Spending Time

Ariel and Rick are joined by Zach and David to talk about how the sausages are made as they unload about the technicalities of photographing watches at Watches and Wonders.We cover “Rolex resentment” as we explore further the launch of the “Lefty O'Clock” GMT and as the guys start to talk Show Top Ten is anything from Rolex this year good enough to make the list, when you have Ulysse Nardin, Vacheron and even Hublot bringing their A-game.Take part in our poll or send us a voicemail message via A Blog To Watch Weekly Podcast on the Spotify App

We have a full team recording from Watches and Wonders 2022. We talk about everything we have seen after two days, what we like, don't like and what we are still looking forward to seeing.Give us your thoughts on the latest by following the show at A Blog To Watch Weekly and sending us a voice note via the Spotify app and we might even play it on the show.

So Swatch Group goes all out pre Watches and Wonders, this time with either a ludicrous or genius collaboration with themselves in the MoonSwatch.Bulgari certainly produce a ludicrously thin watch with the new "Ultra" thin Octo FinissimoElsewhere in Swatch Group, Longines is busy taking the GMT game to Tudor and Tag Heuer.We speak to Bill Yao from Tornek-Rayville and Ariel handles a grail watch and reviews its 21st-century update, and we talk more fantastic plastic with the new Tide from Maurice LacroixPlease subscribe directly to A Blog To Watch Weekly anywhere you get your podcasts, and if you use the Spotify App please vote or send the show a voice mail.https://www.ablogtowatch.com/omega-x-swatch-bioceramic-moonswatch-speedmaster-watches/https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-debut-longines-spirit-zulu-time-watch/https://www.ablogtowatch.com/citizen-eco-drive-promaster-200m-professional-diver-1300m-watches/https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-bulgari-octo-finissimo-ultra-is-watchmakers-8th-record-thin-lux

A full show this week. Lots of chat about how "Bricks and Mortar" retail should deal with issues of demand v supply the rise of Brand operated stores and the development of Online Watch media selling watches.We review the Louis Vuitton Tambour Carpe Diem Automaton watch, the Tissot PRX Chronograph, and the Yes WorldWatch V7Please subscribe to the show directly by searching for A Blog To Watch Weekly and if you listen via Spotify you can send us your opinions by voicemail and take part in our "Watch of the Week" Pollhttps://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-louis-vuitton-tambour-carpe-diem-automaton-watch/https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-with-the-yes-worldwatch-v7-a-simple-look-at-a-complicated-watch/https://www.ablogtowatch.com/tissot-announces-prx-chronograph-watches/https://www.ablogtowatch.com/whats-a-watch-retailer-to-do/

Ariel is in Europe and brings news from Louis Vuitton. We cover all the new releases from Omega. Mike France from Christopher Ward gives us the chat on the new C63 Colchester and we delve into the new technology contained in the Frederique Constant Slimline Monolithic.Please subscribe to the show directly at A Blog To Watch Weekly and if you are listening via the Spotify App then do tell us what your favorite Omega release of the week was

On this week's show, we chat about Ariels just recorded interview with Jean-Claude Biver and his Son, we have some 80 film nostalgia meet with some bleeding-edge watch tech with the new Urwerk UR-112 Aggregat OdysseyIf you ever needed to know the time in Pheonix, Rio, Cape Town, Dubai, Tokyo, and Singapore at the same time then we review your perfect watch in the Moritz Grossmann Universalzeit.Zenith celebrates 53 years of the Defy and Longines bring us 37mm in the new Spirit, while Casio brings us a G-Shock at $4000 while we compare and contrast it to its $400 sibling.Please subscribe to the show directly at A Blog To Watch Weekly and if you are listening via the Spotify App then do send us a voicemail on what fashions Ariel should be supporting at this years Watches and Wonders!

Lots on the show this week. We discuss the preparations and expectations for Watches and Wonders 2022, talk about a hands-on review of the latest iteration of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 16202 the "Jumbo" and two Mickey Mouse watches from Undone.Our attention is grabbed by the latest Girard-Perregaux Casquette 2.0 and we have the latest, Who, What, Why, Where, When with Octavio Garcia from Gorilla Watches regarding their latest release the Fastback Thunderbolt Chronograph.Finally we both chick out of the pronunciation for Venezianico....enjoy the show**and the outtakes

Welcome to our new weekly news show, please also subscribe to the dedicated A Blog To Watch Weekly podcast channel.In this week's show, we talk about Rolex display-only models, and we hear from Ben the CEO of Norqain about their new Steel and Gold GMT release.We give ourselves a "Tutorial" on perpetual calendars from H Moser & Cie, Ariel talks about his article on determining the value of a watch, and finally, we look at the new range of entry-level field watches from Formex.You can find more details on all of these reviews and articles at ABlogToWatch.com

