The historic town of La Chaux-de-Fonds and nearby Le Locle – where Swiss watchmaking got its start – are sleepy towns with rich heritage and significant architecture that has garnered…
Rare Swiss Watches Stolen from Museum
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This past week in Las Vegas, amidst its ongoing transition from Tourneau to Bucherer, Bucherer reopened its Flagship boutique TimeDome, in The Forum Shops At Caesars. The reopening was than a year and a half in the making and the new store boasts a beautiful new design in which to showcase watches, jewelry and…
Vroom, Vroom …. Five Watches Inspired by Cars
Summer. … Time to take the tops down on those convertibles, visit the local racetracks, and basically enjoy the mechanics of great automobiles. For those who the fine tuning…
Baume & Mercier’s Clifton Complete Calendar: A Moon for Every Man
Baume & Mercier has been making quality Swiss-made timepieces for the past 184 years and is well poised for another couple of centuries. The brand makes a constant effort to…
Affordable Watches: Introducing Bold New Normlzeit Vienna Cube Clock Wristwatches
There is a bold new affordable wristwatch player on the block: Normalzeit Vienna Cube Clock Wristwatches. The new wristwatch is a bold reinterpretation of the Cube Clock, a Vienna…
Watch this Armin Strom Watchmaking Video — You’ll be Glad You Did
If seeing is believing, then Armin Strom’s newest short video will have you understanding the fundamental principles behind the brand’s entire manufacturing process. The detailed craftsmanship that goes into creating…
Hublot, Paris Saint-Germain Unveil LE Big Bang Under the Stars
By Gordon Henderson Anyone who knows New York, knows that it is not just one of the greatest cosmopolitan cities in the world, but also that it is the place…
Spotted: RGM Watches on GMC National Commercial
If you watch television, you may have already seen the newest “precision” commercial by GMC. The spot touts the fact that the “well put together man is said to be…
Hands On with the Ulysse Nardin Proprietary Anchor Tourbillon
While BaselWorld wrapped up four months ago in March, we are finally starting to see some of those great unveilings making their way to stores. Among them: Ulysse Nardin’s new Anchor escapement…
Introducing the Linde Werdelin Oktopus Frogman — Made in Cooperation with the Frogman Corps.
Today in Switzerland, Linde Werin unveiled its newest timepiece: Oktopus Frogman. For those unfamiliar, the Frogman Corps (Frømandskorpset) are a Naval Special Operations Force in the Danish Military. It is…
Off the Cuff: Close Up with the Clerc Hydroscaph H1
Recently I wore a watch I never really thought I would wear. I was testing out the Clerc Hydroscaph H1 C.O.S.C certified automatic chronometer. One of the reasons I never…
Affordable Watches: Swiss Legend’s Automatic Timepiece Is Surprisingly Affordable
One thing we have learned from all of our readers is that, sometimes, what is affordable to one person may not be the case for another. So, the task of…
Up Close with the Manufacture Royale 1770 Voltige – an Acrobat in Motion
Manufacture Royale –a five-year-old brand brand with roots dating back to Voltaire and the Age of Enlightenment — has been on the cutting edge of aesthetics and technology since its…