Spent some time yesterday with a watch I believe would magnificently suit my wardrobe – the stunning chocolate Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ladies watch. Crafted in 18-karat gold with a diamond-set bezel, the watch exudes sporty chic elegance. This Royal Oak features a Grande Tapisserie dial in chocolate and is outfitted with a chocolate rubber…
Once again the Swiss watch brand from Biel/Bienne, Armin Strom, releases a new generation of its Mirrored Force Resonance watch. This brand, a master at skeletonization, also mastered the art of precision isochronism with its resonance watches in 2016 and continues to create sophisticated mechanical marvels. The elegant new Mirrored Force Resonance combines the…
Best Watch to Spend Money On — Up Close and Personal with the Richard Mille RM 028 Diver
Last week in St. Barth’s we had a wonderfully rich and unique experience accompanying Richard Mille at the Voiles de St. Barth’s regattas – for which Richard Mille is the main sponsor. We have some great stories and images forthcoming soon about that event – but meanwhile we wanted to bring you up close and…
New HM Perpetual Moon from Arnold & Son
This pre-BaselWorld release is a true beauty. New from Arnold & Son is the amazingly beautiful HM Perpetual Moon.One of the most alluring and precise moonphase watches on the market, the 42mm HM Perpetual Moon also features one of the largest moonphase apertures (with a moonphase disc that is 29mm and a moon that is…
Three Top Stars Don Jaeger-LeCoultre – Find Out Who and Why
It has been a busy couple of months for luxury watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre – whose watches have been on the wrists of celebrities around the world. Most recently, Robert Downey Jr. – who is wearing a Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX5 World Chronograph in his upcoming movie Iron Man 3 (coming out this spring) was seen wearing his…
Top Horological Delights: MB&F Unveils HM3 Megawind
We write about them often – MB&F – or Max Busser and friends. Not too long ago we introduced the HM 4 here. Now, just before BaselWorld, we bring you the re-engineered HM3 (the brand’s best-selling watch ever –that was originally designed by Jean-Marc Wiederrecht) in the form of the HM3 Megawind. The new HM3…
Introducing Cinema on the Wrist – the Powerful New Russian-Made watch by Konstantin Chaykin
We don’t often cover the world of Russian made watches, but today we do – because one top watchmaker brings Cinema to the wrist. Konstantin Chaykin – known for his incredible pieces – unveils the Cinema watch – that – with the push of a button at 9:00 — features an animated depiction of man…
3 Top Golfers Join Audemars Piguet
It’s a common known fact that watch brands align themselves with ambassadors who can represent their products in the true lifestyle manner that is befitting of the timepiece. Some brands have more alliances than others, and some brands hold tight relationships with ambassadors in just a single walk of life. Then, there is Audemars Piguet,…
60 Limited Edition Curtis Lincoln Pen Overlays Found
Recently, the owners of Curtis Australia (writing instrument company) came upon an amazing discovery – a sealed padded bag in the back of a vault underneath a log of paperwork. Inside: 60 sterling silver Abraham Lincoln pen overlays the company had produced a few years ago. The mold for these overlays had been publicly destroyed…
Luxury Watches or Games? Vegas on the Wrist
Timepieces that reflect the excitement and allure of high-stakes gaming are wonderfully fun – if you’ve got the money. They offer a great distraction when you just don’t have time to go to the casinos. Indeed, a handful of truly gifted watchmakers shake up accepted traditions and elevating the timepiece to a new dimension: a…
How Panerai Gained Foothold in the Swiss Luxury Market and the Luminor Submersible
By Leo Parker It is fair to say that the Swiss rule when it comes to the luxury watch industry, with the majority of the world’s most revered and celebrated watchmakers heralding from the small, neutral territory. With this in mind, it is clear that watchmakers that aren’t in the Swiss old boy’s network need…