If you are interested in my new book The Worlds Most Expensive Watches, John and I discuss it after I am pleasantly surprised with his reaction. Patek Philippe releases their most complicated watch to date with the Grandmaster Chime 5175 and we discuss its high and low points. We also compare the feelings people have toward Patek Philippe versus [...]

Here in San Francisco,?Omega watches has just announced a new limited edition watch to celebrate their continued relationship with the Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) for the 2013 edition of the Americas Cup boat race. We are here on-scene at the ETNZ local HQ days before the preliminary Louis Vuitton Cup races that will lead up to t [...]

Sponsored Post written for by advertiser.On June 28, 2018 Fortuna, the boutique fine jewelry auction house based in NYC, will hold its inaugural Important watches sale. As an auction house that has never been strongly associated with the premiere watch collecting world, Fortuna has steadily been growing out their watch department. [...]

You knew I couldnt ignore this one, as an authenticated Patek Philippe Aquanaut fanboy. (Yes, Im obvious.) Green is definitely the new blue, and this new Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5168G Khaki Green Jumbo White Gold watch is ~$40,000 of cant touch this. Its important to say that Patek isnt hopping on a [...]

Baselworld 2015 came and went seemingly faster than previous Baselworld watch trade shows. Maybe that is because team met with so many brands, hour after hour, for a solid week. By our records, we formally met with about 85 watch brands in the hopes of capturing as wide a scope of what is new in the watch world as possible. Th [...]

People have been diving for probably thousands of years, but it really became a science in the 20th century, after lots of envisioning occurred in the 19th century. The first diving watch was a Rolex because of its water resistance (Rolex Oyster case), but divers, like all people needed a variety. IWC decided to release the Aquatimer in the late 1960s, perhaps a little late on the bandwagon, but the Aquatimer wa [...]

Ill be really frank that I have no idea who or what Zep is. I mean I know a bit more now after researching and writing this article, but seeing his little smoke plume-haired character for the first time was a novel experience. I guess it is a Swiss/European thing. What Tin Tin makes it international but Titeuf and Asterix are Euro only? Having said that, I do love ca [...]

The Bulgari Octo Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar is among the most complicated watches Bulgari has made to date, featuring too many high complications to even fit in its name. Combining both grande and petite sonneries, a minute repeater, tourbillon, perpetual calendar, moon phases, and more, it is a o [...]

Special Content for BulgariRecently, we took a close look at?The History Present Of High Jewelry Fine Watchmaking For Ladies By Bulgari, where we discovered some of the most important creations of the brand, both in the fields of jewelry and ladies watches. Today, the subject of our focus will be an unmistakably Bulgari creation, [...]

Watch makers can have a good time playing with colors and materials. A typical favorite among watch designers is sharp transitions from one material, color or texture to another. This often yields in an interesting look appealing to the eye due to the constant contrasts. Lights appear lighter, and dark colors appear deeper. This is mostly due to the human e [...]

Sponsored post presented on for advertiserFounded nearly two and a half centuries ago by Abraham-Louis Perrelet, the eponymous brand Perrelet has never wavered in its commitment to innovation and quality. Abraham-Louis Perrelet and his grandson, Louis-Frederic Perrelet, are credited with some of the most important and game-changing innovations in horology, including the aut [...]

During SIHH 2016, Audemars Piguet released two Royal Oak Frosted Gold watches-a 33mm quartz version and a 37mm automatic one. For those who enjoy some bling in their watches and a larger case size, the brand has a added a 41mm limited edition option, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Frosted Gold 41mm watch, to the line.Continue reading

Panerai has announced a stable of new models this week at Watches Wonders in Hong Kong. Among a range of new Radiomirs, we find two very cool limited edition dial variations for the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC. Panerais vintage-inspired 1950s line offers a time-proven aesthetic that reflects the early [...]

Bell Ross WW1 Regulateur watch was among the most under-appreciated dress watches of 2013 in my opinion- and I think it is safe to call it a dress watch. What you are seeing is among the most elegant and minimalist regulator-style timepieces available, that still manages to achieve a high level of legibility and d [...]

A long time ago English watchmakers Vardon and Stedman produced an oval-shaped pocket watch with telescopic hands designed to be properly sized (in length) no matter what part of the dial they were pointing to. You see, back then people cared about stuff like proper hand size (ahem) on dials. Parmigiani apparently acquired the piece a [...]

One of the biggest reasons that the Rolex Submariner is the popular icon that it is, has to do with its ability to seamlessly go from sport to serious, and from casual to corporate. This gives it the ability to be worn in almost every occasion, but when it comes down to it, for most people the Rolex Submariner i [...]

Over the century or so that wristwatches have been the norm in watchmaking, few, if any, timepieces have had the longevity and staying power of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso. The Reverso line has been in continuous production since 1931, and to celebrate its 90th anniversary this year, the brand has devised a wide range of variants, updates, and [...]

Gibson is a well-reputed name in the world of guitars and is known across the globe especially for their electric guitars. Though the Gibson guitar catalog provides a wide array of guitar models to choose from, one of the more sought-after collections is the Les Paul Gibson, and Swiss watchmak [...]

Easily one of the most beautiful engraved and skeletonized watches at SIHH 2016 is the Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Tourbillon Openworked. Classy, handsome, useful, and timeless, the Jules Audemars Tourbillon Openworked is an easy answer if you are ever asked the question, what, [...]

Back in April 2021, debuted the newest-generation Rolex Explorer II with the new reference 226570 watches here. Today, I go hands-on with both the black and white dial reference Rolex 226570 Explorer II models, which refine but dont revolutionize the classic sports watch formula. Rolex entirely updated the dial, case, movement, and bracelet in a watch that neverthele [...]