This week we offer a quick look at watch complications from a beginner’s viewpoint. For the past few months we have gotten a lot of questions about watch complications and how to just get the basics down. So here, we offer watch education for a true novice. This week: What is a chronograph? What is…
Ever look at a brand and see so much diversity in creation that you feel as though the brand needs every collection to continue its successful path? I have. I was thinking just the other day about how Corum – a relatively young brand in the watchmaking world having just been founded in the 20th century…
Not only do the Oscar nominees get paid enormous sums for their acting abilities, but also they get about a quarter-of-a-million dollars worth of swag in the week leading up to the Oscars. This Sunday night at the Dolby Theater, nominees, presenters and others come together to honor Hollwood’s finest. As has been tradition, if…
This past Sunday, tennis legend Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open for the eighth time — bringing his total Grand Slam wins to an incredible 17. A Seiko brand ambassador for the past six years, with his own eponymous Seiko Astron GPS Solar line of watches, Djokovic is proud of his heritage. As such,…
By Steve Huyton Muse Swiss Art Watches isn’t just a generic watch brand that creates mediocre time instruments. Their watches are more of an artistic statement powered by a mechanical heart. Essentially, the overall concept of Muse Swiss Art Watches is functional time instruments that also have a decorative appearance. Within the Muse Swiss Art…
Always trying to mix things up a bit, and attract new watch aficionados to the horological pastime, the Horological Society of New York (HSNY) has added a new concept to its offices: an on-loan exhibit with more than 45 items illustrating horology’s rich history. From clocks to portable pocket sundials, tools and other instruments to…
New for 2020 from Swiss watch brand Omega is the fifth generation of Constellation watches for men. The series includes 26 new models, all sized at 39 mm. Each watch is crafted in either 18K yellow gold, or in 18K Sedna™ gold, stainless steel, or a combination of gold and stainless steel. Additionally, each watch holds…
It was five years ago in 2015 that independent watch brand MB&F introduced the Legacy Machine Perpetual — reinventing the perpetual calendar system and wowing watch collectors globally. In fact, it won the GPHG Best Calendar award in 2016. Since then, the watch has been created in 18-karat 5N rose gold, platinum, 18-karat white…
Swiss watch brand Ernst Benz has been involved in the world of auto sports and aviation for some time now. Now, the brand was inspired by another effort to support: The Ryan Blaney Family Foundation. Founded by professional race car driver Ryan Blaney, who drives for Team Penske, The Ryan Blaney Family Foundation supports the Alzheimer’s…
It’s a big year for TAG Heuer as the Swiss watch brand celebrates 160 years. While there will be a host of events and new products to commemorate this big birthday, one of the first is the unveiling of the new Carrera 160 Years Silver Limited edition watch based on an iconic design from the…
For us here in America, the thought of a rat is mostly affiliated with big cities, garbage dumps and all things ugly. We conjour sayings like “you dirty rat” or movies like Ben with rats trained to kill. However, in other cultures, the rat is a revered animal. In China, for instance, the rat is…
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