With January here and SIHH around the corner, I wanted to revisit some of the most wonderful artistic watches unveils in 2018: Vacheron Constantin Metiers d’Art Les Aerostiers. Retailing for about $135,000 each, these unique watches were inspired by ballooning of yesteryear, and have all the majesty and beauty these vintage dirigibles had in their…
Hands On With Panerai L’Astronomo Luminor 1950 Tourbillon Moonphases Equation of Time GMT Watch
Earlier this year at the SIHH 2018 in Geneva, Panerai unveiled its newest masterpiece: L’Astronomo. Also referred to as L’Astronomo Luminor 1950 Tourbillon Moon Phase Equation of Time GMT, the 50 mm watch is the brand’s very first creation to have a moonphase indication as well as a highly creative date indication system. Recently, a…
Three Great Baume & Mercier Baumatic Watches For Under $3,500 — Perfect For The Holidays
With the holidays here, last-minute shopping doesn’t have to be a terrible thing. Baume & Mercier has the answer for the man in your life who s watches: Baumatic. Earlier this year, at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), Baume & Mercier announced some pretty incredible news: the brand was unveiling a high-tech…
Bovet Unveils Newest $232,000 Platinum OttantaSei Tourbillon With Pininfarina
In a bold and beautiful move, Bovet is releasing the newest OttantaSei Tourbillon platinum watch — the result of an on-going collaboration between Pascal Raffy, owner of Bovet, and Po Pininfarina, well-known Italian businessman and owner of Pininfarina car design company (which has ties to and been hired by the likes of Ferrari, Alfa Romeo,…
Video Interview: Giles English of Bremont Talks SuperSonic with Roberta Naas
Recently at WatchTime New York, we had the chance to interview Giles English, co-founder of the privately owned British watch brand Bremont. This British brand is making incredible inroads in building up the British watchmaking field again, and is even breaking ground for an all-new watch factory in Henley. In this video, English talks about…
Video Interview: Davide Cerrato of Montblanc Discusses the 1858 Geosphere World Time Watch And More
Recently at WatchTime New York, Montblanc exhibited some of the brand’s newest watches. The company has been making great strides in blending its rich watchmaking heritage and prowess from Minerva (which Montblanc owns and which dates back to 1868) with its state-of-the-art watchmaking for timepieces that offer beauty, technology and craftsmanship. The newest collections are…