Since it was first unveiled to the world 40 years ago, the Corum Golden Bridge rectangular watch — the world’s first with in-line baguette shaped movement with linear gear trains — has become an icon in time. Certainly, the brand has reinvented and reinterpreted that legendary timepiece, created by master watchmaker extraordinaire Vincent Calabrese, many…
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…
Rado Unveils Captain Cook Bronze Watch In Burgundy
Swiss watch brand Rado, the “Master of materials” is bringing a great new timepiece to the forefront just in time for the holidays. The new version of the Captain Cook bronze watch now boasts a burgundy high-tech ceramic dial. Bronze is one of the oldest materials created by man and as it comes together with high-tech…
Jaeger-LeCoultre Unveils First Reverso Tribute Watch For 90th Anniversary In 2021
The year 2021 may usher in hopes of new times and happier moments. For Jaeger-LeCoultre, those moments include the 90thbirthday of the brand’s iconic Reverso watch. It was on March 4, 1931 that the Reverso was born. As 2021 will be an anniversary year for the icon, Jaeger-LeCoultre is pulling out all the stops for…
Introducing Stefano Ricci Octagon Watches
In my past, and actually currently, I write about a host of luxury categories for a variety of publications. One of those categories was men’s fashion and bespoke brands. In that capacity, I had the great fortune of meeting Stefano Ricci, getting to know him and getting to visit the brand’s spectacular workshops in Florence.…
Vacheron Constantin, Mr Porter Release Fiftysix Day-Date Petrol Blue Watch
It was just two years ago at the famed Abbey Road Studios in London that Vacheron Constantin unveiled its Fiftysix collection to the world. Since then, the line has enjoyed many iterations, but today’s release on Mr. Porter of the Fiftysix Day-Date Petrol Blue watch may be one of the most stunning unveiled this year.…
Up Close: Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Heritage Blue Abyss
It isn’t every day that a person has a watch made to honor their 70thbirthday, but Michel Parmigiani isn’t just any person. The now 70-year-old master watchmaker is the founder of Parmigiani Fleurier and in honor of this birthday, the brand is creating a limited edition series of the first wristwatch he designed, the Toric,…
Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona Sells For $5.1 Million At Racing Pulse Auction, Steve McQueen’s Heuer Monaco Gets $2.2 Million
Well it seems that Paul Newman is slightly cooler than Steve McQueen in the auction world — or at least Newman’s Rolex “Big Red” Daytona was in higher demand than the TAG Heuer watch McQueen wore on the last day of filming the movie LeMans. But both of them achieved great prices, and the TAG…
Pantone Announces 2021 Colors Of The Year
After a gray year in 2020, it seems a bit ironic that Pantone selects Ultimate Gray (Pantone 17-5104) as its color of the year for next year. It also named a yellow color, called Illuminating (Pantone 13-0647), as the color of the year. The concept is that both colors win the top spot. The idea…
Why Hublot’s Concrete Jungle New York Watch Made Of Cement Won’t Drop Like A Rock
It isn’t the first time a watch has been made of concrete. In fact, for Swiss watch brand Hublot, the newest Concrete Jungle New York watch is its second such creation. The first, released five years ago, had a concrete bezel, but this time, the watch case, dial and bezel are made of cement. Additionally,…
Introducing The Tutima ‘Flieger Friday’ Chronograph Limited Edition
Social media has done a lot to impact buying choices, especially in the watch world. But now, it even influences watch collection names. Lovers of timepieces, especially aviation-inspired watches, are familiar with the hashtag #FliegerFriday, and regularly post images of their favorite pilot watches on that day of the week. Now, German watch brand Tutima…