At the recent JCK show in Las Vegas (we wrote about the watches of the shows here on Thursday), the Vicenzaoro Italian jewelry show also celebrated — with a stunning fashion show of jewels and gowns that marked the Fiere di Vicenza’s 10th anniversary in Vegas. With an exhibition format entitled VicenzaOro, I it!,…
Las Vegas Watch and Jewelry Week Reveals a Roster of Well-Crafted Sports Watches
By Marie A. Picon Versatile, attractive and typically feature-packed, sport watches have been edging out dress watches as wardrobe essentials for years now. If your go-to daily wearer is “garage” than “gala,” “cockpit” than “conservatory,” then watchmakers had consumers like you in mind as they prepared for this year’s Couture and JCK trade…
Armin Strom Finishes Gumball Rally, Auctions Watch for $20,000, Shares Highlights as Rally Comes to a Close in Vegas
Earlier this year we brought you the story of Gumball’s fascinating 3,000 mile supercar journey across continents and around the world. We also introduced Armin Strom’s Gumball 3000 collection that pays tribute to this global road rally, which you can read about here. This past weekend, the Gumball 3000 came to an end as hundreds of…
Experiencing the Indy 500 with TAG Heuer, Patrick Dempsey and Marco and Mario Andretti
It’s as American as it gets. It’s not baseball or apple pie, but it is the heartland of America: the Indy 500. It’s a funny thing but this weekend, ATimelyPerspective had been invited on a number of trips, including the Monaco Grand Prix (also with TAG Hewer). The Indy 500 was the one I knew…
Introducing the World’s First Mechanical Watch Built for MotorSports: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Laptimer Michael Schumacher
It has been five years in the making. The concept was the brainchild of legendary racecar driver Michael Schumacher. Now, Audemars Piguet introduces a world’s first in mechanical timepieces: the Royal Oak Laptimer Michael Schumacher. First unveiled to the world at a press event held today at Corinna Schumacher’s CS Ranch in Givrins, Switzerland, the…
Meet Phillips Auction House- the New Kid on the Block that has Achieved Record Highs with Rolex Day Dates
It isn’t everyday that an auction house can come in as the new kid on the block and powerhouse through a single day sale — making world records that stun Rolex rs and pe a little thorn into the sides of the tried-and-true houses such as Sotheby’s, Christies’ and Antiquorum. However, Phillips has done just…