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Ballast Valiant BL-3105 Skeleton Automatic Watch Review

What do you get when you combine a large, sporty dive-style case with a skeletonized mechanical movement? Something like this Ballast Valiant ref. BL-3105-02 watch. A piece like this doesn't fit into any of the traditional watch categories and that is because this, my friend, is what we call a fashion watch. Does that make it bad? No. It just means that it isn't the type of thing hardcore watch nerds will gravitate to. Though it does have the type of appeal to make sense for all those other less ardently geeky watch lovers who are interesting in "timepiece fun."Yes, what I am describi

Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Black Watch

This is one of the most military-looking Ball watches in quite some time. It is also a new DLC-coated piece, something that Ball doesn't release all that often. Say hello to the Engineer Hydrocarbon Black. While I like this piece a lot, it is more a conceptual remix of other Ball watches versus something totally new. New for 2013, the Engineer Hydrocarbon Black is really a sister product to the new Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Spacemaster - which itself is based on the Engineer Ceramic XV. Each of these watches share the same case, but there are dial and other differences.Unlike the more

Welcoming New Female Watch Blogger Molly McDermott

You no doubt have been reading a few articles on here about female watches and thought to yourselves that the tone doesn't quite sound like me. Hopefully at that point you noticed that the author of the blog article was not me, but rather the newest addition to ; who will regularly be commenting on the watch world in addition to myself. So please welcome Molly McDermott, who is here to bring a different perspective to watch appreciation.Molly is a veteran of the watch industry? - an experience that gives her a special insight and perspective on how to view and discuss t

My First Grail Watch: Eric Giroud

Welcome back to an original aBlogtoWatch feature, "My First Grail Watch". In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Eric Giroud is among the most influential modern Swiss watch designers. He has created designs for innovative high-end watch brands such as MB&F, MCT, Harry Winston, and more.ABlogtoWatch (ABTW):Who are you and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Eric Giroud (EG): I am the owner and designer of Through the Looking Glass.ABTW: What was your first grail watch?EG: F.P Journe C Chronomt