Today is February 29th—a day that comes around only once every four years. Called Leap Year, the year with the extra day in it has a special meaning. While to some it may be reverse day (women, you can ask that man to marry you today), and to others it may be an extra…
How Jaeger-LeCoultre Fit the Round Gyrotourbillon into the Square Reverso
No question about it: Jaeger-LeCoultre does one of the best, if not the best, job in integrating complications and innovations across its different s. Among the most famous and iconic of those s is the Reverso. Best known as the go to watch, first for polo enthusiasts, and now for watch rs in all…
5 Red Hot Watches for Valentine’s Day (slide show)
This weekend we celebrate one of the most romantic occasions of the year: Valentine’s Day. This is a day of , romance, emotions and passion- and there could be no greater gift to give your d one than the gift of time. Yes, the National Retail Federation says Americans will spend their dollars on flowers,…
A Moment in Time: Daniel Riedo, CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre, Shares 2016 Trends and Plans
Just last week, with the SIHH in full swing, a lot of great timepieces were seen and a host of wonderful interviews conducted. We will bring you much of the news from the exhibition and around the city in the coming weeks — keeping in mind that much of what we are bringing to you…
How Complicated Watchmaking Transcends Time Thanks to Breakthrough Thinking
Watch pundits of today often lament that all we create in watches now are throwback references to the past. In fact, today’s watchmaking complications – freely defined as anything additional on a timepiece above and beyond the “simple” time indication – not only reflect the mechanical genius of generations ago, but also – and …
Women’s Watches, Especially Mechanicals, Continue to Steal the Limelight
Early last year, just after SIHH 2015, I wrote an article for Departures Magazine on the prevalence of women’s watches. The year before that, I had written an article in a Niche Media publication on how women’s watches were taking the world by storm. Because I know for a fact that we will be seeing…