If you are at all into motivational and inspirational speakers, you may have heard of Brian Shul. The man is a legendary pilot who was a Major in the US Air Force, during which time he sustained not just a near-fatal crash, but endured horrific burns that experts said he would never recover from and…
Made in honor of the contemporary Australian jazz musician James Morrison, and his ongoing contribution to the development of the next generation of jazz musicians, Oris unveils yet another winner in its Jazz collection: the James Morrison Academy of Music Limited Edition watch. The timepiece supports his eponymous music academy in Australia. The 38mm watch…
A couple of months ago, I had the opportunity to go hands on with a totally embargoed MB&F watch: the Legacy Machine Thunderdome. It was hard to keep my excitement about this watch in check, but now, I am finally able to bring a hands-on review of this watch to the forefront. Let me start by saying…
Yesterday in Singapore, Vacheron Constantin unveiled a host of complicated Cabinotiers watches — all under the theme of La Musique Du Temps. In total there are six new music of time watches — each extraordinary and alluring for a variety of reasons. As is the tradition at Vacheron Constantin, the Les Cabinoitiers timepieces are all…
Earlier this year at Baselworld, I had the good fortune of spending some time in the “Incubator” hall – a place where a host of young brands showcased their watches and even their concepts. Several articles stemmed from my meetings there, as I was intrigued by a host of brands. One of them is Riskers,…
Swiss watch brand Corum doesn’t really have brand ambassadors on its roster. Instead, the brand talks about having “friends” — and now female race car driver Hanna Zellers joins the family. American born, Zellers has been enjoying the sport of racing since the tender age of six when her father took her go kart racing.…
By Steve Huyton I can’t pinpoint the exact moment when I first became interested in horology, but it was definitely at an early age. Later in life after several creative endeavors, I started collecting timepieces — mostly Swiss mechanical. In comparison to some enthusiasts, my collection was fairly modest in size and price level. However,…
Independent Swiss watch brand Armin Strom has been regularly bending the rules of traditional watchmaking — thinking outside of the proverbial box and introducing ever more precise and exciting timepieces. From its Dual Time Resonance watches to the Skeleton Carbon and the most recent Minute Repeater Resonance, this brand is on fire. Now Armin Strom…
HYT — the brand originally known as Hydromechanical Horologists — has turned a new corner in time. By going back to the drawing board and re-thinking its movements and technology, the brand has created an all-new movement that enables the watchmaker to set the fluid time precisely, and that combines fluids and mechanics in an…
Yesterday we brought you the news of the $250,000 Zenith El Primero watch sold at auction during the past weekend’s Geneva Auction X by Phillips. That one of a kind watch that was designed with Phillips In Association with Bacs & Russo, was not the only timepiece collaboration. Two other Zenith El Primero A386 chronograph…
Just a few weeks ago, we broke the news here about Zenith’s collaboration with Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo for a one-of-a-kind platinum Zenith El Primero watch. The one-off watch is to celebrate the brand’s 50th anniversary of the legendary movement — and it went up for auction this past weekend at the…
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