We often are asked “Why Swiss watches are considered the best in the world?” This is no easy subject, since the rise of Switzerland as the epitome of fine watchmaking was centuries in the making. So, beginning today, and for several subsequent Thursdays, we are bringing you a series of articles that will track this…
Car watches – Hublot / Ferrari Team Works Magic
We opened this week with a feature about the newest Ferrari and Lamborghini cars just unveiled in Geneva. Now, we want to introduce you to the cool new Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Red Magic Carbon timepiece – because at just $32,100 retail it is a lot attainable than the car. What’s – you don’t…
Jaeger-LeCoultre Masters Time
Last week we introduced you to the all new Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra-Thin Perpetual calendar watch. Offered in 18-karat rose gold, 18-karat white gold, or in stainless steel for just under $20,000 – this may well be the must-have watch for the brand this year. However, we do want to revisit the brand’s alluring Duometre (dual-wing)…
Off the Cuff: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Lady Quartz
Usually we review complicated watches, and a lot of men’s watches. Today, though, we take a lo at the stunning Audemars Piguet Royal Oak ladies’ quartz watch because – guess what – Mother’s Day is less than two months away and now is the time for women to consider what you want to ask for,…
Introducing the Time Pyramid from Arnold & Son
British-born brand, Arnold & Son, which now produces top-quality Swiss-made watches mindful of its British heritage, unveils a totally new watch movement with unique architecture and technical sophistication. The Time Pyramid wristwatch features a skeletonized pyramid-shaped regulator movement in vertical ar format that seems to float between the sapphire crystal and caseback. Part of the…
Weekend Sojourn: Ferrari vs. Lamborghini — Still Racing it out after 50 Years
By Ryan Walsh After the 83rd Geneva Auto show last week – the biggest car show of the year — many new machines are getting a lot of attention. Top among them are two brands about which many dream. Let’s face it, anyone who s cars has, at some point in time, aspired to own…