The world’s first watch exhibition of 2015, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) is bustling. With 12,000 watch retailers and watch journalists descending on Geneva for the unveiling…
Introducing the Greubel-Forsey 7th Invention and the QP Equation of Time ( SIHH 2015)
By Gordon Henderson Greubel Forsey is a brand we have covered a number of times here at A Timely Perspective and one of the things that continues to bring us…
Jaeger-LeCoultre Goes Astral: Introducing the Duometre Spherotourbillon Moon at SIHH 2015
By Gordon Henderson One of the many things that makes Jaeger-LeCoutre a great brand and one of the major manufactures to follow, is how they are able to innovate across…
Montblanc’s New Heritage Watches Include Special Edition Pieces in Tribute to Vasco da Gama (SIHH 2015)
Back in November, I was one of a very elite group of watch journalists from around the world invited to join Montblanc in Cape Town, South Africa, for the unveiling…
Linde Werdelin Goes Green! Introducing the Oktopus Double Date Carbon Green
Ok, we have written about Linde Werin here before. This is a wild and crazy luxury Swiss watch brand that departs from luxury not in the sense of materials or…
Arnold & Son Unveils World’s First: Instrument Golden Wheel
There is just no getting around the fact that Arnold & Son superbly embraces traditional watchmaking and visionary thinking. We have written about this brand with a rich British history…
When Sound Breaks New Barriers: Why it Took Audemars Piguet 8 Years to Build the Royal Oak Acoustic Concept Watch (Pre-SIHH 2015)
With the soon-to-be officially released 2015 concept watch by Audemars Piguet – the notion of sound in a wristwatch booms. And while the sound of the new Royal Oak Acoustic…
Affordable WatchWednesday: Reactor Warp Chronograph Tachymeter
By Ryan Walsh Reactor, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2014, is a performance sports watch brand that is known for its rugged, utilitarian timepieces. The newest Reactor has developing…
Three Top Timepieces Exclusive to the Americas, from Richard Mille
By Ryan Walsh The quest to woo Americans to buy finer, -high-tech haute horological timepieces remains a race – especially among independent watch brands that recognize the savvy watch-collecting market…
Bulova and Manchester United Team Up with New Accu*Swiss Treble Watches
By Ryan Walsh Founded in 1875 in America, Bulova is one of the most recognized names in watchmaking. Among its many significant collections of watches, the Swiss-made Accu*Swiss brand stands…
Montblanc Enters the Smart Watch World with new Timewalker Urban Speed e-Strap Watches
We have just learned that Montblanc is taking the New Year seriously than others. The brand has entered the Smart watch world in its own special mode: with an e-Strap.…
Armin Strom Offers Personalized Watch Engraving
Just to be clear, you won’t be able to have this in time for the holidays, but — wow — what a gift — or even a self-purchase. Armin Stom,…
Games on the Wrist — Ritmo Mundo Puzzle Watch Offers Serious Fun
This holiday season, if you are loing for a cool of serious and fun – not to mention a timeless gift – take a close lo at the Ritmo Mundo…
Holiday Shopping for Affordable Watches: Mondaine Watches Unveils Helvetica Collection
By Ryan Walsh Easily one of the most recognizable watch dials in the world, Mondaine watches are styled after the classic railway clocks found all over Switzerland. In fact than…
PRE-SIHH: Jaeger-LeCoultre Unveils Master Calendar Watches with Meteorite Dials (with prices)
There has been a lot of talk lately about the use of meteorites as dials in watches – something certain brands were doing decades ago. Today, there are just a…