Does it get any better? Last week I had the distinct pleasure of joining Bremont in New York City for the unveiling of its new Broadsword Recon watch. In attendance: Bremont Co-Founder Giles English and Jason Carl Fox, also known as Foxy. The 46-year-old explorer is a former UK Special Forces operator and Royal Marine…
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 5, so if you go to bed before 2 am, you may want to set your clocks back by an hour before you snooze. This is the season when the clocks “fall back” by an hour — so you do get an extra hour of sleep…
With a long involvement in the equestrian world, ad as the Official Timekeeper of a host of equestrian events around the globe (including the famed Kentucky Derby), Longines will be highly visible this weekend in San Diego as the Official Partner, Timekeeper and Watch of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, a thoroughbred event. The Breeders’…
Ok men, this one is for the women so eat your heart out. Jus recently, Montblanc unveiled the newest complicated Exotouqbillon watch — and it is geared for women. In fact, it is part of the Boheme collection that was first launched three years ago in 2014, and that has quickly taken female hearts by…
Happy Halloween. Typically this is a day we take a lo at skull watches, skeleton watches, or serpent watches. However, we opted for a different tact this year — a close up lo at how black watches get their black color. As an educational piece, this topic is timeless and is one we answer questions…
Last month, Roland Murphy of RGM watches sponsored a 25th anniversary event at the RGM workshops in Mt. Joy, PA, where guests toured the factory, as well as the nearby NAWCC museum, and were treated to the unveiling of the newest watches made by RGM for the brand’s anniversary. The event was highly attended on…
As a journalist, I get a lot of questions asked of me all the time. It is an unusual twist, because typically I am the one asking the questions. The questions usually revolve around best interviews, best stories and the like. However, I once received the question: “Where was the craziest place you ever conducted…
It was just about two weeks ago that it was announced that, just shy of 80, Roger Dubuis has passed away. The man, whose eponymous brand launched 22 years ago in 1995, is a legend in watchmaking — having created some of the most famous mechani and styles not only for his brand,but also for…
Last night in a short 12 minutes, a record was set for the Paul Newman Rolex Daytona wristwatch as the highest priced Rolex sold at auction. This was not just any Paul Newman Rolex Daytona — it was the one that actually belonged to the actor and racecar driver. It is the watch that started…
Feeling jet lagged from a recent business trip to Arizona, for me the timing for this week’s deep dive into the top six Travel Time watches of 2017, according to the GPHG pre-selection, couldn’t be appropriate. The watches that fall into this category are defined as mechanical watches that display time in several zones,…
With its newest 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter Limited Edition 100 timepiece, Montblanc brings beauty, form and function together nicely. Inspired by the iconic Minerva chronographs from the 1930’s, the newest monopusher chronograph with tachymeter scale on the outer portion of the dial, features a 44mm case crafted of a special bronze alloy. Additionally, the new sunray…
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