In yesterday’s Christie’s Rare Watches and American Icons auction, which totaled sales of than $10M, the Jacque Kennedy Onassis Cartier Tank watch set a world record for the most expensive…
20 Top Watches for Father’s Day
Loing for the perfect gift for Dad this year? All week long we have featured some amazing watches that would suit any father or husband in true style. However, since…
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…
An Insider’s Complete Review of SIHH 2017 Watch Show, its History and More
This past January marked the 27th Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, and — don’t pass out — it was my 26th year in attendance. Unfortunately i missed 1992 due…
Cartier Trait d’Eclat High Jeweled Watch: Review of Art and Elegance Unleashed
There are no words to say what a picture can do by a glance, and as we set about to review the Cartier Trait d’Eclat high jeweled watch – we…
We’re Off to See the Wizards, the Wonderful Wizards of SIHH 2017 — and a Peek Inside
Ok, so today we officially close the office, put the team on high alert to focus on social media and head off to Geneva for the 2017 SIHH — the 27th…
Cartier Unveils Sneak Peek at 3 SIHH 2017 Watches: Rotonde de Cartier Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon, Rotonde de Cartier Skeleton Mysterious Hour, Panthere Joueuse
For years, Cartier has been elevating its level of fine haute horlogerie watchmaking – unveiling some of the most complicated and mesmerizing watches on the market. Today, the brand…
Cartier Re-Opens Fifth Avenue Mansion with Interior by Thierry Despont, Unveils Incredible Pearl Necklace
About two and a half years ago, Cartier closed its now nearly 100-year-old Fifth Avenue mansion so that the brand could totally revamp the space.While the brand opened another location not too…
Super Bowl 50 Watch: 4 Great Super Bowl 50 Watches that Show Your Colors
With Super Bowl 50 here – it’s time to think about some rugged sport watches. Let’s face it; if you lo up NFL watches, most of them are about $250…
Cartier Unveils All-New Drive de Cartier Collection at SIHH 2016 (prices)
By Samantha Walsh This January at the annual SIHH, Cartier unveiled a completely new , the Drive de Cartier– designed for those who appreciates cars and have a penchant for style and freedom.…
Three Terrific Women’s Mechanical Watches as Seen at SIHH 2016: Piaget, Cartier, Roger Dubuis
This year’s SIHH did not disappoint when it comes to mechanical watches for women. We have a great of them to show, so we will go in stages. Here we…
SIHH 2016: Introducing the Rotonde de Cartier Astromystérieux Caliber 9462 MC (Hands On)
Cartier has long been a master of mystery clocks, creating famous see-through clocks for than a century. These Mystery clocks showcased rock crystal and other clear materials for the dial…
Cartier, Baur Foundation Bring “Asia Imagined” to Life at this Geneva Exhibition
An incredible exhibit of nearly 250 objects of art with Asian inspiration – than half of them created by Cartier — draws visitors from around the world to the grand…
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…
Women’s Watches, Especially Mechanicals, Continue to Steal the Limelight
Early last year, just after SIHH 2015, I wrote an article for Departures Magazine on the prevalence of women’s watches. The year before that, I had written an article in…