Not too long ago, I wrote a guest editorial for Swisstime.Ch … a powerful reference for Swiss watch for a couple of decades. It was about the concept of the watch dial as art. Here, we revisit that editorial and show off four of the most fantastic Metiers D’Arts watches of 2018. Keep in mind…
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Behind The Scenes Of The 144th Kentucky Derby With Longines
This past weekend I had the wonderful fortune of being invited by Longines to the famed Kentucky Derby. In the middle of America – Louisville, Kentucky, to be exact – I would get to sport grand fascinators and hats, drink mint juleps (the official cocktail of the Derby) made with Woodford Reserve bourbon (one of…
Introducing — And Hands On With — The Incredible New Bovet Recital 22 Grand Recital $470,000 Watch
Once again the independent Swiss watch brand Bovet 1822 brings us one of the most spectacular watches of the year in the all-new Recital 22 Grand Recital watch. Several years in the making the nearly half-a-million-dollar watch holds five patents. An exemplary masterpiece of innovation and craftsmanship, the watch displays the sun, moon and Earth…
Zeroing In On Watch Brand Trends, Challenges And Even Smart Watches
Not too long ago, Fifty One East Magazine conducted an interview with ATimelyPerspective founder and editor, Roberta Naas, about the state of the watch industry. That interview was published a few months ago. Today, we are happy to be able to bring those questions and answers about the industry to the forefront on ATimelyPerspective. This…
Bulova Unveils “A History Of Firsts” Coffee Table Book By 10 Acclaimed Authors, Including Nile Rodgers
Let’s get something out of the way right up front. I am not new to authoring chapters or entire bos. In fact, I have written six bos on the history of timekeeping and on timepieces. Additionally, I have contributed chapters to several Group-Authored bos, including one celebrating the history of Glashütte Original. Now, however, I…
Behind The Scenes: Independent Watch Brand Armin Strom’s Watchmaking Facilities (Video)
Earlier this week, we spe to our good friends and colleagues over at TheWatchesTV, who gave us permission to use a few of their wonderful videos here on our site. While we won’t do this often, we can’t help but get excited about a walk through a Manufacture captured on video. Recently, when MAD visited…