The Horological Society of New York (HSNY), announced that it has established two new scholarships for minority watchmaking students. America’s first watchmaking guild announces the Benjamin Banneker Scholarship for Black Watchmaking Students, as well as the Oscar Waldan Scholarship for Jewish Watchmaking Students. Benjamin Banneker, a self-taught mathematician, astronomer and horologist who lived from 1731 to…
At Baselworld, we got the chance to get close up and hands on with the amazing Louis Moinet Memoris 200th Anniversary watch. The timepiece marks the 200th anniversary of the worlds’ first chronograph – which was introduced by Louis Moinet. To celebrate, the new Memoris 200th Anniversary watch uses an all-new engraving technique never before…
Die-Hard Corum Bubble lovers rejoice — especially Bubble lovers who also enjoy high-jeweled beauty. This year at BaselWorld, Corum indulges our senses — bringing the much-coveted vintage timepiece to fruition in surprising avant-garde style with the must-see Bubble High Jewelry Skeleton watch. Created in three different versions, each with an open-worked ultra-thin movement, these one-of-a-kind pieces are magnificently…
In the past few years we have witnessed a renaissance of interest in displaying artistic and stylized skulls on jewelry and even on timepieces. In fact, some watch brands have made entire collections dedicated the skull motif – not just in Gothic renditions, but also in lively, colorful versions that recall festive celebrations of life.…
In typical TAG Heuer style, the brand that loves to give us exciting news at BaselWorld does it again. Just six months after the release of the TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-01 Manufacture-made chronograph, the brand releases the all-new TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T, a COSC-certified automatic chronograph chronometer with a titanium and carbon flying tourbillon. And, get this,…
The Gronefeld family has a history of watch making spanning more than one hundred years dating back to its founding by Johan Gronefeld in 1912. Bart & Tim Gronefeld are third generation watch makers that first entered the industry in 2008 with a Tourbillon minute repeater in 2008. They followed up their launch piece with…
In today’s world of business and travel, keeping track of time around the world poses a monumental task. However, this task has been recognized and made ever easier by some of the world’s top watch brands. World timer watches that display the time in the key cities around the globe, and GMT watches that tell…
First unveiled to the world late last year, the new Movado Edge by Yves Behar gets new additions just in time for BaselWorld. So if you are looking for something a little more artistic and innovative in a watch? Check out the newest Movado Edge line, the first new Movado family inspired by the iconic…
It was just last year that the brand unveiled the Retro collection of horizontal rectangular watches for men inspired by the 1950’s. The line was an immediate hit as not only a look back to the past, but also a decidedly modern take on that past. Now, with the first Retro watches for women, de Grisogono has…
Today’s finest watchmakers have perfected the art of creating skeleton watches – a watch wherein all of the gears, wheels, bridges and other parts are carved away so that only the minimum metal is visible. The beauty of the skeleton watch is its stunning see-through nature, as these timepieces feature sapphire crystals and casebacks. Additionally,…
Yes, we are in Basel and yes, we do want to bring you some of the newest timepieces. But, since it is also St. Patrick’s Day—we thought we would celebrate and bring you a few great green watches being unveiled this week. From Kerbedanz, this Tree of Life watch offers powerful symbolism and stunning…
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