This past weekend marked the Rolex 24 at Daytona event where the Tom Blomqvist, driving #60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06, to the victory. Not only did he win the race and trophy, but also he won the coveted Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona watch. Reflecting on his team’s second consecutive win and…
It is a known fact that when you pick up a pen and sign a document with your own hands versus digitally, it has a longer lasting impact in your mind and renders an inible memory. That may well be why two top Swiss brands have joined forces to create a powerful and great-loing limited-edition…
Swiss brand Cvstos is all about creating contemporary, bold, three-dimensional pieces that boast complications and grand aesthetics. Its newest collection, Re-Belle, underscores that. Designed for the person who wants to indulge in diamonds and gemstones, as well as the mysterious and beautiful function of the moon phase indication, the new Re-Belle is created to pay…
There has been a lot of talk in the industry of late about how expensive and in-demand stainless steel sport watches are, especially from the big-name brands like Patek Philippe, or Rolex. Much of that has to do with exclusivity and limited production numbers, and some has to do with the fact that during the…
Last week we wrote about the upcoming WatchTime New York show, beginning this Firayd the 22nd of October at Gotham Hall and running throughout the weekend. At this year’s edition, dozens of watch brands are participating in person and a host of panel discussions will take place. In fact, I will be speaking on one…
Recently, Jaeger-LeCoultre opted to celebrate its expertise in sound, and the 90th anniversary of the legendary Reverso watch, with an all-new Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater. The watch, unveiled in late September when the brand opened it’s The Sound Maker exhibit in New York, was on display there and captured a lot of attention. Unfortunately, just a…
It is the moment we have all been waiting for: live watch shows instead of digital shows. The first big one starts next weekend in New York City when, on October 22, 2021, through October 24 the WatchTime New York show takes place at Gotham Hall. Postponed in 2020 due to Covid-19, this year, the…
With William Shatner, aka Captain Kirk of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek, going into space yesterday and landing safely, exclaiming how blue the sky was and how black the galaxy was, it’s a good time to lo at space-age watch concepts. Some are a bit out there then Shatner going into space, and…
From Andy Warhol to Romero Britto, Yaacov Agam and so many others, Movado has long been a supporter of the arts. The brand has been creating “Artist Series” watches for decades. In fact, the first watch in the series launched in 1988 with the Andy Warhol “Times 5” watch that featured five different Warhol photographs…
It was exactly 25 years ago in 1996 that master watchmaker and independent restorer of some of the finest clocks and watches in history, Michel Parmigiani, launched his own eponymous brand. Backed by the Sandoz Foundation, the Parmigiani Fleurier brand was dedicated to upholding the traditional craftsmanship of watchmaking but with a decidedly modern twist. Passionate…
I searched my computer to find the photographs of yesteryear. But to no avail. The reason: to find some of the great photographs of myself with Günter Blümlein, whose untimely death at the age of 58 in 2001 left the watch world stunned. His foresight and determination has been stalwart during the late 20th century…
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