Continuing with our Affordable Watches week, and recognizing the philanthropic side of time, we bring you a wonderful new timepiece. Just recently, Kenneth Cole New York, through its watch licensee partner, the Geneva Watch Group, unveiled a special collaboration with amfAR – and released the limited edition “Powered by You” automatic watch. The watch is…

Off the Cuff: Affordable Digital Reflex Watches
By Kyle Lyon From the moment I turned it on, the bright blue LED lights blinked with energy. A sense of excitement rushed over me. Surrounded with a gel-like rubber material the shade of a light blue, my digital Reflex watch from Ritmo Mundo made me one of the coolest kids on the block! Compared…
Affordable Watches — This Week at ATimelyPerspective
This week, in answer to many of our watch enthusiast readers, we are bringing back an old favorite — Affordable Watches Week. Many of our readers have teens and early-20’s sons and daughters, for whom they want to spark an interest in watch wearing. However, some of the pieces to be shown this week — ranging…
Patek Philippe New York – Just Like Being in Geneva
Earlier this week, Patek Philippe celebrated the official opening of its new offices and watch service department in New York City. High above Rockefeller Center, with a superb view of the famed skating rink, Thierry Stern, President of Patek Philippe worldwide, and Larry Pettinelli, US President, cut the proverbial ribbon – opening the doors to stunning…
Watch Education: What Exactly is a Perpetual Calendar Watch?
One of the most sought-after complications on today’s watch market is the perpetual calendar. These sophisticated time trackers typically hold calibers with anywhere from 300 to 600 pieces and command prices that range from $25,000 to hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on their added functions and adornments. Waiting lists for these watches can run…
Introducing Thomas Prescher’s Second Watch of the Nemo Series
We’ve written about this ingenious independent watchmaker several times before. Thomas Prescher is a man who follows his own drum beat. Inspired by Jules Verne’s 10,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Thomas Prescher began working on a series of Nemo timepieces. The second one now emerges – using his Triple Axis Tourbillon as a base, but…