We’ve been very busy this month with so many different watch events across the country that it has been difficult to keep up the writing pace. So this weekend, we recap a little about the month of February and the incredible watch world. Easily the highlight event of the month was the Watches & Wonders…
Once again the Swiss watch brand from Biel/Bienne, Armin Strom, releases a new generation of its Mirrored Force Resonance watch. This brand, a master at skeletonization, also mastered the art of precision isochronism with its resonance watches in 2016 and continues to create sophisticated mechanical marvels. The elegant new Mirrored Force Resonance combines the…
Pierce Brosnan Continues As A Brand Ambassador For Speake-Marin Watches
Once again, Pierce Brosnan renews his partnership as international brand ambassador for the Speake-Marin watch brand, for the fourth consecutive year. Brosnan first learned of the Speake-Marin watchmaking brand on the set of the 2015 film, “The Survivor.” In that movie he played the part of a London watchmaker, so he sought out the brand’s founder…
Ritmo Mundo Races Ahead, Joins Forces with Endurance Racer Stephane Richelmi
The 2016 LMP2 Endurance World Champion driver , Stephane Richelmi has made a name for himself on the World Endurance Championship (WEC) in LMP2 by winning the 2016 season. Last month, he won the Asian Le Mans Series with the Jackie Chan DC Racing. Now the Monaco-born 27-year-old driver has become a Ritmo Mundo friend of…
Rolex Brand Ambassador Roger Federer Reclaims World No. 1 Ranking in Tennis
Our second brand ambassador related post of today (two more coming shortly) revolves around two very famous names: Rolex and Roger Federer. We were thrilled to see that this past weekend in Rotterdam, Roger Federer came out victorious at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and reclaimed his status as the World No. 1 ranking for…
Bubba Watson Wins Genesis Open Wearing Richard Mille Watch
It’s been a very busy week in the watch world, where brand ambassadors are getting headline attention. Today alone we have four brand ambassador announcement posts gracing our pages. Here, we bring the news that famed golfer Bubba Watson, a Richard Mille brand ambassador, won his third title last weekend at The Genesis Open (two…
A Close Look At The Grand Seiko Caliber 9F 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Watch
In the late 1980s watches powered by quartz movements were undergoing a series of rapid innovations as brands resolved to add new functions to the quartz caliber. At Seiko, the Grand Sieko team chose to focus to the improvement and refinement of precision and durability and in 1993, Grand Seiko unveiled a new quartz caliber:…
Hands On: Ralph Lauren Automotive 45MM Skeleton Steel Bracelet Watch (Ref. RLR0220004) (prices)
This past weekend at the Watches and Wonders Miami Show, Ralph Lauren unveiled a stunning new steel watch to its Automotive Collection: Automotive 45mm Skeleton Steel. Boasting a steel bracelet, the 44.8 mm watch is both industrial and sophisticated, as it builds on all of the traditions of Ralph Lauren Automotive watches, including auto-inspired details, meticulous…
Armin Strom Unveils New Pure Resonance Water and Pure Resonance Fire at Watches & Wonders Miami (prices)
It was a very interesting and active four-day event at Watches & Wonders Miami, where certain watch brands unveiled new timepieces. Interdependent watch brand, Armin Strom, brought three new timepieces to the USA, two of which have never been seen before: new versions of the Armin Strom Pure Resonance Water and Armin Strom Pure Resonance…
Take Our President’s Day Quiz: Rolex, Heuer, Timex And More
Today is President’s Day in the good old USA. In honor of that, we are bringing back one of our favorite post of the past: our President’s Day Quiz. Test your knowledge … and find out who loved watches. President’s Day Quiz Questions: 1 – A) What President was the first to refuse (initially) to…
12 Terrific ‘Year Of The Dog’ Watches: Man’s Best Friend (Slideshow)
Today marks the start of the Chinese New Year, the “Year of the Dog.” We are especially happy about this 11th sign on the Chinese Zodiac because, let’s face it, we are celebrating man’s best friend. This year 10 luxury watch brands created timepieces to honor the Year of the Dog. Some of those brands…