It happens every year like Swiss clockwork – BaselWorld. It’s the biggest watch exhibition in the world and let me tell you – it is huge, exhausting, exhilarating and wild…
BaselWorld 2014 Here We Go
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This past weekend, TAG Heuer once again cemented its dominance in the world of motorsports as the single luxury watchmaker to serve as top sponsor at both the Indianapolis 500 and the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco. To celebrate, the Swiss brand unveiled three striking new iterations of its legendary Monaco timepiece: the Monaco…
BaselWorld 2013: Unveiling the Zannetti Dive Watch – with Piranha on It
Divers’ watches are typically rugged timepieces meant to withstand the toughest elements. The best dive watches on the market today typically are defined by certain important characteristics. Essentially, a dive…
BaselWorld 2013: Introducing Bulgari’s Il Giardino Tropicale
Here at BaselWorld 2013, spring is in full bloom — not only outside, but in the halls, as well, as many watch brands unveil timepieces inspired by nature. One such…
BaselWorld 2013: Corum Unveils the Ti-Bridge Automatic Dual Winder
The top watch brands are bringing inventive calibers to the forefront here at BaselWorld. Such is the case with the new Corum Ti-Bridge Automatic Dual Winder. The ar architecture of…
Basel Bound: Off to BaselWorld 2016 — Get Ready for Exciting Times
It’s that time of year again — when the entire watch industry witnesses a mass exodus to Basel, Switzerland, for the world’s largest watch and jewelry exhibition: BaselWorld. This year,…
Bang. The Sochi 2014 Olympics Start this Week –with Omega’s Timing Help
This year, Omega celebrates 78 years of timekeeping with the opening o f the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, this week. In addition to nine Omega Countdown clocks that…
Ball Watch USA Named Official Watch of Revived St. Petersburg-Habana Regatta in February 2017
In February 2017, one of the finest sailing races in American/Cuban history will be re-launched: the St. Petersburg-Havana Regatta. There to time the event and act as official watch is…
Ball Watch and CronotempVs Collectors Present the Engineer 00Red
By Nancy Olson CronotempVs Collectors is an international private watch collector community that partners with major watch brands and independent makers to create timepieces that highlight traditional watchmaking. Sixteen different…
Ball Unveils Sled Driver Watch Honoring Military Legend Brian Shul
If you are at all into motivational and inspirational speakers, you may have heard of Brian Shul. The man is a legendary pilot who was a Major in the US…
Back to the Future with Chanel’s Interstellar Capsule Collection
The big news at Chanel for 2023 is the Interstellar Capsule, showcasing cosmic-inspired motifs and futuristic designs across multiple collections, from the Première to the Code Coco. Inspired by space…
Babe Ruth 1923 World Series Pocket Watch by Gruen Sells for $717,000
He was a troubled child who ended up in a reform school. Born in 1895, George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. began playing Major League Baseball when he was a teenager…
A Close-UP Look at the Azimuth 3D Wonders: Mr. Roboto R2, Crazy Rider
As all of our regular readers know, I have been in the watch industry for three-and-a-half decades and so I have seen many a brand come and go. One brand…