Bringing Method To Madness: PBS Explores The Way Timekeeping Impacted Modern...
Think about this for a moment: before the 1880's, there were hundreds of time zones within the United States, with towns all across the country adhering to their own standard of "local time." This...
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What's Selling Where: Highlights Of The Christie's Dubai Sale
Coming up on October 22, Christie's is hosting an "Important Watches" auction in Dubai. The watches are primarily modern, some have a lot of diamonds, and some have rather interesting political...
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Hands-On With The Henry Graves Jr. Patek Philippe Supercomplication
Today is a very big day for us Patek Philippe lovers – it is the day that this great Genevan company will unveil its celebratory timepieces for its 175th birthday. I am in Geneva to cover this at...
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Introducing The Limited Edition Patek Philippe Multi-Scale Chronograph...
Say hello to the brand new, limited edition chronograph in celebration of 175 years of Patek Philippe. This new "Multi-Scale Chronograph" as they are calling it, is really a unique offering. Dubbed...
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Introducing The Limited Edition Patek Philippe World Time Moon Reference 5575...
For the first time, Patek Philippe has added a new complication to its iconic World Time reference, a realistic moon phase display at the center of the dial. For the 175th anniversary of Patek...
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IN-DEPTH: Inside The Christie's Patek Philippe 175th Anniversary Auction
On November 9th of this year, Christie's will play host to the most impressive sale of Patek Philippes ever assembled. The 100 lot evening auction was hand-selected by Christie's to tell the full story...
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Introducing The RGM Pennsylvania Series 801 "Baseball In Enamel"
Today, we bring you a first look at the RGM Pennsylvania Series 801 “Baseball in Enamel” – an impressive Grand Feu timepiece with a manufacture caliber. Yes, you heard right – let’s play ball.Having...
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Christie's To Sell Controversial Black Dial Oyster Paul Newman That, If Real,...
The world of vintage Rolex collecting is the murkiest, seediest, and ugliest realm of watch collecting there is. There are more fake Rolex watches on this planet than all other fakes combined – and...
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Introducing The Limited Edition Patek Philippe Chiming Jump Hour Reference...
Reference 5275P-001 features a jumping digital hours display, jumping seconds and minutes, and an acoustic chime for the hour. This time, let's start from the inside out by first taking a look at the...
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What's Selling Where: Five Absolutely Killer Watches Begging To Be Worn From...
Today, we are bringing you five incredibly killer watches just begging to be worn. These are watches that many may see as grails, at different price points: a Rolex COMEX Sea-Dweller, a Universal...
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Under The Radar: The Design Merits Of The Bell & Ross WW1 Régulateur Pink Gold
The Bell & Ross WW1 Régulateur in Pink Gold. This model was released at Baselworld 2013 in a limited edition of 99 pieces. This isn't a new watch and this isn't an old watch. In fact, the Bell...
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Introducing The Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 5175R, Their Most...
Patek Philippe celebrated its 175th one week ago in Geneva. We inundated you with new releases like the world-timer with moonphase, the chiming jump hour, and the chronograph that's kinda not really a...
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Ten Watch Auction Industry Insiders To Follow On Instagram
The world of vintage watch auctions is always an exciting one, filled with behind the scenes (and occasionally public) drama that we seldom see with modern pieces. The major houses are in a constant...
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Hands-On With The Montblanc Homage To Nicolas Rieussec Limited Edition With...
Ok, this one isn't going to set the world on fire, but it's a cool little trick that we haven't seen before. This is the limited edition Homage to Nicolas Rieussec chronograph from Montblanc. It's a...
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Five Things I Learned From A Conversation With Georges Kern, CEO Of IWC...
This past week, I traveled to New York to preview some of IWC’s coming attractions and to sit down with some of the brand’s brain trust, including CEO Georges Kern, for an honest discussion. Kern has...
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Twenty Years Ago Tomorrow, A. Lange & Söhne Was Re-Born. Here Are Some...
Tomorrow, October 24th, 2014, marks the 20th anniversary of the day that A. Lange & Söhne reentered the consciousness of mechanical watch collectors, after almost a half-century of darkness. As...
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What's Selling Where: Highlights From The Antiquorum Geneva Sale On November...
We are coming up on one of the two main periods in the watch auction business: the November Geneva and December New York sales (the other main period are the May Geneva and June New York sales)....
View ArticleVIDEO: Inside A. Lange & Söhne's Madison Avenue Boutique
One month ago today, A. Lange & Sohne opened its first New York boutique, at 785 Madison Avenue. We were the very first to take you inside with a photo report seen here. Today we're back, on...
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Introducing The Lange 1 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst, Celebrating Lange's 20th...
Twenty years ago today, A. Lange & Söhne made history for the second time. Almost a half-century after their appropriation, the Berlin Wall collapsed, and Walter Lange slowly began to turn the...
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Happy 80th Birthday To Master Watchmaker and Industry Legend Kurt Klaus
Kurt Klaus began his tenure at IWC more than 57 years ago, and his exploits run deep. Among his most notable contributions to the storied brand is the creation of an autonomous perpetual calendar...
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