Independent Swiss watch brand Armin Strom has been regularly bending the rules of traditional watchmaking — thinking outside of the proverbial box and introducing ever precise and exciting timepieces. From…
The year that Armin Strom unveiled his first eponymous watch brand at Baselworld, 1984, I visited him. It was my first time at the show, as well. He was kind and enthusiastic about his art — skeletonization. It was no easy feat to skeletonize a watch, but he had mastered the technique with intricate carvings…
Hands On With HYT H5, With Complete Technical Explanation By Gregory Dourde, CEO
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,…
Zenith Unveils El Primero A386 Chronographs Designed by Phillips In Association With Bacs & Russo
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…
Zenith El Primero One-Off Watch Sells For $250,000 At Auction
Just a few weeks ago, we bre 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…
Hands On With The Stunning Green Flieger Watch From Tutima
German watch brand Tutima has a rich history in creating pilot and aviation watches. Now, the brand brings its expertise to a affordable collection of sporty Flieger watches. Just in…
What It’s Really Like To Attend Grand Prix D’Horlogerie Geneva, GPHG
This year marked the second time that I attended the Grand Prix d’ Horlogerie Geneva, GPHG. Some call this the Academy Awards of the watch industry. I am not so…
$31 Million Patek Philippe Becomes World’s Most Expensive Watch At Only Watch 2019
This is how I lost my dream watch to charity: This past weekend’s Only Watch charity auction witnessed intense bidding for what was bound to be the top lot: Patek…
Oris Interview with Aaron Boone, Manager of the New York Yankees
With November here, Oris stands behind men’s health. Some tout it as the month to grow a mustache, others say its just time to open up. Either way, the Movember…
Close Up: TAG Heuer’s Fifth Anniversary Monaco Watch, Monaco 2009-2019
This year marks the epic 50th anniversary of the TAG Heuer Monaco watch. The bed square-shaped timepiece was born in 1969– the brainchild of Jack Heuer. It was the first…
Video, Hands On: Grand Seiko Godzilla Watch
Godzilla…. a legend in movies and Japanese lore .. is on the loose again. With the recently released Godzilla: King of Monsters movie, you had to bet that a top…
Hands On With The Corum Admiral AC-One 45 Openwork Watches Automatic and Tourbillon
Witty and on-point, Corum touts its newest collection with the phrase: “The admiral is getting undressed.” In fact, the admiral has gotten undressed- and the results are pretty stellar. The…
Video Clip: $350,000 Armin Strom Resonance Minute Repeater
Earlier this summer, independent watch brand Armin Strom unveiled its second Masterpiece watch: the Resonance Minute Repeater. We covered that watch thoroughly here and here (where we discuss why the watch…