Ok, we admit it. There is a lot of thrashing going on here at SIHH, while so many brands vie for top position when it comes to the ultimate high-tech,…
Dive Right In with the Calibre de Cartier Dive Watch
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This past weekend, TAG Heuer once again cemented its dominance in the world of motorsports as the single luxury watchmaker to serve as top sponsor at both the Indianapolis 500 and the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco. To celebrate, the Swiss brand unveiled three striking new iterations of its legendary Monaco timepiece: the Monaco…
Ditch the Garage: Car-aligned watches
Luxury watches named for automobiles are the hottest status symbol yet. While car aficionados those luxurious sports cars, those cars can’t accompany the owner into board meetings or outings. It’s…
Discovered Russian Shipwreck Said to Hold $130 Billion In Gold Coins And Bullion
Just last week on my Perfect Timing column on Forbes.com, I reported this news about a 113-year-old shipwreck of a Russian ship that has been discovered in South Korean waters…
Disco Fever Reigns In The New Glashutte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date Watches
With everything around us beginning to recall the 1970’s – think fashion, muscle cars and — Glashütte Original takes the lead in this trend, unveiling its Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date…
Dior Turns Function Into Beautiful Form With New Grand Bal Inverse Rotor Watches
Move over men, this one is for women who living in the lap of luxury. Of course, men can read along, too. After all, I don’t discriminate on beauty being…
Differentiating Between an Automatic Watch and a Hand-Wound Watch
We get a lot of questions from readers asking the difference between a hand-wound (manual-wind) watch and an automatic (self-wind) watch. While we to a lo at this subject before,…
Dietrich Unveils Time Companion Watch With Six-Sided Case and Customizable Options
The staple of any watch collection is a great steel watch. The aesthetic of steel and blackened steel is equally at home in a suit and tie, as in jeans…
Did Rolex Really Need to Put Gemstones on the Yacht-Master 40?
Last night I had the distinct pleasure of joining Chillin’ with Larry Magan, as part of his NightOwlTV program. For 30 minutes, we talked about the Baselworld 2017 exhibit and…
Did MB&F Go Too Far With Flow, The $182,000 Horological Machine No. 9? (price)
Today, MB&F unveils the Horological Machine No. 9, nicknamed Flow. Built in two limited edition titanium versions, the horological machine, like all of MB&F’s space age, three-dimensional works of art…
Did MB&F go Classic? Discussing the Legacy Machine No. 2
When one thinks of the micro-engineering horological brand known as MB&F – images of spaceships and other bold and distinctive 3-dimensional shapes come to mind. Not classic round. Although the…
Diamonds with a Social Conscience: Diamonds Do Good by the Diamond Empowerment Fund
Not everything we write about here at ATimelyPerspective is watches. Sometimes we take a lo at jewelry, travel, art, whiskey and spirits, and a few other categories that vie for…
Diamonds International Creates ‘Shining Diamond of Africa’ Film About Namibia (video)
Diamonds International, the Caribbean’s premier duty-free jewelry retailer, recently released a documentary film (approximately 26 minutes in length) that focuses on Namibia, its history and its beauty. The intention is…