Last night at the Acadmy Awards, actor Gary Oldman won “Best Actor in a Leading Role” for his peformance in Darkest Hour. He also has won a Golden Globe award for the…
12 Terrific ‘Year Of The Dog’ Watches: Man’s Best Friend (Slideshow)
Today marks the start of the Chinese New Year, the “Year of the Dog.” We are especially happy about this 11th sign on the Chinese Zodiac because, let’s face it,…
Harry Winston, Blancpain, Breguet, Franck Muller: Steal Her Heart on Valentine’s Day
Love is in the air! Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to show the woman in your life that she’s important to you. In honor of this day of ,…
Top Watch Brands Unveil New Timepieces at WatchTime New York
Just last week, the third annual WatchTime New York (2017) show was held at the magnificent Gotham Hall in midtown Manhattan. With than 30 brands exhibiting watches – many of…
Only Watch 2017 Part 2: Meet the Rest of the 49 Unique Watches Being Auctioned (Slide Show)
Earlier this week, we brought you news about OnlyWatch 2017, and showed half of the 49 (thus far) unique watches that are going up for auction in November for the…
A Close Up Look at Only Watch 2017 Watches, Part 1 (Slide show)
This November, the seventh annual OnlyWatch auction will take place in Geneva on the 11th of the month. The event is one that pulls the finest watch brands in the…
Storage Wars: Winning USB Keys from Baselworld 2017
This year marks the fifth year we have written about our favorite USB keys dispensed by brands at the top shows. Earlier in the year we brought you a lo…
Five Fabulous Women’s Watches at Baselworld 2017 (slideshow)
As noted time and again, sorry men, but women’s watches are a hot topic. This year, so many brands are unveiling new mechanical watches for women as well as opulent…
Meet the People: A Dozen of the Wealthiest Swiss Watch “Families” Today, and How I Know Them
Sure, Forbes has its billionaire lists and its highest-paid athletes/CEOS/celebs lists, but they don’t have the list that is currently out and circulating of the richest people in the…
A One-Minute Look at the Breguet Tradition Automatique Seconde Retrograde 7097 (video)
Just a couple of days ago, Breguet created a beautiful video to showcase the craftsmanship and high technology of the brands Tradition Automatique Seconde Rétrograde 7097, which was first launched at…
May Auctions Prove Investment Value of Watches, Jewels
Well a lot happened on the way to the forum, so to speak. This month’s auctions are keeping us crazy busy — and are demonstrating yet again the value…
Presenting the Sound and Story of the Breguet Tradition Minute Repeater Tourbillon as Seen in Baselworld 2016
Just last year, Breguet unveiled its first Tradition Minute Repeater Tourbillon (Ref. 7087). While the watch was exceptional, the brand opted to return to the drawing board to perfect the…
How Complicated Watchmaking Transcends Time Thanks to Breakthrough Thinking
Watch pundits of today often lament that all we create in watches now are throwback references to the past. In fact, today’s watchmaking complications – freely defined as anything additional…
Five Great Pilot Watches (Great Holiday Gifts for those Inspired by the Sky)
From the Battle of the Bulge to infinity and beyond, the pilot watch has been an integral tool in the history of aviation. Highly engineered, innovative watches traveled with trailblazing…
Breguet Historical Watch Exhibit at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (Slideshow)
Breguet presetns a unique retrospective, Breguet: Art and Innovation in Watchmaking — taking place a the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco at the Legion of Honor. The exhibit is…