For almost a full year, Jean-Claude Biver, head honcho at Hublot, has been talking about the next great material. He has been hinting at that totally “Transparent” watch — dangling it in front of watch rs and journalists like a proverbial carrot. Well – here it is: Introductng the Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire watch.…
Behind the Scenes with the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie (prices/pics)
By Gordon Henderson and Roberta Naas Two incredible things happened at the SIHH 201 as it relates to Audemars Piguet. One of them, we will write about soon enough, but the other revolves around the Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie. Let’s start by saying that “Supersonnerie” is an understatement. I was sitting in a small room,…
8 Amazing “Year of the Monkey” Watches Celebrate the Chinese New Year (Slide show)
If you lo back though the past month, we have brought you a close up lo at several of the amazing new watches unveiled to celebrate today’s Chinese New Year. This year, the year of the Monkey, honors the clever monkey, whose job it was to guard the Imperial garden of peaches — said to…
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 quartz watches that just don’t seem to pack a punch. Conversely, if you Google Super Watches on the internet and check out the images, you…
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. This marks the second consecutive year that Cartier has launched an all-new collection (in2015, the brand launched Cle’ de Cartier). In a signature cushion-shaped case…
4 Reasons Why You Need to Buy the new Panerai PAM786 Luminor 8 Days Boxed Set — Before the Paneristi Get Them All
This may sound strange to say, since there are so many young pups in the watch writing business today, but I was there when Panerai launched. No, I don’t mean back in 1860 when Giovanni Panerai opened his watchmaker’s shop in Florence, but in 1993 when Officine Panerai (under the leadership of Angelo Bonati) unveiled…