Time is being recalibrated for women, but maybe not fast enough. If you see a savvy woman wearing a complicated watch, most likely – up until recently – it is a man’s watch. Except for jewelry brands like Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, the designer brands like Chanel, Hermes and Fendi, or fashion-oriented brands, most…
Pilot watches are a special breed, much like the pilots who wear them. They offer distinct legibility and often have added functions, or vintage inspirations. Bell & Ross, a brand that began as a military- and pilot-inspired line, continues to surprise and delight us with its timepieces. In just a few weeks in BaselWorld 2014,…
Lovers of international football are passionate about the sport. They may also be passionate about the world premier of the official watch of the 2014 FIFA World Cup – the Hublot Big Bang Unico Bi-Retrograde Chronograph King Gold. The watch, unveiled in Tokyo with world-famous Pelé, was developed and designed especially for World Cup football…
This is sport week here at ATimelyPerspective, as so many brands are unveiling watches and news revolving around the world’s top sports. Ritmo Mundo is an affordably priced watch brand known for its innovative designs that include the Persepolis with turning case and the creative, fun Puzzle game watch, among others. Becuase this brand is…
By Massi Catizone Watch winders have been around a while and there are many different grades, styles and qualities. The WOLF Viceroy Triple Winder is a particularly good-looking, top-performing winder that keeps up to three watches wound at a time. There is also space for keeping other timepieces. The winder houses three M2.7 modules that…
We’ve written about Seah® watches before here. This is a young Swiss-made brand with roots in America. Founder and designer of the brand, Rachel Levy, brings together the concept of a truly personalized timepiece and astrology, whose roots are in astronomy. Each watch design recalls certain elements of the astrological world and enables the wearer…
Skull watches are not new. Timepieces inspired by the macabre go back centuries. Howerver, Fiona Krüger Timepieces — with the statement piece being a skull — bring a new dimension to the mix. The statement watches from this Scottish born designer (who lived a few years in Mexico as a child) re-interpret the…
Ever sit back with a beer to watch some TV and relax? Maybe you were taking time out from your busy day with an episode of The Black Box, Law & Order or the Michael J. Fox Show? If so, you’ve seen actor Nadir Hasan. He has done substantial television work with these shows and…
Last night I had the distinct pleasure of meeting with the classically elegant brand Laurent Ferrier SA. For those who are not familiar with this five-year-young watch company, you should be. Laurent Ferrier is a watchmaker extraordinaire. For 37 years he worked at Patek Philippe in design and technical research carving his reputation out of…
By Alex Lam I just spent three weeks wearing the BALL Engineer Hydrocarbon Airborne. This Airborne is a relatively new offering from BALL, a manufacture with roots in the United States and now based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It comes as no surprise that, as Ball is known for its tool watches, the Airborne is a…
So many of our readers, especially those starting their first collections, ask about affordable timepieces. By the same token, a lot of you ask about car-inspired timepieces. Today we bring you the best of both worlds with the Autodromo Prototipo Chronograph. Inspired by the world of vintage motoring, Autodromo watches are a relatively new breed-…
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