There are some all-new Conquistador watches out at Franck Muller – and you may do a double take when you see these dials. The GPG Conquistador Cortez – unveiled in Monaco at the WPHH show – is a bold rendition of time – with a very wild dial. The automatic watch is square with cushioned…
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Independent Swiss watch brand Oris dances pretty much to its own drummer. Despite being a large, globally distributed brand, the company’s executives pull out all the stops when it comes to creative designs and responsible partnerships. Recently, the brand announced that it has created an all-new in-house-made movement, Caliber 400 and today, it introduces the…
Video: Michael Schumacher Talks About Time with Audemars Piguet
Last week we brought you news of the new Michael Schumacher watch by Audemars Piguet. Now, in this intriguing video, seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher unveils his first Defining Moment, and explains what has changed in motor car racing in the last few years and how important team work really is. Click here to see…
Time Capsules: News – Rare Tiffany, Rolex, Patek Philippe coming up for Auction
Mark your calendars if you are a vintage watch lover – on November 18, at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion in New York, more than 300 fine and unique timepieces will be up for sale at the Heritage Auctions. Top among the pieces up for sale at the Timepiece Signature Auction are rare repeater watches. One pocket…
Off the Cuff: Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Grand Tradition Minute Repeater
It isn’t every day I get to wear a watch from my dreams – but recently, I had the wonderful experience of donning the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grand Tradition Repetition Minute watch – only 100 of which will ever be made. Crafted in titanium, this grand complication houses a mechanical hand-wound movement consisting of a whopping…
Time Capsules: Product – ArtyA Unveils Blood and Bullet Watch
We’ve written about ArtyA before here – in fact, this is a brand we love. The creative genius of Yvan Arpa is nearly unparalleled when it comes to wild, different and definitively off-beat. In fact, his timepieces are works of art, and he openly states that the “Imagination running wild leads the artist, and the…
Off the Cuff: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona
Car lovers- watch lovers – what could be more fun and daring than to have a bit of the Daytona in your life? This Rolex Daytona Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona is one super hot wrist watch. It pays tribute to the brand’s involvement in automobile racing –in general and the Daytona 500 in particular. In…
Time Capsules: News –Audemars Piguet Presents New Michael Schumacher Royal Oak Offshore Watches in Germany
It’s been a big month for Formula One race-car driver Michael Schumacher – who officially confirmed his resignation this month — effective at the end of this season. The German born racer is a seven-time World Champion and is regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers ever. Holding a host of records, Schumacher (who had…
Around the World: Franck Muller Unveils 5-Second Tourbillon Thunderbolt, AKA Rapide, in Monaco
Last week at the World Presentation of Haute Horlogerie (WPHH) 2012 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, Franck Muller unveiled a host of exciting new products. Among them: the Tourbillon Rapide, Calibre FM 2025T – with the world’s fastest tourbillon escapement. Also referred to as the Thunderbolt Tourbillon, the mechanical, manual-wind watch features a tourbillon…
Time Capsules: Felix Baumgartner Breaks the Speed of Sound in a Freefall – Wearing a Zenith El Primero
A couple of weeks ago at a Zenith qatch party in Paris, where we were celebrating the brand’s extensive pilot watch collection (and that we wrote about here), I had the distinct opportunity to meet Felix Baumgartner, who had joined the event. Yesterday, I stayed glued to my television as Baumgartner made history jumping from…
Weekend Sojourn: Walking Pompeii at Dusk
On my recent trip to Naples, I – along with a couple of close colleagues – took an afternoon off to explore the ancient ruins of Pompeii. A walk, a subway ride and a very tightly packed train ride got us to the ruins in a couple of hours, arriving in the late afternoon. Pompeii…