Earlier this spring, right after Watches & Wonders Geneva, we wrote in depth about the incredible Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante. The $28,700 watch was a world premier and is the first to use a split-second Rattrapante (generally used for a chronograph) for a GMT second time zone hand. This watch offered innovation inside and…
Those of you who follow me know that I spent some time on the Galapagos Archipelago – complete with a stop at the Charles Darwin Foundation and some island snorkeling — a few years back with IWC – as the brand pledged its support to the Charles Darwin Foundation and to the preservation of this…
We get so used to looking at time on our watch in the typical way — with hour hands, minute hands and seconds – that sometimes we forget there are other options out there. One of our favorite “different” timepieces is the jump hour watch. We love this because of the super elegant and intriguingly…
Why is it that everyone rings in the New Year with a bunch of resolutions about what they are going to be sure to change? We here at ATimelyPerspective are not resolving to make changes, we are making them.While last year was a wonderful year for us, we like to remember our roots and move…
With the countdown to 2014 coming near, and watching 2013 come to a close, we thought it would be fun to ring in the new year with a countdown of our own. Here we list five top watches from 2013– selected from some of our more popular articles of the year. 5) William Shatner by…
Earlier this year we introduced you to the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra-Thin Perpetual Calendar watch as it was being unveiled in Las Vegas. Now, we take some time for a close up look at a watch that brought a new opening price point to the brand and that marked the first time Jaeger-LeCoultre combined a perpetual…
Honor, Strength, Doing the right thing no matter the cost. That’s the end result of the actions taken in WWII by German BF109 Pilot Franz Stigler when he, in German territory, refused to shoot down an already-wounded US B17 plane piloted by Charlie Brown. Their incredible story is written in the new book “A Higher…
Earlier this year, just after BaselWorld, we brought you news of the new Hautlence Destination watch. That watch was in its infancy then, but is now finished, in production and making its way to the market. The daring new design from this innovative brand is, as everything is from Hautlence, superbly crafted and technologically advanced.…
With the Geneva SIHH watch exhibition around the corner, some brands are giving us a sneak peek at their new introductions. As such, we introduce here the Ralph Lauren Automotive Flying Tourbillon. The Automotive Collection – inspired by Laruen’s 1938 Type 57SC Bugatti Atlantic Coupe– features distinctive elm burlwood dials. The newest piece is cased…
‘Twas the day before Christmas, when all through the watch world, Not a watchmaker was stirring, no machines whirled; The tools were all placed on the benches with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The collectors were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of tourbillons danced in their heads;…
In celebration of its 10th anniversary this year, Dewitt has launched it s first steel Academia timepiece. Created in a limited series of just 200 pieces this year, the Academia Steel is a bold, sporty chic self-winding timepiece that offers a new opening price for the brand but still maintains its tip-quality DeWitt Manufacture craftsmanship.…
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