The market for really expensive toys isn’t what it used to be. Don’t get me wrong, that market for luxury play things comes and goes, but these days it is hard to promote a several hundred thousand dollar watch from a newer brand that looks like it was meant to appeal to fans of traditional watch making who are also weekend militia members.
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SISU Guardian Watch Review
This watch is the 800 pound Gorilla in any room – and it isn’t even the largest model that newer California-based watch brand SISU makes…
Watch What-If IWC Big Pilot Top Gun Miramar
“Watch What-If” is a special column on aBlogtoRead.com that asks the playful question “what if an iconic watch you know and love was offered in a different style?” The idea embraces a good timepiece’s core design and has fun by offering new colors and material concepts to stimulate your senses. These ideas may be provocative, [...]
Hublot Big Bang Watch For Architect Oscar Niemeyer
In case you’ve ever wondered what an Hublot watch would look like on a 104 year old man, this is it. This chap is famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and he has been fortunate to not only live a very long time, but also have a very accomplished career behind him. For us Americans, he [...]
Hublot US Liberty Bang Limited Edition Watch
Is this the week of American themed watches or what? Just a few days ago I discussed the Perrelet Turbine XL America, that was a bit of a polarizing piece. Now I present to the Swiss Hublot US Liberty Bang – one of Hublot’s latest limited edition Big Bang watches. This watch was unveiled recently [...]
Cartier Oops With New Les Must Collection Ad?
The new Les Must collection from Cartier is a redo on an older Les Must collection from “back then.” I think it was from the early 80s. Not that the collection looks the same, but the name has been re-used. That is fine. I believe the collection is a little bit more ‘affordable’ than most [...]
Jorg Gray JG1060 Watch Review
Have you ever been interested in an IWC Portuguese watch but couldn’t afford it, or didn’t want to spend the money on it? …
Archimede Pilot XL Automatik Watch
If you are looking for a good priced, well mannered, and large sized pilot style watch, this just might be the piece for you. Archimede released their next Pilot automatic watch with the Pilot XL Automatik. The watch takes everything you like about the traditional simple Pilot watch look and ups the size from 39mm [...]
ETA Valgranges Movements – Solution For The Big Watch
Swiss ETA movements are growing up. No, not maturing exactly, but literally growing larger. They need to be! Most of the ETA movements in your favorite watches were designer in the 1970s. Nothing wrong with that, but they are designed for smaller watches. The trend for larger watches is not going to diminish and larger [...]
Sinn 900 Flieger Watch: The “Big Aviator Chronograph”
Now with “advanced Entspiegelungstechnik!” That word actually just means anti-reflective (AR) sapphire crystal coating, but it sounds superbly Germanic and fitting right? To be released in the late Spring of 2009, this new Sinn Model 900 series watch is pretty good looking, and the size is up to 44mm, which is considered “big” for Sinn [...]
