The year 2021 may usher in hopes of new times and happier moments. For Jaeger-LeCoultre, those moments include the 90thbirthday of the brand’s iconic Reverso watch. It was on March 4, 1931 that the Reverso was born. As 2021 will be an anniversary year for the icon, Jaeger-LeCoultre is pulling out all the stops for…
Introducing Stefano Ricci Octagon Watches
In my past, and actually currently, I write about a host of luxury categories for a variety of publications. One of those categories was men’s fashion and bespe brands. In that capacity, I had the great fortune of meeting Stefano Ricci, getting to know him and getting to visit the brand’s spectacular workshops in Florence.…
Vacheron Constantin, Mr Porter Release Fiftysix Day-Date Petrol Blue Watch
It was just two years ago at the famed Abbey Road Studios in London that Vacheron Constantin unveiled its Fiftysix collection to the world. Since then, the has enjoyed many iterations, but today’s release on Mr. Porter of the Fiftysix Day-Date Petrol Blue watch may be one of the most stunning unveiled this year.…
Up Close: Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Heritage Blue Abyss
It isn’t every day that a person has a watch made to honor their 70thbirthday, but Michel Parmigiani isn’t just any person. The now 70-year-old master watchmaker is the founder of Parmigiani Fleurier and in honor of this birthday, the brand is creating a limited edition series of the first wristwatch he designed, the Toric,…
Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona Sells For $5.1 Million At Racing Pulse Auction, Steve McQueen’s Heuer Monaco Gets $2.2 Million
Well it seems that Paul Newman is slightly cooler than Steve McQueen in the auction world — or at least Newman’s Rolex “Big Red” Daytona was in higher demand than the TAG Heuer watch McQueen wore on the last day of filming the movie LeMans. But both of them achieved great prices, and the TAG…
Pantone Announces 2021 Colors Of The Year
After a gray year in 2020, it seems a bit ironic that Pantone selects Ultimate Gray (Pantone 17-5104) as its color of the year for next year. It also named a yellow color, called Illuminating (Pantone 13-0647), as the color of the year. The concept is that both colors win the top spot. The idea…