This weekend we leave on our annual (at least for the past 26 years) pilgrimage to Geneva for 26th Salon International d’la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), as it opens its doors…
We’re Off to See the Wizards at SIHH 2016
How Complicated Watchmaking Transcends Time Thanks to Breakthrough Thinking
Watch pundits of today often lament that all we create in watches now are throwback references to the past. In fact, today’s watchmaking complications – freely defined as anything additional…
Women’s Watches, Especially Mechanicals, Continue to Steal the Limelight
Early last year, just after SIHH 2015, I wrote an article for Departures Magazine on the prevalence of women’s watches. The year before that, I had written an article in…
Fast Focus: 4 Fantastic Men’s Watches to Start the New Year Right
Dressing to impress, from the boardroom to global business meetings without missing a beat? Check out these four fantastic men’s watches that will have all eyes on you. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra…
Watches on the Red Carpet: What did Matt Damon, Eddie Redmayne and Mark Ruffalo Wear at the Golden Globes?
This past Sunday, the 2016 Golden Globes Awards Ceremony to place in LA and a lot of bling walked the Red Carpet on celebrities. Not only did Harry Winston…
Quality Determines Staying Power During Difficult Times –Especially in the Watch World
Today, I read with interest the editorial letter from Paul O’Neil, editor in chief of World Tempus, a highly regarded industry publication for which I write. O’Neil suggested that quality over quantity…
Don’t Miss The Luxury of Time Exhibition at the MET, NY, Now
The New Year is filled with grand surprises and for watch rs and historian buffs of time – If you are planning to visit the Big Apple anytime soon — you…
Ulysse Nardin Unveils Year of the Monkey Classico Watch with Comic Likeness
Ulysse Nardin takes the playful spirit of the monkey to new heights in its rendition of the Year of the Monkey Classico watch. In this design, the artisans at Ulysse…
Chopard Turns to Ancient Arts for “Year of the Monkey” L.U.C XP Urushi Watch
Chopard has been creating timepieces utilizing the ancient art of Urushi for several years now. This year, the brand brings the specialty paining technique to the forefront in its L.U.C…
Meet the Jaquet Droz “Year of the Monkey” Petite Heure Minute Watches
The artisans at Jaquet Droz created two new “Year of the Monkey” Petite Heure Minute watches this year– and each is a stunner. Each is based on the legend of…
Introducing the Vacheron Constantin “Year of the Monkey” Watch from the Legend of the Chinese Zodiac Collection (Prices)
Continuing our coverage of the Year of the Monkey watches, we take a lo at the Vacheron Constantin “Metiers d’Art, Legend of the Chinese Zodiac” collection — this year with the new “Year…
Meet Harry Winston’s “Year of the Monkey” Premier Watch –Yes, Men, This One is for the Women (Prices)
While we have officially started our New Year, the Chinese New Year does not begin until next month: February 8, to be precise. So, to honor everyone’s new year, every…
5 Reasons Why Rolex Gets It Right – As Usual
With the new year upon us, the Pantone Color Institute has announced its hot colors of 2016.Typically, there is one star color of the year, but this year they have…
Happy New Year — Time Ticks By in a Mechanical Dance that Welcomes 2016 — Time to Celebrate
Each year we lo back on the highlights of the year that has just gone by (we did that here yesterday), and while reflection is good, loing forward can be better.…
Reflections in Time: A Look Back on 2015 from A Timely Perspective (Slideshow)
It has been a very interesting year at ATimelyPerspective.com from a variety of perspectives. We have than doubled our traffic thanks to our enthusiastic readers, and those es chocked with…