The Horological Society of New York (HSNY), announced that it has established two new scholarships for minority watchmaking students. America’s first watchmaking guild announces the Benjamin Banneker Scholarship for Black Watchmaking Students, as well as the Oscar Waldan Scholarship for Jewish Watchmaking Students. Benjamin Banneker, a self-taught mathematician, astronomer and horologist who lived from 1731 to…
Everyone familiar with luxury timepieces knows that service is an integral part of the purchase. (In fact, we covered that subject recently here.) Chopard, however, has taken the concept of service to an all-new level by building an 11,000-square-foot state-of-the-art service center the Miami suburb of Coral Gables. We had the distinct pleasure of…
In what many are calling the sports’ world’s biggest turnaround, Oracle Team USA has captured the 34th America’s Cup title – triumphantly – in a 9-8 win over Emirates Team New Zealand. Just one week ago, the score was Emirates 8 and Oracle 1 – yes- a major turnaround. Both teams fought hard and gracefully…
Just last week in New York City, Antiquorum Auctioneers U.S. held its US-exclusive preview of the 33 unique watches – each made especially for the auction — that are being auctioned this weekend in the upcoming Only Watch auction on September 28 at the Only Watch 2013 charity event in Monaco. All proceeds from the…
Late last spring in St. Tropez, Parmigiani Fleurier unveiled its new Ovale Collection with quite a bit of fanfare. For those who are familiar with wonderful watches of yore, the Ovale series is based on an unusual watch, circa 1800, an oval watch with telescopic hands that Michele Parmigiani had the privilege of restoring. We…
British born actor Clive Owen deftly narrates the new movie that celebrates Jaeger-LeCoultre’s 180th anniversary and heralds its many years of patents and inventions. The movie, first shown at the brand’s recent anniversary celebration in Venice (which you can read about here) depicts a couple of minutes behind the scenes with this iconic brand. Above, you…
With the last of summer leaving us (today marks the first day of fall) sun-soaked skin may need a little TLC this fall. Perricone is the way to go. Dr. Nicholas Perricone, board-certified dermatologist, has won multiple awards for his creations — which include healthy aging products. Perricone products are rich with antioxidants that help…
As this year’s 34th America’s Cup enters its exciting final weekend, we want to bring you a little behind-the-scenes info about how the R&D departments of TAG Heuer and Oracle Team USA co-invented onboard connectivity equipment and intelligent smartwatch to supply each crew member instant access to crucial race condition data in real-time. The system…
Recently, we had the distinct privilege of joining A. Lange & Sohne in Napa Valley for the Akademie of watchmaking – wonderful and enlightening experience. To begin with, the event was chocked with watch education and hands-on work on important elements of the luxury watchmaking world. The Akademie, started in 2007, is a watchmaking event…
Tennis is a truly personal sport, and no matter how one plays, a woman wants to look good on the court. If you love tennis, you may think about donning a watch related to the athletic yet chic world of tennis. Many top athletes align themselves with the game and with watch brands that support…
There have been a lot of shifts in the watchmaking world lately- behind-the-scenes shifts that is. CEO’s and brand presidents are moving around – hopefully for the better. TAG Heuer just got a new CEO, as did Jaeger-LeCoultre, Bulgari and a few others. Ditto in the USA, where Audemars Piguet has a new president and…
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