We love watch brands that recognize and support conservation efforts that are vital to our changing world. Being at the ocean regularly makes me keenly aware of the beauty and benefit of the seas to mankind, and of our depletion of marine life. That’s why we are happy to witness the efforts of independent Swiss…
Once again the Swiss watch brand from Biel/Bienne, Armin Strom, releases a new generation of its Mirrored Force Resonance watch. This brand, a master at skeletonization, also mastered the art of precision isochronism with its resonance watches in 2016 and continues to create sophisticated mechanical marvels. The elegant new Mirrored Force Resonance combines the…
RJ-Romain Jerome Teams with Pokemon for Tourbillon Pikachu Watch, Pika, Pika
The creativity that stems from Romain Jerome watch brand never ceases to amaze us. This brand simply does not get the attention it deserves. We love the thought process and designs from Romain Jerome. Today we bring you the playful side of the brand. In the newest collaboration between R.J-Romain Jerome and the Pokemon Company International, the brand unveils a…
Review: A Closer Look at the Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Villes Lumières: Cities of Light On the Wrist
The new Metiers d’Art Villes Lumieres collection from Vacheron Constantin is a new series of watches whose dials feature nocturnal portraits of great cities from an aerial view. The dials of these watches are created using a fusion of two eclectic art mediums, Grand Feu champleve enameling and hand applied precious powder, a technique…
Spotted: Urwerk On Wrist of Robert Downey Jr. in Spider-Man: Homecoming
One of the season’s top movies, Spider-Man: Homecoming, has a star above and beyond Peter Parker/Spider-Man (played by Tom Holland) and: Robert Downey Jr. who plays Tony Stark. Robert Downey Jr. has played Iron Man for about a decade. For his role in the Spider-Man: Homecoming movie, he personally requested the Urwerk UR 110 rose gold watch.…
Only Watch 2017 Part 2: Meet the Rest of the 49 Unique Watches Being Auctioned (Slide Show)
Earlier this week, we brought you news about OnlyWatch 2017, and showed half of the 49 (thus far) unique watches that are going up for auction in November for the seventh annual OnlyWatch event. OnlyWatch is a charity auction with all proceeds going toward finding a cure for t Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. As mentioned yesterday, these…
Introducing Patek Philippe Ref. 5531R World Time Minute Repeater Watch, A World’s First, And A Comprehensive Look At Five More Limited-Edition New York 2017 Watches (prices)
Today, Patek Philippe unveils a host of exciting new watches that celebrate the brand’s “The Art of Watches” Grand Exhibition in New York. The exhibition officially opens — free to the public — tomorrow and runs for 10 days, with one of the most expansive exhibitions of more than 450 current and historic Patek Philippe…
A Close Up Look at Only Watch 2017 Watches, Part 1 (Slide show)
This November, the seventh annual OnlyWatch auction will take place in Geneva on the 11th of the month. The event is one that pulls the finest watch brands in the world together for charity, as each participating brand (or company) donates a single one-off watch that goes up for charity auction. OnlyWatch is organized by…
Cartier In Motion: Six Top Cartier Watches From the Still-Open London Exhibit (slide show)
Don’t miss the opportunity to see some of the finest timepieces ever made by Cartier — the Cartier in Motion exhibit that openedat the London Design Museum in late May — curated by Norman Foster — is open until July 28th. The exhibit includes timepieces from the early 20th century to present day and explores the shapes and design evolution of Cartier…
Chess Anyone? American Watch Brand RGM Unveils ‘Chess in Enamel’ Watch for 25th Anniversary
This year marks the 25th anniversary of American watch brand, RGM Watches, and the brand is well-poised to celebrate this milestone. Earlier in the week, we took a look at American watchmaking history, and we said we would be back with more on key brands, so here we are. RGM was started by Roland Murphy,…
Roberta Naas to Cover Women’s Watches for Monochrome
Those who know us here at ATimelyPerspective, know that our founder, Roberta Naas, has been covering watches for almost three-and-a-half decades and has written half a dozen books on the subjects of watches and time. Now, the award-winning writer joins the esteemed team at Monochrome-Watches.com — to cover women’s watches for the well-known watch site.…