We’ve covered Christophe Claret many times before, with his innovative timepieces, and earlier this year, we brought you the 21 Blackjack watch (read about it here and see a video here) – a superb piece that offers 21, roulette and dice! Now, Christophe Claret has partnered with the world-famous Casino de Monte-Carlo. The collaboration will be…
Around the World: Exclusive Info on the FP Journe LineSport Series — Aluminum Movements!
Recently in Geneva, I had the opportunity to visit the amazing FP Journe workshops and to view the watchmaker’s newest creations. A complete deviation from his usual ultra-classic and elegant pieces, the new watches are sport watches. Yes, sport watches, and they utilize high-tech, innovative materials and ground-breaking technology. The first in the new Sport series,…
Around the world: Louis Vuitton Watches and the America’s Cup World Series
Atimelyperspective spent this past weekend with Louis Vuitton in San Diego – for the final races in the America’s Cup World Series. Here the brand unveiled a revolutionary new yachting watch that times the five minutes (instead of the heretofore indicated 15 minutes) before the start of the races. The watch signifies the brand’s position…
A Moment in Time: Top Chef Eric Ripert
Recently, in New York City, the renowned high-end Parisian seafood restaurant Le Bernardin, where famed chef Eric Ripert curates an exquisite menu, reopened with much fanfare. Ripert has worked as a chef since he was 17 years old, when he began at a famous restaurant in Paris (La Tour d’Argent). At the age of 24,…
Around the World: Parmigiani Watches brings Sandoz Collection in NY
Last week we brought you a lo at the new Parmigiani Oval watch with telescopic hands, and showed the original mo the watch was based on. That mo, along with hundreds of other amazing historical timepieces, snuff boxes, automatons and , are part of the Maurice Sandoz Collection, and is on display at A La…
Around the World: Panerai Watches – Time and Space – the Unveiling of the L’Astronomo
L’AstronimoPut some of the world’s foremost astronomers in a room – and not just any room, but the main lounge of the 107-year-old New York Explorer’s Club – pack it with scientists, explorers and journalists, add one of the most-sought-after watch brands in the luxury market and its new astronomical watches that celebrate Galileo and…