In a move that didn’t make major heads but carries significant industry weight, LVMH has taken a minority stake in Manufacture La Joux-Perret SA — the well-regarded Swiss movement maker owned by Citizen Watch Co. For the broader watch world, the partnership underscores a growing reality: securing reliable, innovative movement supply has become one of…
By Gordon Henderson Heft. Weight. Nice. These are some of the words sometimes used to approximate value of a new-found item of interest. It’s as if the weight of the…
Hamilton Watch brand has long been known for its leading role in Hollywood – with than 60 years on the screen. It started with the 1951 O Oscar-nominated movie, The…
By Ryan Walsh For the first time in Ritmo Mundo’s history, the brand is partnering with a sports team. wise, the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team will have its first…
Last week we brought you a little insight in to the world of super hero watches. You can read about that here. Now, we bring you the outlying borders of that…
He’s done it again. Max Busser of MB&F (Max Busser and Friends) is back with a maddening blast of space age, high-tech, sci-fi blending that presents itself in the HM…
The first thing Nik Wallenda said when I asked him what his major concern was about walking a high-wire tightrope across the Chicago River was: “ The weather. It is…
Yesterday, the Grand Prix d’ Horlogerie Genève 2014 (GPHG) was held in Geneva. The largest watch competition, GPHG saw 72 top watches compete in 12 different categories for winning placements.…
This weekend is one filled with great watch-related events to experience. We could have posted the top 7 things to do this weekend – but two of our musts are – well —…
Pow. Blaam. Boom and Holy Bat Cave — superheroes are larger than life. So large, in fact that they celebrate birthdays and have their own timepieces – well at least…
Some watch brands really understand the need to protect the environment and go solar. Tissot has harnessed the power of light — and touch — and delivered it in a…
by Amit Dev Handa (Las Vegas collector) My affair with watches began when I was 13 years old — with Swatch watches. I was lucky enough to be exposed to…
Not too long ago, during our week on German Watches, we wrote here about how A. Lange & Sohne re-established itself post-Berlin Wall – becoming a force with which to…