This is some watch for the money. At first it seemed a bit big on the wrist due to the outer cushioned rectangular case, but after about 10 minutes, I felt like it belonged there beautifully! I got a lot of complements on this watch, and wore it to business meetings, a couple of outdoor…
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…
Happy New Year 2013 — Reviewing ATimelyPerspective
Happy New Year everyone! 2013 has arrived, and we wish everyone a wonderful year, filled with success, health, happiness and time – time to do what matters most to you. Even though we talk about time and watches every day here, we don’t often reflect on what we do with the time that constitutes our…
A Moment in Time: TAG-Heuer Brings on Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz, the vibrant California-born actress who won hearts in the film The Holiday, as well as in roles such as My Best Friend’s Wedding, There’s Something About Mary, Charlie’s Angels and Being John Malkovich, is one of TAG Heuer’s top ambassadors and the face behind the brand’s newest Link Lady timepiece collection. Here, in…
Around the World: Rolex and the 68th Sydney Hobart Sailing Competition
While today marks the day after Christmas for many of us, for others it is the start of the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Australia. With a southerly breeze providing the perfect angle for a spinnaker start and run down the harbor, it proved less kind as the yachts exited the Sydney…
Watch Education: Understanding the use of Rubies in Movements
We have gotten a lot of questions from readers about rubies used inside watch movements, so we thought it was high-time to address the issue. Essentially, when a mechanical watch movement is said to have a certain number of jewels in its composition, those jewels are predominantly synthetic rubies created especially for watch movements…
Louis Moinet Unveils the Red Stromatolite Watch – the Oldest Known Fossil
Louis Moinet is a brand we know and love. The creator of these incredibly advanced timepieces regularly utilizes some of the rarest materials on earth for dials – and this newest watch may top them all. The Red Stromatolite is the worlds’ oldest known fossil – dating back 3.5 billion years. The name is derived…
Around the World: A. Lange & Sohne Opens First USA Boutique and Shows off the new Zeitwerk
Recently, Atimelyperspective traveled around the world with A. Lange & Söhne to check out its most recent and upcoming boutique openings (we will have a lot more coverage of that trip coming up soon). From Paris, to Dubai to Palm Beach, Fl, the trip proved to be incredibly fruitful and informative. The culmination was in…
Watch Education: Understanding Watch Crystals
This week, we continue with our educational insight into timepieces: this time, with a look at the watch crystal — the clear cover that goes over the dial and protects it. Generally there are three types of crystals used in watchmaking: sapphire crystals; mineral crystals; Plexiglas (often called plastic) or hesalite (acrylic) crystals. Depending on…
Time Capsules: News — Girard-Perregaux Unveils Limited Edition FOReverglades Hawk Watch
In Miami this week at the Art Basel event, Girard-Perregaux makes a timely statement. The to watch brand has partnered with FOReverglades, an environmentally minded public art exhibition by International Artists William Sweetlove and the artist collective, Cracking Art Group. At the same time, Girard-Perregaux unveiled a new, limited-edition Hawk watch that it hopes will…
Watch Education: Understanding the Difference between Automatic and Hand-Wind Watches
Recently, we here at ATimelyPerspective received an email from one of our newer readers – someone really interested in learning about watches from the ground up. It got us to thinking; maybe not everyone really knows timepieces to the same degree. This week, we will continue our sessions on watch history and watch education –…