Louis Moinet is a brand we know and . The creator of these incredibly advanced timepieces regularly utilizes some of the rarest materials on earth for dials – and this newest watch may top them all. The Red Stromatolite is the worlds’ oldest known fossil – dating back 3.5 billion years. The name is derived…
Hands-on and in-depth reviews of timepieces.
Around the World: A. Lange & Sohne Opens First USA Boutique and Shows off the new Zeitwerk
Recently, Atimelyperspective traveled around the world with A. Lange & Söhne to check out its most recent and upcoming boutique openings (we will have a lot coverage of that trip coming up soon). From Paris, to Dubai to Palm Beach, Fl, the trip proved to be incredibly fruitful and informative. The culmination was in…
Watch Education: Understanding Watch Crystals
This week, we continue with our educational insight into timepieces: this time, with a lo at the watch crystal — the clear cover that goes over the dial and protects it. Generally there are three types of crystals used in watchmaking: sapphire crystals; mineral crystals; Plexiglas (often called plastic) or hesalite (acrylic) crystals. Depending on…
Time Capsules: News — Girard-Perregaux Unveils Limited Edition FOReverglades Hawk Watch
In Miami this week at the Art Basel event, Girard-Perregaux makes a timely statement. The to watch brand has partnered with FOReverglades, an environmentally minded public art exhibition by International Artists William Sweet and the artist collective, Cracking Art Group. At the same time, Girard-Perregaux unveiled a new, limited-edition Hawk watch that it hopes will…
Watch Education: Understanding the Difference between Automatic and Hand-Wind Watches
Recently, we here at ATimelyPerspective received an e from one of our newer readers – someone really interested in learning about watches from the ground up. It got us to thinking; maybe not everyone really knows timepieces to the same degree. This week, we will continue our sessions on watch history and watch education –…
A Moment in Time: Francois-Paul Journe Unveils the Chronometre Optimum in NYC
In a private appointment yesterday with master watchmaker Francois-Paul Journe (at the wonderful Madison Avenue FP Journe Boutique), we had the privilege of getting hands-on to the brand new Chronometre Optimum watch that now joins FP Journe’s complex haute horlogerie collection. This new piece – a three-hand watch – was several years in the making,…
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