Earlier today on Instagram, I posted a video (which you can see below) about one of my vintage watches: the Audace from Andre Le Marquand, circa late 1980’s – 1990. I had joined the watch industry around 1985 – becoming the first female watch journalist in America. My first Baselworld shows were like being…
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Would You Buy A $120,000 Bulldog From MB&F?
I am an avid dog r. I have been since I was just a couple of years old and my mother brought my sisters and I to visit a friend of hers who had a big dog that we d. What we didn’t know then was that the dog had a litter of puppies. We…
Hands On With The Franck Dubarry Fileteado GMT
By Steve Huyton Previously the founder of a late 1990’s brand known as TechnoMarine, Franck Dubarry, has always had a penchant to create unusual timepieces. When he founded TehnoMarine in 1997, he made a name for the fashion-forward brand by adorning rubber strapped dive watches with diamonds. Having long since left that brand behind…
Hands On/Video: Oris Carysfort Reef Limited Edition 18K Gold Watch Benefitting Coral Restoration Foundation
This past weekend at the Ocean Reef Club’s All Charities Weekend, a special numbered-edition of the all-new Oris Carysfort Reef Limited Edition 18-karat gold watch was included in the event’s auctions in an effort to benefit the Coral Restoration Foundation’s efforts to restore the Carysfort coral reef. (The #2 watch will be auctioned at another…
Hands On: Muse Swiss Art Watches
By Steve Huyton Muse Swiss Art Watches isn’t just a generic watch brand that creates mediocre time instruments. Their watches are of an artistic statement powered by a mechanical heart. Essentially, the overall concept of Muse Swiss Art Watches is functional time instruments that also have a decorative appearance. Within the Muse Swiss Art…
First Impressions Of The New Omega Constellation Collection For Men
New for 2020 from Swiss watch brand Omega is the fifth generation of Constellation watches for men. The series includes 26 new mos, all sized at 39 mm. Each watch is crafted in either 18K yellow gold, or in 18K Sedna™ gold, stainless steel, or a combination of gold and stainless steel. Additionally, each watch holds…