As noted time and again, sorry men, but women’s watches are a hot topic. This year, so many brands are unveiling new mechanical watches for women as well as opulent and luxurious watches, and even some every-day wearable pieces that offer color and a sense of style. We plan to bring you a close-up look…
By Nancy Olson Back in the day, when the spring watch fairs were face-to-face, Rolex was always one of the hottest tickets in town at BaselWorld, with devoted fans, journalists and jewelers in queue to see the latest innovations. Well, some things have changed, but watch aficionados were still waiting with high anticipation to see what…
Faberge’ Unveils Revolutionary Visionnaire Chronograph, Pre-Baselworld 2017
It’s no secret that the House of Faberge has pulled out all the stops with its inventive timepieces – often turning to designers and master minds outside of the House for added technical mastery. In fact, since its revival on the scene, the brand regularly turns to he master mind Jean-Marc Wiederrecht of Agenhor…
Up Close with the Louis Moinet Metropolis Watch (Review)
In the development and planning of haute horology and the blue printing of architectural structures, many similarities can be found. Fundamental components such as space, interplay of lighting, materials, etc all come into play. With the development of the striking Louis Monet Metropolis watch (first seen at SIHH and now at Baselworld 2017), the master…
Five Top Men’s Sport Watches at Baselworld 2017: Tudor, Breitling, Bell & Ross, Citizen, Frederique Constant
This is most definitely the year for sport watches at Baselworld. We have everything from superb car-inspired designs, to aviation and pilot watches, as well as dive watches emerging from brands we may never have thought we would see them. We can’t wait to bring you a strong, in-depth look at these watches and more…
Baselworld 2017: Carl F. Bucherer Unveils Lady Manero Peripheral Watch
We know it’s another big year for women’s watches and boy do we have some beauties to show you when we are back. However, for now we want to yell out kudos to Carl F. Bucherer for creating a peripheral rotor watch for women. The technical Carl F. Bucherer Manero Peripheral watch is powered by…
Armin Strom Unveils Watch Configurator for Unique Customized Watches
Luxury is all about exclusivity, about owning something no one else has. With that in mind, Armin Strom offers the opportunity to create your own exclusive, customized Armin Strom watch. Thanks to the super cool new Watch Configurator, this is a fun way to create exactly what you want from the brand’s strong repertoire of timepieces. The Watch…
Corum Unveils Big Bubble Stop Watch As Result of Its Customization Contest
Corum Bubble Big Bubble Stop WatchThis year ushers in some interesting timepieces, including the new Corum Bubble Big Bubble Stop Watch. The watch cries out to stop violence, drugs and more, and is the result of the brand’s contest held in mid 2016, enabling participants to customize their own Bubble watch. The Corum Bubble Big Bubble…
Tudor Unveils Heritage Black Bay in Steel with Date Indication, Baselworld 2017
TUDOR’s famous Heritage Black Bay divers’ watch is known as an emblematic dive watch for the brand and its followers. Now, at Baselworld, Tudor unveils the Tudor Heritage Black Bay watch in stainless steel case with bezel insert in brushed steel. The watch is fitted with the Manufacture Calibre MT5612, which, for the first time,…
Bulgari Unveils World Record Watch: Octo Finissimo Automatic (price)
Here at Baselworld 2017, Bulgari unveils its third record-setting Octo watch. The Octo Finissimo Automatic timepiece sets a world record for being the slimmest automatic watch on the market. The 41mm timepiece beats out the previous record holder by tiny fractions and does so with a movement consisting of 130 parts and a platinum rotor to…
Watch Review: Jacob & Co. Opera Watch, A Dance on the Wrist
If you are a lover of the opera, or of music boxes, the newest Jacob & Co. Opera watch just might be for you. We say “might be” because this one is pretty far out there in the design. The three-dimensional watch depicts a couple dancing in the center of the timepiece, surrounded by musical…