At an exclusive event last night in New York, Ulysse Nardin and recently-announced brand ambassador, Randy Johnson unveiled the brand’s first “Big Unit” watch. And – like the 6’10”-tall man himself who lays claim to that nomenclature, the watch is a nicely sized 45.8 mm. The superb chronograph, which retails for $15,500, was designed in…
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ATimelyEvent: Breguet Celebrates Aviation Watch Heritage
If you are in New York this week- through Sunday July 8th — you won’t want to miss this great Breguet exhibit celebrating a century in aviation-inspired timepieces that is on display at the Breguet Boutique on Fifth Avenue (711 Fifth Avenue, between 55th and 56th Streets). The exhibition, “Breguet: Watchmaker, Aviator, Innovator,” was unveiled…
Around the World: Hermes Watches Celebrates Launch of Time Suspended Watch
Montres Hermes is a brand we here at Atimelyperspective like and respect a lot. The brand wowed the watchmaking world recently with the introduction a few months ago of the soon-to-hit-the-USA-market Time Suspended watch, created by Jean-Marc Wiederrecht. We have covered this watch before on our site (click here to see that story), but now we…
A Moment in Time: Rolf Schnyder, President and Owner, Ulysse Nardin
Easily one of the most down-to-earth, genuine men in the watch industry, Rolf Schnyder is a visionary. A man of a different breed, he sees things from a creative perspective, takes the bull by the horns, and stops at nothing when it comes to fulfilling the seemingly impossible in timepieces. Schnyder purchased Ulysse Nardin in…
Time Capsules: News – Omega Launches Ladymatic
Picture the mid 1950’s – a time of what some called the Easy Life … While there were fears of atomic bombs and the start of segregation in America, it was also a time of growth and movement. Playboy (photo of original Ladymatic, 1955)magazine was invented in the 1950s, and the Boeing made its first…