Ever since it was announced just about a year ago that the legendary Jean-Claude Biver and his son Pierre were planning to launch the eponymous Biver watch brand, the watch collecting world has been chomping at the bit. I’ve been writing about watches for a long time, which gives me some unique insights into the…
A look at all of the watch exhibitions, events and more taking place around the world in 2023.
Zenith’s New Pilot Watches: Stealth Automatic And Big Date Flyback
This year in Geneva at the Watches & Wonders exhibition, Zenith unveiled its new Pilot collection of watches. The only brand with the rights to put the word “Pilot” watch on the dial (In 1888, ZENITH filed a trademark for the French term “Pilote”, followed by the English version “Pilot” in 1904), Zenith’s new variations…
Hands On With The A. Lange & Sohne Odysseus Chronograph, A First For The Brand
By Nancy Olson Last month’s Watches & Wonders 2023 in Geneva provided an impressive venue for A. Lange & Söhne’s introduction of the Odysseus Chronograph, the latest in the ongoing narrative of the Odysseus timepiece family introduced four years ago. Sporty elegance paired with precision watchmaking is what Odysseus is all about, now in the…
Hands On With The World’s First Minute Rattrapante By Parmigiani Fleurier
(This article by Roberta Naas first appeared on Forbes.com.) For decades, I have been traveling to Switzerland for all of the biggest watch exhibitions. They are always a great blend of excess: so many watches, so much newness, so much invention, so many friends, and so much food and drink. This year’s Watches &…
Now You Can Buy Your Own 65 Million Year Old T-Rex And Unique Urwerk T-Rex Watch, Too
Coming up on April 18 via the Out of This World auction by Koller Auktionen In Association with Wunderkammer, dinosaur fanatics will have the chance to buy their very own Tyrannosaurus Rex. The entire skeleton of the T-Rex Trinity (TRX-293 Trinity), who roamed the Earth 65 million years ago, is being auctioned. Additionally, there is…
I Went To London With IWC For The Unveiling Of The New Ingenieur And Here’s What Happened
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…