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4 days ago | ablogtowatch.com | Ripley Sellers

Humans naturally associate weight with quality, and it is therefore rather easy for us to be impressed by an extremely heavy timepiece. However, exceptionally lightweight watches can sometimes be even more impressive, as they appear to defy the laws of physics and create a cognitive dissonance between what your eyes see and the physical object that you experience in your hands.

6 days ago | ablogtowatch.com | Ripley Sellers

When Doxa launched the SUB 250T GMT earlier this year in 2025, the Swiss brand debuted the collection in a full range of nine different dial colors, including a new vintage-themed gradient option that previously did not exist within its catalog. However, just one month after the initial announcement of the SUB 250T GMT, Doxa has teamed up with the Naples-based retailer Exquisite Timepieces to create two new limited-edition colorways for its latest GMT-equipped dive watch.

1 week ago | ablogtowatch.com | Ripley Sellers

Among the novelties unveiled this year at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2025 is the Zenith G.F.J., which celebrates the Swiss brand’s 160th anniversary by reviving its legendary Caliber 135 movement. Originally produced during the golden era of mechanical timekeeping between 1949 and 1962, the Zenith Caliber 135 holds the distinction of being the most awarded movement of all time. Its track record stands with a whopping 235 chronometry prizes, including five first-place finishes between 1950 and 1954.

1 week ago | ablogtowatch.com | Ripley Sellers

For most collectors, Doxa is synonymous with dive watches, although one of the most common requests from enthusiasts has been for the brand to create another GMT-equipped model. Back in 2006, Doxa launched the SUB 750T GMT as a limited edition of 1,000 pieces, and for nearly two full decades thereafter, a GMT watch remained notably absent from the Swiss brand’s contemporary catalog.

1 week ago | ablogtowatch.com | Ripley Sellers

Simply put, Urwerk doesn’t make “normal” watches. Even the brand’s most conservative designs are far from being conventional. That said, Urwerk’s signature sci-fi aesthetic typically embraces a rather dark color palette, and seldom does white ever appear on anything other than a printed numeral or a small line of text.