Continuing in our coverage of watch brands that sponsor FIFIA World Cup teams, Carl F. Bucherer is the Official sponsor of the Swiss National Football Association. The newest watch created in honor of this relationship for World Cup FIFA 2014: A Patravi ScubaTec SFV Special Edition is being created in honor of the Swiss National…
FIFA World Cup 2014 and Richard Mille Watches
It was a busy weekend in Rio — with several great matches, fairly predictable wins, teargas firings and …. but, hey, it’s FIFA so who wouldn’t expect some exctitement? As we continue on our near month-long reportage of a comprehensive lo at who’s who in the watch world as it relates to international football, we…
Passing Time On: A Son’s Memory on Father’s Day
“Time goes, you say? Ah no! Alas, Time stays, we go.” ~Henry Austin Dobson By Norman Miller, NYC Watch Collector – and loving son I’m a watch guy, and have been since my days as watch editor of a now defunct trade magazine in the ‘80s. Even though I switched to the “dark side” of…
Arnold & Son Watches: Why the DSTB is Revolutionary (slide show)
Celebrating 250 years of heritage, Arnold & Son continues to demonstrate its technical prowess and top-quality Swiss craftsmanship. The limited edition DSTB (Dial Side True Beat) is a grand example of the brand’s British-inspired history and its haute horology vision. The DSTB is part of the brand’s Instrument Collection and the newly developed automatic…
Day 2 Watches and FIFA: International Football and Parmigiani Fleurier Watches
In the continuing effort to bring you all the news about watch brands and their involvement in international football, we begin with a lo at watch brands that are sponsoring teams internationally that will be competing in the World Cup 2014 in Brazil. Today: Parmigiani Fleurier: Official Watch Sponsor of CBF: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol…
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 a 2008 Patek Philippe Reference 5033 platinum tonneau minute repeater with annual calendar. Sold with original certificate, the watch went to a private American collector…