For us here in America, the thought of a rat is mostly affiliated with big cities, garbage dumps and all things ugly. We conjour sayings like “you dirty rat” or movies like Ben with rats trained to kill. However, in other cultures, the rat is a revered animal. In China, for instance, the rat is…
This week we continue our close-up look at the final pre-selected watches for the GPHG 2017 – with the awards taking place on November 8 in Geneva. Last week we looked at the Sport Watch category. Today we take a look at the Top six men’s watches from 2017 that are contenders for the GPHG…
Designed for sailing enthusiasts, the Corum Admirals Cup collection of watches is easily one of the most iconic timepieces in modern-day watch history. Now, the brand sails into a winning position with the new Admiral AC-One 45 Chronograph Bronze. The watch has all the earmarks of a nautical timepiece, with bronze case, in-house movement,…
Introduced at SIHH but in stores now — just in time for the fall and holiday season — is the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Moon Phase and Retrograde Date watch. The complicated yet classically elegant self-winding watch is actually user friendly and carries the highest seal in Switzerland: the Hallmark of Geneva. The Patrimony, as the…
In 2015, Baume & Mercier did something no one could have expected from this brand. It entered into a partnership with the Carroll Shelby Company and launched a very exclusive collection of Shelby Cobra® watches that were destined to steal hearts around the globe. Each year since, the brand has unveiled new timepieces inspired by…
This year marks the ninth year in row that luxury Swiss watch brand Ulysse Nardin has been the official sponsor of the Monaco Yacht Show. To mark the brand’s support of the world’s largest mega yacht exhibition, Ulysse Nardin unveils a limited edition Marine Chronometer Annual Calendar Monaco watch. The highly-anticipated event, where some of…
It’s not too far off: November 8th is when the 17th meeting of the Grand Prix d’ Horlogerie de Genève, GPHG, will take place. For those unaware, the GPHG is the organization and annual watchmaking award ceremony where different watches are recognized for various feats of horological wizardry. Think Academy Awards but for watches. Six…
Just opened in 10 TAG Heuer boutiques around the world, more than 400 special retrospective watches will be on display –spread throughout the 10 locations — for the Heuer Globetrotter exhibition — taking place until September 30. Each exhibit will be a themed collection of vintage Heuer models from the Manufacture museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds, as…
For more than 160 years, Swiss watch brand Eterna has been known for its pioneering spirit — in watchmaking and on the water. This company is known for unveiling a host of firsts, including the famed Eterna Matic rotor, as well as for releasing the first wristwatch with an integrated alarm, and the Eterna Spherodrive ball-…
Earlier this year, I was assigned a very large task by top luxury lifestyle publication Elite Traveler Magazine. I am proud to say that I have been covering watches for the publication for several years now, and we regularly take close-up looks at timepieces that are influencers in today’s world, and why. However, the assignment…
One might say Max Busser of MB&F has become obsessed with the seas. A lover of all things space age, Busser is the genius behind some of the most incredible watches we have seen on the market to date — including pieces with aliens inside and spaceship-like designs. Now, however, MB&F has reached deeper depths. …
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