This week we offer a quick look at watch complications from a beginner’s viewpoint. For the past few months we have gotten a lot of questions about watch complications and how to just get the basics down. So here, we offer watch education for a true novice. This week: What is a chronograph? What is…
Being a car lover, I was thrilled when the opportunity arose not too long ago to interview the legendary Jacky Ickx. The 72-year-old racer is one of the finest drivers of all time. In addition to winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, he also achieved eight wins and 25 podium finishes in…
Today, the MOD70 Concise 10, led by British skipper Ned Collier Wakefield, became the first yacht to complete the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race when it sailed into Plymouth earlier today. While Rolex does not have a yacht in the water, the brand is the title sponsor of the event. In fact, Rolex is the…
Independent Swiss watch brand Armin Strom has been making great strides over the past few years. Known for its incredible art of skeletonizing watches, the brand also offers new and unusual movement architecture to showcase this art, and has even offered incredible customization through the Armin Strom Configurator program—where customers can pick a host of different…
Earlier this year at SIHH, Swiss watch brand Vacheron Constantin unveiled a watch that surprised and delighted us thanks to the celestial complexity and beauty of the piece: Metiers d’Art Copernicus Celestial Spheres 2460RT. We covered it here, however, this particular Metiers d’Arts collection warrants a closer look now that it has finally made its way…
Earlier this year, Hublot unveiled a creative new collection for women that offers versatilely and whimsy. Now, we take a closer look at it again, because the watch is a perfect accompaniment for a fun summer night. In the Hublot Big Bang One Click Cuddly Cuff the emphasis is, once again, on the strap. The…
Just a couple of nights ago, at the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation event in St. Tropez, a bidder who wishes to remain anonymous paid several hundred thousand dollars more than the $580,000 retail price of a regular Jacob & Co. Astronomia Sky watch for one that has Leonardo DiCaprio’s signature engraved on it. To be fair,…
As the movie “Dunkirk” — directed by Christopher Nolan — is being screened in cinemas across the country we see an Omega CK2129 watch on the wrist of Tom Hardy’s RAF character. The concept for this movie, which portrays the allied soldiers who risked their lives at Dunkirk and throughout the war, is not just…
We have been witnessing Ulysse Nardin making pioneering strides in watchmaking for decades — always surprising and delighting watch lovers. A key example of this is the concept timepiece it unveiled earlier this year that we are certain has inventions in it that will be making their way to Ulysse Nardin watches very soon. The …
Recently, I had the good fortune of interviewing NHL hockey player Henrik Lundqvist for Watch Journal Magazine. You can read the interview in its entirety there. However, here we bring you a quick excerpt for a little taste of time, TAG Heuer and sports. Olympic record setter, multi-award winning star NHL hockey player, Henrik Lundqvist…
It’s been a wild and wonderful summer for Tutima, a brand committed to several sports, including sailing. In fact, the brand has had its own Tutima racing yacht since 2009. What’s even cooler about that is the fact that the DK46 racing cruiser is manned by an all-female crew headed by a Hamburg, Germany-based skipper. This past couple of weeks…
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