This Wednesday, December 15, watch lovers have the unique opportunity to bid on Omega “space-related” timepieces in the Christie’s auction, Omega Speedmaster 50 ‘From a spacewalk to today.’ The thematic Speedmaster and space auction – to be held in New York City — features 50 lots in honor of the 50th anniversary of Ed…
By Samantha Walsh In a testament to their tradition of watches with astronomical indications, Arnold & Son added another moon phase to the Royal Collection with a new version of the HM Perpetual Moon. In a steel case with a blue guilloche dial, the new HM Perpetual Moon features one of the largest moon phase…
By Samantha Walsh Just in time for the holidays, Frederique Constant adds four new GMT watches to its iconic Classics Index collection. In keeping with the traditional Classics Index characteristics, the dials of the new GMT are simple and elegant with applied indexes and Roman numerals. Each watch features the hours, minutes, seconds and…
Tomorrow, December 12, is the birthday of the legendary Ol’ Blue Eyes. One of the most influential singers of all time, Frank Sinatra would have turned 100 years old today. Celebrating the legend, Raymond Weil has created the MAESTRO Frank Sinatra Limited Edition Collection (1,212 pieces). We wrote about this watch in depth here, but since today is…
Just a couple of years ago, Baume & Mercier unveiled the Promesse Collection for women. Designed expressly for ladies, the line is a refreshing mix of elegance and affordability. It captures the spirit of a promise, of love, of special moments. It has also quickly won the hearts of women around the world and has…
In the world of fine watchmaking, a term (and form) has quietly emerged in the past decade that has come to be one of the most highly esteemed assets in timepieces: Métiers d’ Arts. From woodworking to sculpturing, creating a masterpiece on the dial of a watch is a coveted art that sets brands apart…
In the unveiling of its Metro collection in 2014, Parmigiani Fleurier took a decidedly modern stance. Of course the brand continues to build its watch movements, dials and cases according to strong traditional standards, but the line (consisting of Me’trographe and Me’tropolitaine versions) captures a very current and even visionary stance. Now, for 2016, the…
Today in Dresden, A. Lange & Sohne unveiled the all-new 1815 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst at the jubilee celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ferdinand A. Lange, founder of the Saxony brand. The new 1815 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst (the fifth in the series started in 2011) embraces two patents from the Saxony brand: Zero-Reset (first launched…
Known for his incredible taste and talent, Ralph Lauren believes in sophistication and elegance. In fact, he says, “I like places and objects that transform us that take us somewhere else for a day, an evening or just a moment. I like the romance of films, cars, Cole Porter tunes and Frank Sinatra songs. They all…
Today, we digress from watches for a moment and turn our eyes to jewelry. Called the 2015 Fireworks Fantasy Bra, this Mouawad stunner (the bra, men, the bra) made its debut on the Victoria’s Secret catwalk earlier this month. It was worn by American Angel Lily Aldridge and the $2 million bejeweled bra and…
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