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Behind The Curtain At aBlogtoWatch: What A Watch Blogger Really Does

Ever wondered what it is like to work with Ariel Adams? I certainly did, and in the last four months, I have been treated to a spectacle beyond my comprehension, leading to a vague understanding that perhaps I have stumbled into a place that I was meant to be.

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Covering #SIHH: A Social Media Overview On Sharing A Major Watch Show

SIHH watch week in Geneva, the third week in January, has become an exhilarating, exhausting onslaught of watch love, filled with astounding, jaw-dropping displays of design, engineering and skill found at SIHH, the Geneva Time Exhibition (GTE) and in hotels along the Quai des Bergues where independents display their wares.

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SIHH 2013, You Control The Watch Coverage

In about a week I will be on the ground in Geneva covering the 2013 edition of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH). Read this full post cause the important stuff is at the end.

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What It’s Like To Be A Watch Blogger After 2,500 Posts

A few days ago aBlogtoWatch (formerly aBlogtoRead) hit the 2,500 posts milestone. It was only about a year ago that we celebrated our 2,000 posts milestone – with that really cool graphic I so enjoyed. In the last year a lot has happened over here at aBlogtoWatch

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Update Your aBlogtoWatch E-mail Or RSS Subscription

For those of you who enjoy aBlogtoWatch articles sent to your e-mail address each day or via RSS, you may
need to update your subscription. Why? Well when we moved over from aBlogtoRead.com, the new domain created a new RSS feed that we aren’t totally sure permanently transferred over to aBlogtoWatch.

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Welcome aBlogtoWatch, The New aBlogtoRead

aBlogtoRead.com is now aBlogtoWatch.com. We explain all you need to know about the new name, design, and how to use aBlogtoWatch to read about and enjoy watches.

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Last Chance: 10 Giveaway Watches For Holiday 2011

The big 2011 holiday watch giveaway is almost over here on aBlogtoRead.com and you have just a bit longer to enter. Rather than one watch to win, there are 10 watches for 10 winners. Click here to enter for a chance to win before the end of the month.

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aBlogtoRead.com Celebrates 2,000 Posts

In 2007, I built aBlogtoRead.com as a hobby site to share my love of watches with other people. Now, over four years later – and with more than 2,000 posts – aBlogtoRead.com is no longer just about me, but a team effort. The blog has evolved with the help of talented designers, programmers, and artists. [...]

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Get Your Watch Repaired: aBlogtoWatch & Govberg Watch Repair

In order to better serve my readers I have partnered with Govberg Watch Repair as the officially endorsed watch repair partner of aBlogtoRead.com. Getting a watch repaired can be a very difficult and frustrating ordeal. To make things as simple for you as possible – you now have direct access to Govberg Watch Repair through [...]

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aBlogtoRead.com Featured In The Financial Times

Did you know that the Financial Times has a special section from time to time called “Watches & Jewelry?” I didn’t either until recently. How neat is that? A recent Financial Times article discussing the power of blog in the watch industry featured myself (Ariel Adams) and aBlogtoRead.com. While brief, the article mentions the immense [...]

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aBlogtoRead.com Redesign: 2010 Makeover

New site design folks. It has been a long time coming and a lot of work went into the design and implementation. I would like to thank the designer and developer, and all of you for making it worth the time (and money). Please note that there will be little tweaks and enhancements to the [...]

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Over 1000 aBlogtoRead.com Articles – Well-Earned

I like to post about these milestones -they feel important to me. I’ve written over 1000 aBlogtoRead.com articles. And I must remind myself that I also regularly write for a few other sites such as Luxist.com, AskMen.com, and more (see all my current work on the About page here). So the total watch articles I [...]

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Update To Getting aBlogtoRead.com Articles Via Email

Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner aBlogtoRead.com is now fully back in action. If you notice any problems or issues let me know (via my contact page). A lot of you enjoy aBlogtoRead.com via e-mail. One of the changes that I have needed to make on my new server is how I send e-mail [...]

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aBlogtoRead.com Traffic Control Warns Of Delays

As you know aBlogtoRead.com has been currently working to make itself at home on a new, more powerful server. The initial migration was only partially successful. Which is why aBlogtoRead.com currently has limited functionality. For instance you can’t contact me vial e-mail here, though there is always Twitter. Tweet me here at aBlogtoRead. The short [...]

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aBlogtoRead.com Still Open During Construction

You may not know it, but aBlogtoRead.com is on a new web host now, but the work is far from over. I was up all last night working on this, and things still need “a fixin’.” Until there will be some limited functionality and features on aBlogtoRead.com. Don’t worry though, things are being smoothed out [...]

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Server Migration Phase 2: aBlogtoRead.com Down For A Bit

A few weeks ago you may recall that I notified you that aBlogtoRead.com would be down for a bit. That was the first phase of the upgrades to make aBlogtoRead.com faster, and more powerful for you. Well that was a band-aid compared to what I am doing now. As such, I am undergoing a more [...]

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