Hot Air Magic: How Wristwatches And Hot Air Balloons Soar Upward
Strong stories and captivating histories constantly seduce watchmakers to create various special editions, and ballooning is one of those adventurous feats that has captured some horological imaginations. Here Jan Lidmaňský highlights a few watch brands that have floated through the sky, both literally and figuratively.
Romeo Y Julieta Tacos Edición Limitada 2018 Cigars: An Old-Fashioned Smoke Built For The Long Haul
The last of the 2018 Limited Editions has just crossed Ken Gargett’s path: the Romeo y Julieta Tacos Edición Limitada 2018. And while in recent years there have been overwhelmingly positive reviews for most of the Limited Editions, the Tacos has had a very mixed response. But, most importantly, what does Ken think?
The Musical Winner Of The 2018 Walter Lange Watchmaking Excellence Award: Otto Peltola Wins With Charming Chiming Watch Ostinato (Plus Video)
The 2018 Walter Lange Watchmaking Excellence Award has come to a conclusion: the dust has settled, the tools have been put down, and the participants are on to other tasks. The winner of the 2018 Walter Lange Watchmaking Excellence award, Otto Peltola, was announced at SIHH 2019 at the annual Lange Friends Dinner. Here Joshua Munchow explains what made this creation stand out among the other seven entries.
Selling Watches To Buy Watches: One Collector’s Story – Reprise
Wouldn’t it be splendid to have everything your heart desired? Well, it’s a nice fantasy but it’s not going to happen for GaryG. And besides, he’s not so sure that the experience of “selling to buy” isn’t actually a significant part, albeit a bittersweet one, of the collecting experience. He shares what he has learned here.
Rick Hale: Wooden Clocks Designed And Built As If By John Harrison Except Today And In The USA (Beautiful Photos + Videos)
Clockmakers rarely get the credit they deserve, and Elizabeth Doerr believes that Rick Hale is deserving of at least a few minutes of your attention because this young autodidact clockmaker is doing something unique: handmaking self-designed clocks out of wood according to some of John Harrison’s principles.
You Know You’re A Watch Guy Or Gal If . . . – Reprise
In the theme of Jeff Foxworthy and his “you might be a redneck if” routine, John Keil pokes a little fun at our WIS brothers and sisters as well as ourselves. So without further ado, you know you’re a watch guy if . . .
‘Arm’s Length Architecture’: Building Blocks To Watchmaking As Exemplified By Some Of Today’s Wristwatches Including Urwerk, Nomos, Mido And Girard-Perregaux
SIHH 2019 provided an instructive example to Tim Mosso of architecture’s low-key role in watch design relative to well-worn tropes. For him it was the third year in a row that parts of Geneva’s Palexpo felt like a Southern California cars-and-coffee event. But there are a few watch brands that do architecture well, and Tim takes a closer look at some of them here.
Bovet At SIHH 2019: Golden Hands And Amazing Watches (Video)
In this video, The Watches TV’s Marc André Deschoux goes through the Swiss brand’s new watches from SIHH 2019, which include the Virtuoso IX, Récital 21 perpetual calendar, Récital 23 for ladies, and the outstanding Récital 26 Brainstorm Chapter One – the first Bovet watch housed in a full sapphire crystal case. Enjoy!
F.P. Journe: The Scent Of Success
As we might expect from F.P. Journe, the parfum d’ambiance created for use in its boutiques is a thing of beauty: a clever compilation of light floral notes on a woody, cedar base. It is the base that provides its longevity, while the floral notes tone it down. The result is a contemporary composition brightening up the room and working effectively in light doses as a great interior perfume should. But why should we care?
Wrist Watching: Former President Bill Clinton Sporting A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Pour Le Mérite
In today’s installment of Wrist Watching, Nick Gould looks at what’s on the wrist of the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton, an avid watch collector: A. Lange & Söhne’s Richard Lange Pour le Mérite.