By Steve Huyton Previously the founder of a late 1990’s brand known as TechnoMarine, Franck Dubarry, has always had a penchant to create more unusual timepieces. When he founded TehnoMarine in 1997, he made a name for the fashion-forward brand by adorning rubber strapped dive watches with diamonds. Having long since left that brand behind…
Atelier Louis Moinet — one of our favorite independent watch brands — seems to exist to perpetuate the legacy of Louis Moinet himself, master watchmaker and inventor of the chronograph in 1816. In a decisive step to further establish the firm, Louis Moinet recently opened its first ever boutique in Moscow. This development bears witness…
In tribute to the life and musical career of one of the most influential artists of all time, Raymond Weil releases the Limited Edition Freelancer “David Bowie’. The watch, which was created in collaboration with the David Bowie Estate was released to celebrate what would have been Bowie’s 70th birthday. For more than five decades,…
One of the most anticipated watch and charity events every other year is the Only Watch auction, which took place yesterday in Geneva. There, 49 unique watches went up for auction by Christie’s, with benefits going to muscular dystrophy. This year, the auction totaled 10.776 million Swiss Francs. There were a host of stand-outs in…
At 2:30 pm Geneva time tomorrow, the 2017 Only Watch auction takes place. This seventh edition of the charity auction to benefit muscular dystrophy witnesses 49 one-of-a-kind timepieces going up for sale. You can see all of the timepieces going up for sale via our two previous slide shows here and here. While all of the…
For readers who follow ATimelyPerspective, you know that we have been covering all the categories and nominated watches that were being judged in the 2017 GPHG Awards. Last night we attended the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve Awards Ceremony in Geneva, and today we bring you a look at the winning watches from the 72…
The Dubai Watch Week 2017 Creative Hub is marks the third annual event which is open to the public and designed to be informative, educational and product oriented. From creative workshops to new product launches, panel discussions on subjects ranging from spotting counterfeit watches to building a watch wardrobe and more, Dubai Watch Week promises…
Jaeger-LeCoultre has long been involved in the world of film. The brand regularly sponsors and partners with Film Festivals around the world. Sometimes, too, the brand unveils special timepieces in celebration of that relationship. Such is the case with three recently unveiled Limited Edition Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous watches for women. These stunning watches (created in honor…
Swiss watch brand H. Moser & Cie is known for releasing some pretty impressive- and often colorful — watches. Recently, the brand showed off its Fume’ blue dial (and also a fume’ green dial) — that was the inspiration behind a new bass guitar for U2 bassist (and co-founder of the brand) Adam Clayton. Like the…
With GPHG Awards taking place on Wednesday, we are wrapping up our coverage with the Mechanical Exception category. The pieces found in this category check all the boxes for horological geekdom. The category requirements looks for a special mechanism such as an unique display, striking component, a belt driven movement, or other innovations in the…
Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of moderating a panel for Luxury Daily’s full-day conference (held at UBS bank in mid-town Manhattan): Women in Luxury. With more than 100 businesswomen and men speaking about women in cars, watches, finance, it was an incredible day. The panel I was in charge of, naturally, was watches, and more to the…
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