Charl Schwartzel helps Bubba don his new Green JacketDonning the famed green jacket after winning the Augusta, Georgia, Masters Tournament last night thanks to one of the rarest shots in golf history, Bubba Watson revels in the excitement. His watch – worn throughout the entire game and for several seasons now – Richard Mille. A…
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Earlier this year, I had the great opportunity to go hands on with an all-new watch line being launched by Detroit-based Shinola. Called Detrola, the new line is highly affordable and decidedly trendy. Years ago, when Tom Kartsotis (who founded Fossil and later Shinola) was searching trademarks for Shinola (Shinola officially launched in 2013),…
Atimely Event: TimeCrafters in NYC in September 2012
Generally, watch collectors and connoisseurs, as well as lovers of top-quality haute horology have to travel to Switzerland to see the finest selections of newest timepieces from the world’s best watchmakers. Now, however, the best of the best can be seen right here in the USA – in New York City’s historical Park Avenue Armory…
Time Capsules: Tutima Unveils Really Intriguing Grand Classics
The Grand Classic Chrono retails for $4,100; the Grand Classic Automatic retails for $1,900. Recently we brought you the news about German watch brand Tutima’s grand relocation back to its roots – with a new factory opening in Glashutte. To celebrate that return, the brand unveiled the stunning minute repeater Hommage watch, and you can…
Video: Bulgari Daniel Roth Carillon Tourbillon – Music to the Ears
We’ve talked a lot about the world’s most coveted complications in watchmaking – but this newest Bulgari Daniel Roth Carillon Tourbillon – is definitely worth taking a closer look at. Unveiled a few weeks ago in BaselWorld, this stunning watch is hand built and houses 327 mechanical parts. In addition to featuring a tourbillon escapement,…
Time Capsules: Castroneves Salutes Wheldon
Last week Helio Castroneves took the title in St. Petersburg, Fl. This IZOD INDYCAR series driver (and brand ambassador for Ritmo Mundo watches, which has been the official timepiece of the series for the past five years) won the season opening Honda Grand Prix with a new car, new engine and new perspective. Castroneves is…
Off the Cuff: The Bold Beauty of Blacksand
Since just before BaselWorld ended on March 14, I have been wearing a very new watch brand on my wrist: Blacksand Geneve. This brand, first unveiled to the world at Basel last year and covered by Atimelyperspective then, is an interesting one. It is an independent brand, founded by Alain Mouawad – a name well known…
Weekend Sojourn: April Fools’ Day Origins and Riddles
References to something akin to “April Fools’ Day” can be found as early as 1392 – when a passage in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales refers to a trickery played by a fox on a certain day. Some interpreted that day to be April 1, though others argue this is an erroneous date and April Fools’ Day…
Around the World – Made in Nepal Watches by Kobold
This watchmaker with headquarters in Pittsburgh and a penchant for embracing adventure opens a subsidiary in Kathmandu run by Sherpas and presents two locally assembled watches of unusual quality. WORLDTEMPUS – 30 March 2012 Elizabeth Doerr When a Westerner hears the word “Sherpa,” he or she immediately associates it with mountain climbing. There is a…
Time Capsules: Ball Watch Honors Grand Central Station with Engineer II GCT Automatic
Here we bring you what may be the first US look at the newest timepiece to help celebrate the centennial of the iconic Grand Central Station. Ball Watch Company helps celebrate the 100th anniversary of Grand Central Station (slated for 2013) with a limited edition watch, the Engineer II GCT Automatic. The move makes incredible…
A Moment in Time: Diving with an Everyday Guy
Jason Heaton is passionate about diving and has even achieved Rescue Diver Certification. Heaton, who lives in Minneapolis, grew up around Lake Michigan, where there are pristine ship wrecks thanks to the cold water. He has spent years diving in top spots around the world – in water ranging from Lake Michigan to the Honduras,…
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