TimeCrafters Watch Fair, luxury watchmaking show taking place at the Park Avenue Armory in NYC tomorrow and Saturday, Sept 14th and 15th, is open to the public. The surprise: Sotheby’s amazing diamond and diamond jewelry exhibition. Discover earrings such as these exquisite one-of-a-kind, historically important, hand-crafted ruby and diamond earrings.
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Just a few days ago, I spoke at length via Zoom with Guillaume Tetu, head of watches for Ralph Lauren (and a long-time friend), regarding a new collection for the watch division: Polo Ralph Lauren. While the Polo line has been part of the legendary brand for decades, this marks the first time a formal…
Time Capsules: Product – URWERK’s UR-210- A Watch They Call Partly Human
Ok – Urwerk – a brand we have covered many times before – has unveiled the UR-210 timepiece, which it says offers a symbiotic relationship with its wearer. In fact, the dial of the UR-210 features not only the hour satellite display that has made it famous, but also its first retrograde indication and a…
Time Capsules: News — Andy Murray Wins U.S. Open, 2012 – Rado Celebrates
Rado, which recently signed on Andy Murray as a top brand ambassador, saw this tennis great kissing the cup — wearing his Rado watch. Not only was this Murray’s first Grand Slam title, but also this victory makes him the first British male to win a Grand Slam singles championship in nearly 80 years.
Watch Stops: Frederique Constant World Timer in NYC
Frederique Constant brings to the US public for the first time its newest Classics Manufacture Worldtimer watches – two versions. Both models are built in limited editions of 1,888 pieces. One version is a 42mm GMT watch housing the FC-718 Manufacture caliber with world timer function, 24-hour disc and day/night indication. There is a city…
Time Capsules: Commentary – September 11 Tribute
Today marks 11 years since the fateful day — September 11, 2001- when the terrorist attack on our country brought tragic loss of life and yet became another defining moment for America and Americans. That day was a day of heroic actions. It — and the ensuing days – marked a time when our country…
Watch Stops: TimeCrafters 2012 — Cars, Diamonds, Artist Watches and More – Open to the Public September 14,15 at Park Avenue Armory
A Full-Scope Experience, which Iwill be attending on Friday September 14, the new TimeCrafters 2012 exhibition promises to be enthralling. We’ve already written about it here and here, but now we’ve learned that both TimeCrafters Sponsors, as well as 21 luxury watch brands, are pulling out all the stops – bringing watch fans an array…
Weekend Sojourn: Swatch Blum Collection Book
With the New York TimeCrafters 2012 exhibition coming up this week, Swatch chose this as the perfect time to launch the Swatch Blum Book Limited Collection. The book, available in stores and online at store.swatch.com beginning this month ($40 each), will also be available at the Swatch Blum exhibition at TimeCrafters. The limited edition, beautifully…
Atimelyevent: Baume & Mercier Creates Historical Perspective at TimeCrafters 2012
Baume & Mercier has been firmly entrenched in the world of watches since 1830. Now, as it brings its newest timepieces to the TimeCrafters Exhibition in New York in September, it also showcases superb historical Museum pieces –dating back to 1915, to profile its rich history and timelessly superb craftsmanship. Among the pieces making their…
TimeCapsules: Parmigiani Releases New Bugatti Vitesse Watch
Parmigiani Fleurier unveils its newest Bugatti Vitesse titanium watch. The Bugatti Vitesse recaptures the outstanding concept of the Bugatti Super Sport, with the dial setting wheel at a 90° angle to the movement spindle, but in this new execution the watch identifies more closely with the car in terms of materials, colors and design. The…
Around the World: Zurich-based Maurice de Mauriac Crafts Watches of Distinction
In the wonderful city of Zurich, a very talented watchmaker with a creative sense of design sits in his atelier hand-crafting just a couple of hundred timepieces a year. His name: Daniel Dreifuss. It was just about 15 years ago that this one-time banker turned watchmaker and started his own brand – Maurice de Mauriac.…
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