I am an avid dog lover. I have been since I was just a couple of years old and my mother brought my sisters and I to visit a friend of hers who had a big dog that we loved. What we didn’t know then was that the dog had a litter of puppies. We…
By Gordon Henderson Anyone in the watch world knows that Hublot is all about big, bold, bright and a lot of bravado. This year at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2021, the brand delivered on its theme in spades, unveiling a number of pieces that will attract the eye of anyone within a 50 foot radius.…
Video: Space-Age Hamilton PSR Revival Watch Brings Digital Era Back
For people who need a little break from the world news, we have something really “back to the future” for you. Hamilton has revived its famed and beloved original Pulsar digital watch from 50 years ago and introduces the space-age Hamilton PSR — its sort of like the Jetsons meet Star Wars. Back in 1970,…
TAG Heuer’s Frederic Arnault Unveils Connected Watch Next Generation
With all of the social distancing necessary today, staying connected in other ways is ever more important. To do that, TAG Heuer has just launched its third-generation Connected watch. The brand was one of the first traditional watch companies to jump on the smart watch concept five years ago, so this third evolution is naturally…
Hublot, Rolex Close Manufacturing Facilities Due To COVID-19, Who’s Next?
As countries are taking often-desperate measures to contain the spread and flatten the curve, a host of watch brands are stepping up their efforts as well. Monday, we brought you the news that LVMH is switching its perfume factories over to start creating hand sanitizer for France’s hospitals and that USA distilleries are also creating…
Video: Corum Unveils ‘Risk Is The Reward’ Campaign As Brand Repositions
Late last year, I was invited by Corum to visit the Manufacture and take part in an unprecedented program. The brand was repositioning itself, establishing new marketing campaigns and ads, and planning some great new launches — all destined for this year to coincide with its 65th anniversary. The new campaign, Risk is the Reward,…
LVMH Group, Local USA Distilleries Switch Production To Hand Sanitizer
LVMH Group, owners of Bulgari, Louis Vuitton, TAG Heuer, Hublot, Zenith, Tiffany & Co. and a host of other luxury brands, has suspended production of its perfumes and high-end scents, in order to create hand sanitizer for the French hospitals. In America, small distilleries have started using their alcohol and other ingredients in order to…
Introducing Montblanc Star Legacy Watches For 2020
Regularly focusing on elegance and refinement in all of its timepieces, Montblanc deftly blends sartorial details with technical maturity in its newest Star Legacy watches. Inspired by Minerva pocket watches from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the new watches feature onion-shaped crowns, beautifully hued dials with vintage colorations and elegant matching Sfumato straps…
Introducing The TAG Heuer $1,800 Connected Watch
Today in New York City, TAG Heuer unveils its newest generation of Connected watch — offering elegance and high-tech experiences all wrapped up in a neat $1,800 package. While the global unveiling happens tonight, we are able to bring you a sneak peek at it this morning. Stay tuned, though, because we will be back…
Grand Seiko Celebrates 60th Anniversary With New Special-Edition Watches
In honor of its 60th anniversary, Grand Seiko is unveiling four limited-edition watches that reinterpret the brand’s signature blue on the dial and its technically superb precision movements inside. It was in the late 1950’s that a group of Seiko’s best watchmakers banded together to try to create an even higher level of precision and…
James Bond Movie Launch Postponed, But 007, AKA Daniel Craig, Wears Omega Bond Watch Anyway
This past weekend, Daniel Craig, also known (for the time being) as James Bond, Secret Agent 007, hosted Saturday Night Live, wearing his Omega Diver 300M Co-Axial Master Chronometer 42mm 007 Edition watch. Craig is an Omega brand ambassador, and Omega has long been a watch partner of the 007 films. The Diver 300 M…