When I was invited to London with IWC for a pre-Watches & Wonders sneak peek at its newest timepieces, I was thrilled. After all, I have been a fan of the brand since the mid-1980’s. I’ve traveled with IWC on some of my greatest adventures (think trap landing and catapulting off of the USS Ronald…
Every watch brand has a somewhat different process for creating watch dials. And, in fact, some brands don’t create their own dials at all. They purchase them from companies that are experts at dial making. Some of the top Swiss dial makers have been in business for way over half a century and have a…
It’s not just on St. Patrick’s Day that the watch world is turning to green. In fact, we’ve been saying for a while that green is the new blue. The thing is, blue is still here to stay. But green is giving blue a run for its money. Still, just in time for the big…
By Nancy Olson IWC is celebrating Chinese New Year, also called the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, in the way it knows best—with a new watch. The Portugieser Automatic 40 “Chinese New Year” is a limited edition of 500 pieces, each with design cues that honor the Year of the Rabbit with elegance…
Whether you are shopping for a last-minute holiday gift, or for yourself, this season there are a few must-see (and possibly own) watches to indulge in. With prices ranging from a few thousand and up, there is something for everyone in this “five top must-have watches” list for the holidays. Armin Strom x Collective…
I’ve been in the watch industry a very long time. In fact, I started my journey in late 1984 and my first full year in timepieces was in 1985. That was the same year that IWC unveiled its revolutionary DaVinci Perpetual Calendar watch that had been developed over the course of several years by…
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