Unveiled here at SIHH this week, the new Piaget Altiplano Chronograph sets two world-records. Mind you- we shouldn’t be surprised — Piaget is a master at setting world records, especially when…
A Retrospective of SIHH as it Celebrates 25 Years in 2015
Later this month, the Salon International d’la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) opens its doors to thousands of invited guests from around the world as 16 luxury brand exhibitors unveil their newest timepieces…
Collectors’ Corner: How Piaget Watches and its Ultra-Thin Legacy Snags Watch Collectors
By Martin Green, watch collector, journalist for Revolution and Troisanneaux Watch journalists are incredibly spoiled. They might not own every watch or even brand, yet they are exposed to…
Would You Pay $400,000 for a Nine-Year-Old Patek Philippe?
Christie’s Important Watches Auction yesterday in New York yielded nearly $8.8 million in sales, further underscoring the thriving collector watch market. The top lot, Lot 366, in the auction was…
Three World Records Set in Watches at SIHH 2014
Ok so let’s just get right to it. There were three world records that were set at the recent SIHH 2014. 1) The World’s Thinnest Mechanical watch. The record breaker: …
Suck it Up, Guys; This One is for the Gals. Introducing the Piaget Limelight Blooming Rose at SIHH
Ok Guys – I know you are thinking – “Oh no, a woman’s watch – smack in the middle of SIHH.” But this one is quite inventive and besides, women…
Pre-SIHH 2014: Introducing the Revolutionary Piaget Altiplano 900P
Three years in the development stages, the all new Altiplano 900P from Piaget was worth the wait. The watch breaks records, sets records and holds a patent all at the…
5 Top Watchmaking Complications
Watch brands often refer to timepieces as having simple or complex complications. Generally every function of a watch that is in addition to its timekeeping role is an added complexity. …
Antiquorum Only Watch 2013 Sneak Peek
It’s official: Antiquorum —which every other year sponsors the Only Watch auction — has a super hot up of one-of-a-kind watches to be auctioned off on September 28 at the…
Piaget Unveils the Emperador Coussin Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater at SIHH 2013
Piaget – the master of ultra-thin calibers – now releases the automatic Emperador Coussin Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater. Although it’s thin (setting another double record for the brand thanks to its…
Watch Education: Understanding the use of Rubies in Movements
We have gotten a lot of questions from readers about rubies used inside watch movements, so we thought it was high-time to address the issue. Essentially, when a mechanical…
Watch Education: Understanding the Difference between Automatic and Hand-Wind Watches
Recently, we here at ATimelyPerspective received an e from one of our newer readers – someone really interested in learning about watches from the ground up. It got us to…