This past weekend marked the Rolex 24 at Daytona event where the Tom Blomqvist, driving #60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06, to the victory. Not only did he win the race and trophy, but also he won the coveted Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona watch. Reflecting on his team’s second consecutive win and…
Lovers of Marilyn Monroe may now be able to own a piece of the famed star’s property — with items such as the sequined “Happy Birthday Mr. President” dress to a tiny diamond-adorned Blancpain cocktail watch — up for sale this week by Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles. The once-in-a-lifetime Marilyn Monroe auction includes pieces…
Last night — as watch rs know — the annual Grand Prix de Horlogerie de Geneve — GPHG — awards were held. The awards (which this year were given to 14 category watch winners and one Special Jury Prize) are often acclaimed by many in the industry as the watch world’s Red Carpet or Academy…
Recently, on our column Perfect Timing, on Forbes.com, we presented five of the most expensive watches seen at the recent WatchTime New York exhibit. Those timepieces include the Jaquet Droz Bird Repeater Openwork Watch, $472,500, the Breguet Tradition Minute Repeater Tourbillon watch, $460,700, the MB&F Horological Machine No. 6-SV, $398,000, Vacheron Constantin ‘sHarmony Tourbillon Chronograph, $240,700 and the A.…
In a bold move, Armin Strom unveils its most complicated movement to date – and one that impacts the world of watchmaking. After several years of research and development, the brand has released the patented Caliber ARF 15 with Mirrored Force Resonance technology. Unveiled at Salon QP in London recently and making its debut in an 18-karat gold Fire…
Affordability in a dive watch is something truly worthy of attention – especially when that dive watch performs well and los great. Such is the case with the Maurice Lacroix Pontos S Dive “Blue Devil” watch. Water resistant to a massive 60 atm (600 meters), the watch features screw-down crowns for time adjustment and the…
Today in New York City, TAG Heuer is the Official Timekeeper and Timepiece for the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon. It marks the third year of the partnership (the biggest marathon is 26.2 miles of endurance running) and is the perfect match for the brand’s “Don’t Crack Under Pressure” campaign. TAG Heuer presented the Connected…
Daylight Saving Time in the United States ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday Nov. 6, when the clocks fall back by an hour. If you are not a night owl, you may want to set your clocks back one hour on Saturday night before you go to bed. This way you won’tl miss that extra…
Today, thanks to Frederique Constant, I helped to buy bos and novels for young students in America. The novels, I believe, will help open their eyes to other worlds, to themes that can be their mantras, or just to adventure. Without bos, I would never have become the writer and dreamer that I am today.…
Last month, one of the watch industry’s most esteemed veterans, Franco Cologni, posted an article on the HH Journal entitled “From Feast to Fast” — where he discussed the current state of the watch world. As many have noted, Swiss watch exports are down — and while some are talking doom and gloom (just search the…
Halloween is around the corner and, as such, we wanted to offer a lo at eight eerie (and not so eerie) skull watches that will have others loing at your wrist than your costume. These watches range from the affordable to the super expensive and each has something different to offer. Additionally, this year,…
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