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Pre-SIHH 2015: Introducing The Rotonde de Cartier Annual Calendar Now In 40MM
If you’ve been keeping up with us, you know that Cartier has been doing wonderful things and has us excited for SIHH 2015. Its recent column wheel chronograph featured both mechanical ingenuity as...
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What's Selling Where: Eight Great Vintage Watches, Including A Rare,...
To kick off 2015, here are eight interesting watches currently on the market, including four from eBay. This week's mix includes a bevy of brands big and small, from Tudor, Rolex, Bulova, and Eterna...
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Guy Builds A "Watch Room" In House, Shows It Off On Forum, Instantly Makes...
I think we've all dreamt of it, but few have made it happen. I'm talking about a room, in your home, where you can slip away from the rest of your family, and just totally immerse yourself in your...
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You're Invited: Come Hear Our Own Benjamin Clymer Speak At The Horological...
The Horological Society of New York is the oldest watch-related guild in the country. And as of last year, it's been going through a bit of a resurgence thanks to some new blood. Once per month, the...
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Introducing the IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Pure Classic, An Aesthetic Offering...
More often than not, we expect to cover IWC of the sporty variety. Of the handful of IWC watches that we’ve covered this year, they’ve mostly been Pilot’s models, Ingenieur racers, or the...
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A Week On The Wrist: The Zodiac Sea Wolf
1953 was the year the dive watch was born. Sure, the quirky Art Deco OMEGA Marine went underwater in 1932 and (Rolex-cased) Panerais were on the wrists of Italian commandos in Word War II, but it was...
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Admiring Very Old (And Very Special) Watches At The IWC Museum In Schaffhausen
I recently had the pleasure of visiting IWC's headquarters in Schaffhausen (with a lucky reader) for a tour of the 146-year-old brand's manufacture and museum. The attention to detail and efficient...
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Letters To The Editor: A Painter's Thoughts On Watches As Art
The Art Piece 1 from Greubel Forsey features a micro-sculpture by the artist Willard Wigan. With three of the biggest players in the art auction world (Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips) all ramping...
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VIDEO: Talking Watches With Matt Jacobson
You don't meet people like Matt Jacobson often – but when you do, you remember them. You remember Matt not because he's a Silicon Valley celebrity like a Kevin Rose or his longtime friend and colleague...
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What's Selling Where: Eight Great Watches From A Chronograph Under $500 To A...
This week's What's Selling Where roundup doesn't have a theme per se, but is just a mix of eight great watches for sale, from under $500 to over $250,000. The roundup includes a Rolex Commando...
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The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH) Launches The HH Certificate, An...
Have you ever found yourself in a watch boutique and realized that the salesperson may not be able to answer all of your questions? How about the awkward situation where the salesperson doesn't know...
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Introducing The Bremont Kingsman Collection, Three Watches Designed For The...
What is it about spy movies and watches? Bond had his Rolex (and now his OMEGA) and Bourne had his TAG Heuer. Those characters’ movies featured watches as subtle (okay, sometimes not so subtle)...
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Hands-On With The Bulgari Octo Maserati, A Limited Edition Column-Wheel...
The Bulgari Octo Maserati Chronograph is limited to 1914 pieces, a reference to the year Bulgari was founded in Bologna, Italy. Usually when big brands present co-branded watches, whether with...
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Introducing Standap, The "Standard Strap Adapter" For Apple Watch, Allowing...
The Apple Watch is still months away from hitting shelves, and the number of accessories, both hard and soft, being announced for is just staggering. One small start-up caught our eye because, well,...
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Hands-On With The A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Boutique Edition
In March of 2014, I said that there are two directions a new Lange lover typically takes: either towards the Lange One (and its several off-shoots), or the Datograph. Both are great roads to travel,...
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Hands-On With The Tudor Style Watches, A New Dress Watch With Casual Elements
When I say Tudor, you probably think of the Black Bay and Pelagos – the diver that needs no introduction. But, earlier this year, Tudor launched a new line of watches – the Tudor Style collection. In...
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A Quick Look At The Vintage Audemars Piguet Calendar Watches Of Marcus Margulies
Vintage AP is having a moment. About a month ago, we took you inside the private collection of Audemars Piguet themselves with this detailed video and break-down. Today, the folks at Bexsonn have a...
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Just Because: The Two Deepest Diving Watches Ever, Next To Each Other
Over the summer, at the launch of the new Rolex Deep Sea D-Blue, I had the chance to not only speak to James Cameron about his mission to explore the Mariana Trench (the deepest part of the world's...
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A Guide To Buying Vintage Omega Watches And 10 Omega Watches Currently On eBay
In case you missed it, last month I wrote an extensive guide to how to buy a vintage watch on eBay. I have been pleased that it has received such warm reviews, so continuing in that theme, I wrote a...
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Vintage Watch Shopping In Japan: Private Eyes, An Incubator For Collecting,...
On the ground level, visitors can see a range of vintage timepieces from major brands, alongside models from a number of lesser-known companies. Beyond the highly-stylized entrance of Private Eyes...
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