This year’s Grand Prix d’ Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) — what some refer to as the Academy Awards of watchmaking – has announced the 84watch nominees for the 2020 edition. The nominations have been selected by more than 350 members of the watchmaking community, from brand executives, to watchmakers, watch educators and leaders and journalists…
If you went to the movies this past weekend, you most likely saw Fast 8, or — its real title — “The Fate of the Furious” movie. In this eighth sequel in the Fast and Furious series, actor Kurt Russell, who plays Mr. Nobody, dons a Niall GMT “Noir” watch to help him track his time around the…
British-based watch brand with workshops in Switzerland, Christopher Ward unveils its newest affordable yet complex timepiece: C1 Grand Malvern Jumping Hour. We have written about Christopher Ward before here, especially when the brand launched the Malvern watches. Because we have borrowed and worn the Malvern, we know the remarkable value/quality standards this brand offers. The…
There are a lot of exciting new timepieces coming from German watch brand Tutima this year, but none as breathtaking and complex to build as the bi-compax chronograph designed to celebrate the brand’s 90th anniversary: Tempostopp. Before you get too excited – we have to warn you of the worst thing about this watch: just 90…
Last month in Basel, the annual international WatchStars Awards were presented to winning watches in five categories. Honoring “the best watches of the world,” Watchstars gives awards based on 2016 introductions that are in stores now. Roberta Naas, founder of ATimelyPerspective, is one of the approximately 90 judges from around the world on the panel. Winners gathered for…
Expected to be a strong theme throughout the year, color is blooming everywhere in the watch world for both women and men. Jaeger-LeCoultre is fully embracing the concept with three new Atelier Reverso watch dials that are bound to entice. The Atelier Reverso is the brand’s program designed to enable customers to personalize their Reverso…
Last night I had the distinct pleasure of joining Chillin’ with Larry Magan, as part of his NightOwlTV program. For 30 minutes, we talked about the Baselworld 2017 exhibit and about a few pretty special watches that were shown there. Larry, a veteran watch and jewelry guy, had a particular affinity for the Rolex Yacht-Master…
Today’s active lifestyles are all about exploration and sports. One of the top hobbies, especially in warm weather and tropic environs, is diving. While diving requires a lot of equipment and can be a bit costly, it can also be affordable. Imagine diving the incredibly beautiful yet super affordable Bali, for instance. That may well…
Have something important you have to do? Some place exciting you have to be? Hermes has developed a watch that counts down the minutes in the hour before that set time — chiming a tone at the exact minute of the Rendezvous. The Slim d’Hermes L’Heure Impatiente watch, lovingly referred to as the Impatient Hour…
Cars and watches — they just have so much synergy that it is difficult to not make a watch inspired by the auto-racing world if you are a top watch brand. Such is the case with Bell &Ross, the official watch partner of the Renault Sport Formula One Team, which now expands its collaboration with…
This won’t be the first watch someone may rather drink than wear. This weekend at the Singapore Yacht Show, Wealth Solutions and Louis Moinet Swiss watch brand unveiled The Whiskey Watch – with tiny droplets of the oldest whiskey in the world tucked inside a miniature tube and placed beneath a crystal at 3:00 on…
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