In the world of diamonds, the 4C’s are the ultimate standard of quality. At Baume & Mercier, its 3 C’s – Clifton, Capeland, Classima — are the epitome of quality,…
The 3C’s of Baume & Mercier: Clifton, Capeland, and Classima Watches
Why the new Limited Edition Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 GMT Won the Petite Aiguille Prize at the GPHG
By Isaac Wingold Grand Seiko is one brand that often gets overloed by collectors, merely for its Japanese origins. While some may hold it to a different standard for this reason,…
Armin Strom Skeleton Pure — Breathtakingly Beautiful
By Gordon Henderson Located in the scenic town of Burgdorf, in the northwest part of Bern, Switzerland, Armin Strom (a brand we have written about many times before here) opened…
The Bell & Ross BR-X1Skeleton Chronograph Breaks Boundaries
Bell & Ross has gone upscale and radical. Recently, the brand unveiled its highly technical BR-X1 Skeleton Chronograph watch. The limited edition titanium-cased watch (based on the BR1 mo) is…
Blue Beauty: Blancpain Ocean Commitment Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback
By Isaac Wingold Since the 1953 introduction of the now legendary Blancpain Fifty Fathoms watch, the brand has become somewhat synonymous with the ocean. Now, with its alignment with, and…
Exhibition of Cartier Jewelry, Watches and More Finally Comes to America
Beginning this Sunday, November 16, and running until march 15, 2015, the Denver Art Museum will be the sole worldwide venue for 250 dazzling jewels and watches of Cartier in…
Sir Nick Faldo Tells All in Audemars Piguet Defining Moments
I remember back in the late 1980’s visiting the Audemars Piguet offices in New York and seeing huge posters up of Nick Faldo. Turns out he was the brand’s first…
A Closer Look at the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grand Tradition Grand Complication
By Gordon Henderson There is no denying that Jaeger-LeCoultre is a master of high complications. This brand has unveiled record-breaking watches time and again. Earlier this year, the brand unveiled…
Bremont Watches’ Alt1-C Goes Stainless
By Gordon Henderson Bremont is adding a new option under the Alt1-C up, the Alt1-C/PW, which is a specially hardened, polished stainless steel chronograph and a follow up to 2013’s…
Going Light: F.P. Journe Watches — Up Close with the Titanium Octa Sport and Centigraphe Sport
By Gordon Henderson Heft. Weight. Nice. These are some of the words sometimes used to approximate value of a new-found item of interest. It’s as if the weight of the…
Hamilton and Hollywood: Watches Go Interstellar
Hamilton Watch brand has long been known for its leading role in Hollywood – with than 60 years on the screen. It started with the 1951 O Oscar-nominated movie, The…
Ritmo Mundo Watches Joins Forces with LA Galaxy
By Ryan Walsh For the first time in Ritmo Mundo’s history, the brand is partnering with a sports team. wise, the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team will have its first…
Better Red than Dead: Introducing G-Shock’s Men in Red Mudman and Rangeman
Last week we brought you a little insight in to the world of super hero watches. You can read about that here. Now, we bring you the outlying borders of that…
Watches Gone Wild — Introducing the MB&F HM6 Space Pirate
He’s done it again. Max Busser of MB&F (Max Busser and Friends) is back with a maddening blast of space age, high-tech, sci-fi blending that presents itself in the HM…
Nik Wallenda, King of the High Wire, Dances with Death Crossing the Chicago River
The first thing Nik Wallenda said when I asked him what his major concern was about walking a high-wire tightrope across the Chicago River was: “ The weather. It is…