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…
Watchstars Awards Go to Tudor, A. Lange & Sohne, MB&F and Omega Watches
As the year winds down, the winners of the Watchstars Awards 2015-2016 have been named. Winners of the awards are selected by a panel of watch experts via independent voting. The expert…
Blancpain and Laurent Bellesta Launch Gombessa III Expedition to Antarctica
BY Samantha Walsh Recently, Blancpain and photographer Laurent Bellesta began the third Gombessa expedition — this time in Antarctica — and in association with film director Luc Jaquet and his Wild-Touch…
Introducing New Jaeger-LeCoultre Watches to Celebrate 85 Years (Pre-SIHH 2016/Slideshow)
Anniversaries in the watch world are common. Sometimes brands celebrate their founding, or the birth of their founder, or the birth of a specific collection. Sometimes those anniversaries are big…
Don’t Miss the Chance to Bid on Omega’s Historic NASA Space Watches at Christie’s “Omega Speedmaster 50” Auction Tomorrow
This Wednesday, December 15, watch rs have the unique opportunity to bid on Omega “space-related” timepieces in the Christie’s auction, Omega Speedmaster 50 ‘From a spacewalk to today.’ The…
On the Track at Sebring International Raceway during the 2015 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo World Final (slideshow – 30 original images)
I just have to say it: there may be nothing as exhilarating as driving at high speeds in a Lamborghini Huracan on one of America’s most historic race tracks, Sebring…
Patek Philippe Garners Special Shop-within-a-Shop Status in new de Boulle Houston Boutique
By Marie A. Picon An enthusiastic crowd of 165 people gathered in Houston last week to celebrate the opening of a new destination for top timepieces in the Bayou City’s…
Extreme Climber Kenton Cool Wears Bremont on Mt. Everest and Other Summits
Let’s be honest, that diver watch you are wearing will most likely never see the deepest part of the Mariana Trench. The pilot watch you just purchased will never…
Baume & Mercier Creates One-Off Capeland Shelby Cobra Watch for Auction
You may recall that earlier this year we brought you some exciting news about Baume & Mercier and its breathtaking collection of Capeland Shelby Cobra watches — created in honor…
Hands On with the Armin Strom Skeleton Pure — Purely Beautiful in its Newest Rendition
We have written about Armin Strom here many times before. It is a brand we respect for its dedication to watchmaking and remaining true to its values. Now, we are…
Introducing the TAG Heuer Connected Watch: SmartWatch made with Intel and Google (Video, Prices)
Live at a press conference this morning at the LVMH Tower, TAG Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver introduced the much-anticipated TAG Heuer Connected watch. The press conference — with top executives from Intel…
The Only Watch Auction this Weekend: 20 Top Watches Expected to Sell Quickly (Slideshow)
Coming up on Saturday, November 6 in Geneva is the sixth edition of The Only Watch Auction– a unique event in the watch industry wherein watch brands create one special piece to be…
Introducing the Citizen Limited Edition Satellite Wave F900 Watch
Last week, at its flagship store in Times Square, Citizen Watch Company unveiled the Limited Edition Satellite Wave F900. during an evening of Space-related events. Among those who made presentations about time,…
Up Close with Harry Winston’s Opus 14: Come On, Baby, Let’s Rock (wrist shots, slideshow, price and objections)
Last week in Baden Baden, Germany, Harry Winston unveiled the new Opus 14 timepiece—created in conjunction with two top watchmakers, Johnny Girardin and Franck Orny of Telos Watch. No doubt…
Daylight Saving Time this Weekend: Fall Back
Daylight Saving Time in the United States ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday Nov. 2, when the clocks fall back by an hour. If you are not a night owl,…