Every year on November 1st and 2nd, Mexico celebrates Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead. On that day, Mexican people welcome back the spirits of the departed. This tradition centers around the idea that death is part of life, and as such, you celebrate it with a great, colorful party....
Nothing Phone (3), £699 Personally, I wasn’t aware that the world had launched Phone (2) let alone Phone (3), I’m still working with phone. Flippant jokes aside, Phone (3) is the latest generation of Android alternative from British tech firm Nothing. It has a stylised, high-tech appearance...
For frequent travellers or those who regularly find themselves in meetings on a global level, it helps to stay on time and in style. A GMT watch offers the perfect solution, but there are a ton of options to choose from. The majority of travel watches lean towards the tool-ish side of the...
Part of the fascination that drives my interest in watches is the endless variations in design and, even more so, completely new ideas that result in something I have never seen before. Most of these true innovations come from small independent brands that do not need to cater to the mass...
March 2026 has begun, and with springtime peeking around the corner, it’s the best time of year to stock up on spring pastels. We at aBlogtoWatch are here to help, and we’re offering one lucky winner a soft, minty-green sports watch to complement a springtime wardrobe. The Astor+Banks Fortitude...
It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for another Sunday Morning Showdown. This week, it’s an epic battle between two retro dive watches. Each is inspired by its respective brand’s 1960s classics. Jorg’s pick is the Favre Leuba Deep Raider Revival, a modern version of the brand’s Deep Blue. Mike’s...
If you’ve ever travelled to Shanghai or Thailand, you might be familiar with the ease of acquiring a convincing fake Rolex for pennies on the dollar. Asian counterfeiters (particularly in Guangdong Province, China) often have access to the original machines used for cases, bracelets, and so on...
Despite being arguably the most popular segment in watchmaking, the modern dive watch is far from a comprehensive tool for diving. Not only do most serious scuba divers view traditional dive watches as a backup for more affordable, capable dive computers, the simple elapsed-time bezel and...
I first strapped the Panerai Luminor Base Logo PAM01086 to my wrist on a gray Sydney morning. Anchored to my wrist was one of the most storied dive-watch silhouettes in the world — simple, formidable, and, yes, iconic. Over the next two weeks, I wore it everywhere, from work and coffee runs to...
