On this “Wow-Women’s Wednesday” we introduce you to something superbly special. It’s a new Audemars Piguet piece built to underscore the brand’s dedication to women. Indeed, Audemars Piguet has been creating timepieces for ladies since 1883, and has offered exquisite jewelry, as well. This newest Haute Joaillerie masterpiece was created under the vigilant eye of…
A moment in Time with Jerome Lambert CEO Montblanc International
About a month ago, we started a new series of interviews with new brand CEOs. In this vein, we recently interviewed new international CEO of Montblanc, Jerome Lambert. Lambert spent 15 years at the helm of Jaeger-LeCoutlre (and held top spot before that for a few years at A. Lange& Sohne). Recently, he staked claim…
Touring Marie Antoinette’s Private Residence, Petit Trianon – Made Possible by Breguet
In ways than one, my recent trip to Petit Trianon – private home of Marie Antoinette – was made possible by Breguet. Bringing past and present full circle, luxury watch brand Breguet has woven an intricate web of history and forethought. As most already know, Marie Antoinette, like many others of the Royal Court…
Mouawad Creates Royal Fantasy Bra for Victoria’s Secret
As regular readers here at Atimelyperspective know, we like to take a little sojourn from watches once in a while – since you can’t breathe, eat, sleep watches no matter how much you want to. Thus, we often explore other wonderful categories such as travel, cars and the like on our Weekend Sojourns. This weekend,…
Hands On with the Montblanc ExoTourbillon Rattrapante
A couple of nights ago in New York City, Montblanc celebrated the opening of its Madison Avenue Boutique – with a star-studded guest roster and outstanding product. Leading the event was the recently appointed global CEO, Jerome Lambert, and Montblanc North America President and CEO, Jan-Patrick Schmitz. One of the real stars of the show…
Exclusive: Inside the Tourbillon Room at Breguet
It is common knowledge in the watch world that Abraham-Louis Breguet invented the tourbillon — a highly precise mechanism that eliminates certain problems in accuracy due to the effects of gravity when the watch is in certain positions. Breguet first conceived of the tourbillon in 1795, though it was not patented until 1801, and not…