For a small watch brand, Maurice de Mauriac has one very big presence. This brand, which we have written about before here, has made amazing strides in its 16 years of existence thanks to the foresight and innovative thinking of founder Daniel Dreifuss. Located in Zurich, Maurice de Mauriac watches are hand crafted, with just a…
Watch Education: Understanding Enamel Dial Work
There are a host of mediums that top-tier watch brands use to achieve art for the wrist, and those venues are constantly evolving and taking on new shape and form, often with a blend of several coming together in one timepiece. Among the most favored mode today – for painting flowers, animals and even scenes…
Introducing Heart Watches from Chopard
Watches with hearts and inscriptions are a great way to celebrate today — Valentine’s Day. Yet this Chopard Happy Sport watch is a timeless companion every day of the week. It is a romantic and charming interpretation of the brand’s famed Happy Diamonds and Happy Sport collections, wherein free-floating dimaonds and iconic symbols placed between two…
Introducing Blancpain’s Saint-Valentin 2013 Watch and Fendi’s Red Crazy Carats Watch
In keeping with the theme of , here are a few enticing Valentine’s Day timepieces. Blancpain‘s Saint-Valentin 2013 mo with its colors and gemstones inspired by the universal symbols of features a flurry of hearts, together with a subtle play on textures and shapes. The white mother-of-pearl dial is enhanced by diamond hour-markers and…
Valentine’s Day Watches: Franck Muller, Cvstos
With Valentine’s Day just a couple of days away — think about the woman in your life and treat her to a gift that will remind her of you with every glance at the time. Here are a few interesting Valentine’s Day watches to consider. Franck Muller has an entire Heart collection that pays homage…
Introducing the Greubel Forsey Golden Sails
Last Friday, we brought you the story of Greubel Forsey’s Art Piece 1 here and the magnificent alliance the brand has formed with micro-sculpter Willard Wigan. In that post we showed you the Golden Mask, and alluded to the newest piece coming to the fore front — the Golden Sails. Representing a true journey, the Golden…