founded by industrial designer Jonathan Ferrer, the caffeine-powered brand, with its Metric and Retrograph designs, has become a mainstay...
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Introducing: The Tudor Pelagos FXD Chrono “Pink” For Giro d'Italia 2025
What We Know Less than a week after launching its Formula 1-themed carbon fibre Black Bay 'Chrono 25', Tudor is dropping another new carbon chronograph, this one in a cycling-specific format to...
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Business News: Omega CEO And Other Top Watch Industry Executives Say Tariff...
The economic uncertainty created by dramatic shifts in U.S. trade policy, including tariffs on Swiss watches, could cause consumers to delay purchasing high-end timepieces, the Chief Executive Officer...
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Photo Report: Watch (And Camera) Spotting At Leica’s Centennial Celebration...
If one were to make a Venn diagram showing the overlap of Leica camera lovers and watch enthusiasts, it would almost be a perfect circle. This past weekend, the iconic German camera manufacturer...
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Introducing: Richard Mille Quietly Dropped A New Limited Release With...
What We Know Fresh off a thrilling race weekend at the Miami Grand Prix, we've got more Formula 1 news with the surprise discovery that Richard Mille quietly launched a new model with a long-time...
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HSNY Expands Educational Offerings with New Academic Programming
The Horological Society of New York (HSNY), America's oldest watchmaking guild, founded in 1866, announces today an expansion of its educational initiatives with the launch of new academic programming...
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Happenings: Dubai Watch Week Is Back This November With Over 90 Brands In...
Every two years, the watch world converges on Dubai for one of the highlight events of the watch calendar: Dubai Watch Week, brought to you by Ahmed Seddiqi, the UAE's premier retailer, which is...
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Citizen Celebrates 55 Years of Titanium Innovation
In a world of endless options and endless designs, it's genuinely appreciated whenever a brand narrows its aperture and demonstrates a steadfast focus on mastering a medium. I was reminded of this...
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