With the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) award ceremony around the corner, the top watches currently in the running for the win in than a dozen categories are making a traveling tour around the world — on display for watch rs in a host of countries to get a lo before…
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11 Important Vocabulary Terms For Beginner Watch Collectors
Sometimes, it’s all about talking the talk. This is especially true in the watch world. So today we are taking a lo at some basic vocabulary words every newbie watch collector should use when describing a watch, both the outside and the inside. More complex watch definitions coming soon. These basic definitions are essential watch…
IWC Is Making Strides To Save The Planet One MiraTex Watch Strap At A Time
By Nancy Olson Corporate sustainability is such an important concept, but too-often used as a “buzz phrase” for half-hearted endeavors that motivate little real change. Not so with IWC Schaffhausen, who began its sustainability journey over a decade ago, recently setting several consequential goals to accomplish by 2022. “Sustainability permeates our…
A Closer Look At What Makes The $80,000 MB&F Legacy Machine Split Escapement EVO Watch Special
Just last week at the Geneva Watch Days exhibit, Swiss independent brand MB&F unveiled a pretty impressive watch: the Legacy Machine Split Escapement EVO watch. Offered in two versions — both incredibly alluring, the $80,000 watch boasts two coveted innovations from the brand: the FlexRing shock-absorbing EVO case and the mind-boggling Split Escapement. As I…
Suspicious Minds May Want To Know More About Elvis Presley’s Watch Collection
The iconic Elvis Presley – known for his outrageous hip gyrations and phenomenal showmanship – was also an avid watch r, collector and trader. It is said that he would often take a watch he was wearing off his wrist and trade it with a fan if he saw another watch he liked better.…
What Shock Resistance Really Means In Watches
As people lead active lifestyles, shock resistance has to come into play with top watches. As such, certain watch brands are creating timepieces that are ever resilient and can withstand the shock of being dropped or otherwise being subjected to outside forces. In order for a watch to be shock resistant, the movement, and…