By Dan O’Rourke It’s all about the clock in bobsledding. When watching the sport you’ll quickly realize your eyes constantly shifting back and forth between the sled and its time. You try to keep up with the color-coded segment comparisons and appreciate the sports announcers who vocalize those differences to ease the strain of your…
A look at the world’s wristwatch brands, their newest timepieces, brand ambassadors, events and news – by brand.
Pre- SIHH 2014: Unveiling the Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon Watch
Packing a punch – a technical, aesthetic and watchmaking prowess punch– is what this newest Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon timepiece is all about. The alluring blue dialed beauty is set to be officially unveiled in the January 2014 SIHH- but we bring you a sneak peek here. The simply dazzling dial is created…
Exclusive Interview: Vincent Calabrese, Creator of the Corum Golden Bridge
A foremost watchmaker of our times, Vincent Calabrese – inventor of the Corum Golden Bridge — is a self-taught watchmaker. Expelled from school in Italy when he was just 12 years old, Calabrese found work in a watchmaker’s shop where he acquired a few skills before working as a street watchmaker for almost five years. …
Bovet’s Pascal Raffy Cuts Ribbon at First USA Boutique in New York
Yesterday at Central Park South in New York City, Bovet 1822 officially opened its first USA boutique – with brand owner Pascal Raffy humbly acknowledging his family, family team and newest alliances for all their hard work in bringing a dream to fruition. In fact, Raffy has owned the Bovet brand for just about 13…
Horology for the Holidays: Baume & Mercier Capeland Chronograph
While this classically elegant Baume & Mercier watch was unveiled earlier in the year, the pieces are in stores – and stack up as a great holiday watch purchase. The 44mm stainless steel Capeland Chronograph 10063 houses an automatic movement and offers both form and function thanks to the tachymeter and telemeter indicators, as well…
Pre-SIHH 2014: Introducing the Revolutionary Piaget Altiplano 900P
Three years in the development stages, the all new Altiplano 900P from Piaget was worth the wait. The watch breaks records, sets records and holds a patent all at the same time. It is the world’s thinnest mechanical watch – built so that the movement actually merges seamlessly with the case in a revolutionary concept…