Patek Phillipe Today in the Principality of Monaco, the world-famous charity watch auction ONLY WATCH was held under the High Patronage of HSH Prince Albert II. Forty unique timepieces donated by top brands were sold by Antiquorum, the entire proceeds of which are donated to support research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. A few watches fetching…
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This week we offer a quick look at watch complications from a beginner’s viewpoint. For the past few months we have gotten a lot of questions about watch complications and how to just get the basics down. So here, we offer watch education for a true novice. This week: What is a chronograph? What is…
Around the World: Parmigiani Watch Cases in the Making
How many times a day do you glance at the watch on your wrist? Generally, while you most likely purchased it because you love the look of it, you don’t regularly think about how the case was made. All cases are not created equal. Certain watch brands go above and beyond when it comes to…
Time Capsules: Perrelet Watches Releases Turbine Poker
Reeling, dealing and wheeling take on all new meaning in this newest Perrelet watch—the Turbine Poker. Those of you familiar with Perrelet—inventor of the automatic watch back a couple of centuries ago – are familiar with the brand’s famed double rotor watch. The Double Rotor is a design the brand has used – offering two…
Trend Report: High-Tech Materials in Watchmaking — Inside and Out
The watch industry has come a long way from its stainless steel and 18-karat gold days of 35 years ago. Today, high-tech materials reign as movement parts inside the watch and as case and bracelets on the outside. Rado was the first real pioneer in the world of ceramics more than 30 years ago and…
Time Capsules: Product – Bell & Ross Unveils Vintage WW1 Series
Vintage sport watches are all the rage this year, especially pilot watches. As such, it is no surprise that Bell & Ross – a master at vintage pilot watch designs – recently released an all-new collection that highlights the past in updated style. This Bell & Ross Vintage WW1 (Wrist Watch 1) series pays tribute…
Time Capsulse: Product — Ralph Lauren Sporting World Time on the Wrist
….Or in the hand in this case. Thanks to Ralph Lauren Watch and Jewelry Co., we recently took an up-close and personal look at the Sporting World Time watch, and it is a beauty. The 18-karat rose gold world timer looks and feels like a million bucks—but, of course, it retails for just $26,000 in…
Video: The Art of Creating Watch Hands
Every moment when one glances at the watch, it is the hands that are really indicating the time. The few delicate legends that are most often custom made and infinitely created according to bespoke workmanship have such extreme importance on a watch dial, and yet are not often given enough attention by wearers or collectors.…
A Timely Event: Girard-Perregaux Celebrates 220 Years with Traveling Exhibition
The famed haute horlogerie manufacture Girard-Perregaux extended an invitation to all ATimelyperspective readers to join the brand as it celebrates its 220th anniversary in November at its New York City Boutique. This venerable brand, founded in 1791 and about which we at Atimelyperspective have long been very close to over the past quarter of a…
Time Capsules: News – Bulova Accutron Unveils Sir Richard Branson LE Watch
It isn’t everyday that a rich American-historied brand such as Bulova forms a relationship with a global innovator and entrepreneur such as Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group – but Bulova Accutron has done just that. What’s more, during this week’s New York Fashion week, Branson – the brand’s official ambassador – assisted…
A Timely Event: Preview of the Exceptional Only Watch Charity Auction in New York Today
This year, on September 23 in Monaco, the well-known Only Watch 2011 Charity Auction will take place. This highly esteemed event, which Atimelyperspective attended in 2009, has been held every other year since 2005 concurrent with the Monaco Yacht Show. This is the venue where luxury watchmaking and medical research come together, and is held…
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