By Gordon Henderson One of the many things that makes Jaeger-LeCoutre a great brand and one of the major manufactures to follow, is how they are able to innovate across a number of different s and price points while still maintaining the identity of each family of watches. That skill is once again on display at SIHH with the…
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Montblanc’s New Heritage Watches Include Special Edition Pieces in Tribute to Vasco da Gama (SIHH 2015)
Back in November, I was one of a very elite group of watch journalists from around the world invited to join Montblanc in Cape Town, South Africa, for the unveiling of a new collection of timepieces. That is called the Heritage Collection in general and with each Heritage watch released there is a special…
Linde Werdelin Goes Green! Introducing the Oktopus Double Date Carbon Green
Ok, we have written about Linde Werin here before. This is a wild and crazy luxury Swiss watch brand that departs from luxury not in the sense of materials or craftsmanship, but in the sense of reality. The brand is bold and creates equally as bold timepieces. The newest one on the market: the Oktopus…
Arnold & Son Unveils World’s First: Instrument Golden Wheel
There is just no getting around the fact that Arnold & Son superbly embraces traditional watchmaking and visionary thinking. We have written about this brand with a rich British history so many times here before — as they regulary release ground-breaking timepieces. Well, 2015 is no exception. The new patented, world-fist watch combines the wandering…
Peter Speake-Marin Signs on Pierce Brosnan as Brand Ambassador
Easily one of the worlds best known actors, Pierce Brosnan has joined forces as brand ambassador (for three years at least) with Peter Speake-Marine – a watchmaker and brand that we think the world of here at ATimely Perspective. Brosnan’s roles range from Remington Steele to Thomas Crown, and, of course, the iconic persona of…
A Retrospective of SIHH as it Celebrates 25 Years in 2015
Later this month, the Salon International d’la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) opens its doors to thousands of invited guests from around the world as 16 luxury brand exhibitors unveil their newest timepieces –watches destined to set the trend for the coming year in haute horology. This year marks the 25th edition of the exhibition, which first started…