By Gordon Henderson With the collapse of the Berlin Wall in November of 1989 and the official reunification of East and West Germany in January of 1990, the reestablishment of…
The Epitome of German Horology: A. Lange & Sohne
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Earlier this year during Watches & Wonders Geneva, I had the chance to meet one-on-one with independent watchmaker Fiona Krüger. Known for her out-of-the-box design concepts and her acclaimed Skull and Chaos watch collections, Krüger has a new marvel to showcase — one she worked hand-in-hand with horological virtuoso Denis Flageollet of De Bethune to…
Affordable Watches: Germany’s Nomos and the Zurich Welzeit
By Gordon Henderson This week, as we continue our exploration of German watch brands, we talk a little about affordability. For the most part, the bulk of the horology community…
A Look at the Re-emergence of Germany’s Watchmaking World
By Gordon Henderson We can all agree that the Berlin Wall was a bad idea. We can also say that the collapse of the wall, the end of communist Germany…
Audemars Piguet Slated to Unveil New Royal Oak Offshore Self-winding Tourbillon Chronograph at Watches and Wonders
By Isaac Wingold For the second year of the Watches and Wonders Hong Kong horology fair, coming up late in September, Audemars Piguet is back — in a big way.…
Breguet Classique La Musicale – Music to the Ears (Video)
You may recall that we toured Paris with Breguet just about a year ago (you can read about that here) and then visited Breguet Manufacture. We were lucky enough to…
Movado Watches and Parlee™ Cycles Team Up: Introducing the Movado Parlee Chronograph (video)
If you are a true biker – you are familiar with Parlee™ Cycles. This company custom builds ultra lightweight bicycles that are among the most rugged on the market.…
3 Fabulous Watch Finds Up at Auction this Week
This week, on Thursday, to be precise, a few amazing historic clocks and movement are coming up for auction and you may not want to miss out on bidding. The…
SRT Hellcats on Fire! Introducing 2 Fast Cars — the Charger and Challenger SRT
By Ryan Walsh If you want a car to break the big 200MPH mark, you would expect to spend $100,000 plus, easily. But SRT (a division of the Chrysler Group)…
Baume & Mercier Unveils Promesse for Women
OK men, I know you don’t really like to read about women’s watches, so we have devised a plan. We will let you – and those women who read ATImelyPerspective…
Watch Brands Partnering with Car Brands: Introducing the Parmigiani Bugatti Mythe
This past weekend at the Monterey Peninsula’s Classic Car Week, precision and luxury were celebrated by many with famous cars and even some famous watches. We brought you details of…
One Collector Speaks Out About his Love of Bulova’s new Accutron II
By Ryan Johnson, NJ Collector In 1960 Bulova introduced the Bulova Accutron, which ran on a tuning fork rather than a balance wheel. Running at 360Hz the movement was accurate…
Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance, Rolex, Vintage Cars and Racing — what a Weekend
It’s that time of year again – the time when rs of vintage motor sports gather together in California for the Monterey Peninsula’s Classic Car Week. Among the much-d, world-famous…