In an official unveiling last night in San Francisco and today in Switzerland, TAG Heuer unveils its second TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 watch – totally officially Swiss Made and in a modular format so that buyers can customize almost any aspect of the watch to suit their needs. In total, TAG Heuer says as…
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Interview: Peter Stas of Frederique Constant Speaks Out About Horological Smartwatches
The Smart Watch. Those couple of words can send shivers down the neck of certain “traditional” watch brand executives. Not so with Peter Stas of Frederique Constant. This well-known brand has not only accepted the Smart Watch concept, but also has fully embraced it — unveiling several new smart collections and even starting a separate…
Daylight Saving Time Starts:Spring Ahead, Lose an Hour’s Sleep
At 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 12 (or before you go to bed on Saturday night, March 11), remember to turn your clocks ahead by one hour — for Daylight Saving Time adjustments. The reason we practice or implement Daylight Saving Time is somewhat obscure. Some say it is practiced in an effort to save energy, but…
Lace for Men? Absolutely. Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Artistica Mysterieuse
Since the advent of watch and clocking making the popular methodology for capturing the passage of time is through the use of one short hand to denote hours and a long hand to indicate the minutes. However, there are times when a manufacturer steps beyond convention and ivers a unique reinterpretation of the status quo…
Self-Taught Watchmaker, Actor Aldis Hodge of Underground Talks About the Show, as Season 2 Starts Tonight
Tonight marks the season premier of the second season of WGN’s Underground, which I have been waiting for for a while. The show, which stars our friend Aldis Hodge is all about slavery in America and portrays the lives of the slaves in a personal rendition that is well thought out. Recently we had the…
Peter Speake-Marin Crazy Skulls Watch Review
Moving skulls, a minute repeater carillon, a tourbillon … does it get much better? The newly unveiled (you can see it at Baselworld) Peter Speake-MarinCrazy Skulls watch is — well — a little bit crazy. Of course, that’s what makes it so exciting. If you know Peter Speake-Marin as I do, you know that the gentle man…