In this episode, we have analysis from Ariel @arieltowatch and Rick @RickTickTalk on more of the interviews taken at Dubai watch week 2021.Some great interviews and a very particular musical interruption from Jacob of Jacob & Co, plus Chair reviews from Ariel!, so pull up a seat and have a listenShow TimesAdam Craniotes from Redbat @craniotes 1.10Antonio Calce from Greubel Forsey @antonio.calce 17.10Jacob Arabo from Jacob and Co @jacobarabo 38.00Jean-Marie Schaller @louismoinet  50.30Pascal Raffy @bovet1822 62.40Manuel Emch @emchtagram   72.30Thoma Morf @aramedes.watches 86.10

Ariel @arieltowatch and Rick @rickticktalk discuss interviews with the Watchbox gang including Tim Mosso, Max Buser from MB&F, Leonard Dreifuss from Maurice de Mauriac, and Alain Silberstein, all recorded at Dubai Watch Week 2021

Join us as aBlogtoWatch takes you into Dubai Watch Week 2021 through on-site interviews and expert perspectives. aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams @Arieltowatch speaks with co-host Rick @Rickticktalk about the prestigious Dubai event which recently held its every-two year show in November of 2021. Through the next few episodes, we will introduce a series of interviews with some of the most important movers and shakers in the timepiece industry space - including in this episode the CEO of Hublot, and Rexhep Rexhepi founder of Akrivia.Show Notes 0.50     Marko Koncina, @SwissWatchGang 09.30   Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO Hublot 24.45  Fabrizio Buonamassa, Bulgari Watches 42.08   Patrick Pruniaux, Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin 59.00  Rexhep Rexhepi, Akrivia 72.10 Pierre Jacques, De Bethune 86.00 Felix Baumgartner, URWERK

A Blog To Watch Interviews and Comment from Dubai Watch Week 2021

Ariel Adams of aBlogtoWatch collaborates with the guys from Scottish Watches for a special four-part "Watches 101" podcast series. The shows roughly follow and update the "Top Things To Look For In A Luxury Watch" buying guide written by Ariel Adams some years ago. Here is the original article to follow along with: These podcast shows will be available both on the aBlogtoWatch Spending Time channel, as well as the Scottish Watches channel. Click the links below to stay up to date with aBlogtoWatch and to check out Scottish Watches: aBlogtoWatch.com Instagram.com/aBlogtoWatch Twitter.com/aBlogtoWatch Scottishwatches.co.uk

Tim Mosso of Watchbox joins Ariel on the podcast to talk about a few of their watch collecting do’s and don’ts, from discovering watches on Instagram, buying vintage, and how friends don’t let friends pay retail price. See more @ www.aBlogtoWatch.com

Ariel Adams of aBlogtoWatch collaborates with the guys from Scottish Watches for a special four-part "Watches 101" podcast series. The shows roughly follow and update the "Top Things To Look For In A Luxury Watch" buying guide written by Ariel Adams some years ago. Here is the original article to follow along with: https://www.ablogtowatch.com/top-things-to-look-for-in-a-luxury-watch-part-3-high-end-luxury/ These podcast shows will be available both on the aBlogtoWatch Spending Time channel, as well as the Scottish Watches channel.

Retired astronaut Terry Virts (Instagram: @astro_terry) joins our Zach Piña on the podcast to talk about some of his past NASA missions, what it’s like to take photos in outer space, and how he relies on his Omega Speedwalker X-33 in his day-to-day life as an astronaut. See more @ www.aBlogtoWatch.com

Todd Snyder joins the podcast to discuss his journey in designing watches, his collaborations with Timex, and some general musings on men’s fashion today. See more @ www.aBlogtoWatch.com

Ariel Adams of aBlogtoWatch collaborates with the guys from Scottish Watches for a special four-part "Watches 101" podcast series. The shows roughly follow and update the "Top Things To Look For In A Luxury Watch" buying guide written by Ariel Adams some years ago. Here is the original article to follow along with: https://www.ablogtowatch.com/top-things-to-look-for-in-a-luxury-watch-part-2-medium-range-luxury/ These podcast shows will be available both on the aBlogtoWatch Spending Time channel, as well as the Scottish Watches channel.

Ariel Adams of aBlogtoWatch collaborates with the guys from Scottish Watches for a special four-part "Watches 101" podcast series. The shows roughly follow and update the "Top Things To Look For In A Luxury Watch" buying guide written by Ariel Adams some years ago. Here is the original article to follow along with: https://www.ablogtowatch.com/top-things-to-look-for-in-a-luxury-watch-part-1-entry-level-luxury/ These podcast shows will be available both on the aBlogtoWatch Spending Time channel, as well as the Scottish watches channel.

Ariel Adams and David Bredan of aBlogtoWatch discuss each of their top 3 watches from Watches and Wonders 2020. See more @ www.aBlogtoWatch.com