From now until December 15, watch lovers can get bid on a bespoke one-of-a-kind Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinoties watch that is up for auction at the Louvre Museum. Held by the Louve and Christie’s (with the support of Drouot), the “Bid for the Louvre” auction (Dec. 1-15), benefits the Louve Museum in Paris and Vacheron…
Swiss watch brand Maurice Lacroix is the Official Watch Partner, FC Barcelona. The brand is producing a collection of affordable “fan’s” Swiss-made Maurice Lacroix watches, a more luxurious “player’s” watch, and a sophisticated “executive” model. We are all anxiously awaiting images and will bring them to you as soon as they are available.
While international football is going strong, let’s not forget that there are a host of other sports happening in the world around us this week. Today we honor the racing world with a very unusual brand: Korloff Paris, it’s not a common watch brand, but that’s because, like many other great watch brands of today,…
Continuing in our coverage of watch brands that sponsor FIFIA World Cup teams, Carl F. Bucherer is the Official sponsor of the Swiss National Football Association. The newest watch created in honor of this relationship for World Cup FIFA 2014: A Patravi ScubaTec SFV Special Edition is being created in honor of the Swiss National…
It was a busy weekend in Rio — with several great matches, fairly predictable wins, teargas firings and more…. but, hey, it’s FIFA so who wouldn’t expect some exctitement? As we continue on our near month-long reportage of a comprehensive look at who’s who in the watch world as it relates to international football, we…
“Time goes, you say? Ah no! Alas, Time stays, we go.” ~Henry Austin Dobson By Norman Miller, NYC Watch Collector – and loving son I’m a watch guy, and have been since my days as watch editor of a now defunct trade magazine in the ‘80s. Even though I switched to the “dark side” of…
Celebrating 250 years of heritage, Arnold & Son continues to demonstrate its technical prowess and top-quality Swiss craftsmanship. The limited edition DSTB (Dial Side True Beat) is a grand example of the brand’s British-inspired history and its haute horology vision. The DSTB is part of the brand’s Instrument Collection and the newly developed automatic…
In the continuing effort to bring you all the news about watch brands and their involvement in international football, we begin with a look at watch brands that are sponsoring teams internationally that will be competing in the World Cup 2014 in Brazil. Today: Parmigiani Fleurier: Official Watch Sponsor of CBF: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol…
Christie’s Important Watches Auction yesterday in New York yielded nearly $8.8 million in sales, further underscoring the thriving collector watch market. The top lot, Lot 366, in the auction was a 2008 Patek Philippe Reference 5033 platinum tonneau minute repeater with annual calendar. Sold with original certificate, the watch went to a private American collector…
It’s a long headline, but then this is such a long post that we are splitting it into multiple parts. Today marks the start of the FIFA World Cup – an approximately one-month-long stint of games and matches – held in Brazil for the first time since 1950. The much anticipated event finds some of…
Earlier today we brought you the story of Patrick Dempsey and Dempsey Racing teaming with Porsche Design to create a new timepiece (you can read that here). Now, it turns out (could he be fickle?) that he has also teamed with TAG Heuer to make history at Le Mans. Indeed, TAG Heuer and Dempsey Racing…
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