Photo Caption Competition No. 15: Lizard On Sundial
For this week’s Caption Competition we have what looks like a lizard speared on a sundial. What do you think he might be doing?
Do put your fun, funny, or sarcastic caption ideas in the comments!
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Photo Caption Competition No. 12: Alas, Poor Yorick . . .
/1 Comment/in Highlights, Photo Captions, de Grisogono/by Ian SkellernThis week’s photo was taken during Baselworld 2016 and features a fairly blingy skull with (in my mind a least) a bit of attitude. What fun, funny, or sarcastic caption can you suggest for this image?
Photo Caption Competition No. 10 Featuring Two “Hard” Men Rugged Up For Cold Weather
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Photo Captions/by Ian SkellernThanks for the entries in last week’s caption competition and congratulations to Martin Moore for his winning caption linking smartwatches and dogs. You can check that out at Photo Caption Competition No. 9.
This week’s caption competition looks relatively easy (I know, that’s easy for me say): statues of two men rugged up for the cold. One has a what looks like a briefcase so they may be commuters.
Or maybe not. That’s for you to decide.
Behind The Lens: The Philippe Dufour Simplicity
/9 Comments/in Behind the Lens, Photography, Philippe Dufour/by GaryGAs regular readers know, the idea of the Behind the Lens series is to present great watches as seen from a variety of visual perspectives. Mostly, I feature watches on loan from my generous friends, but this time let’s look at a piece that I am very fortunate to have in my own collection: the legendary Simplicity by Philippe Dufour in a 37 mm white gold case with white lacquer dial.
Photo Caption Competition No. 7: Philippe Dufour’s Exuberant Fan
/12 Comments/in Highlights, Photo Captions/by Ian SkellernFirstly, thanks to those that submitted entries to last week’s caption competition and to Martin for his winning entry, “First wife to say ok gets to buy it!” This week’s photo features Philippe Dufour at the Naissance d’une Montre stand at SIHH 2016 along with an exuberant fan. Click to join in the fun!
Sheaffer Partners With Prancing Horse To Create The Scuderia Ferrari Writing Collection
/1 Comment/in Highlights, Writing instruments/by Nancy OlsonSheaffer launched the Ferrari collection of writing instruments as an official licensed product in a wise move to broaden its appeal. This year, the Scuderia Ferrari Collection by Sheaffer includes Taranis-style pens in the automotive legend’s famed rosso corsa (racing red) color with chrome-plate trim and the Ferrari prancing horse logo on the clip.
‘Impressions’: The Somewhat Different Book About A Glashütte Brand
/3 Comments/in Highlights, Book reviews, Video, Glashütte Original/by Elizabeth DoerrQuite a while ago I was approached regarding an interesting project by my friend Anders Modig, who was in the throes of planning a large book project with the rather creative marketing and PR team at Glashütte Original. The book was to be a large compendium of, well, impressions of Glashütte Original by authors from ten different countries. And it was to be called ‘Impressions.’ So what’s it about?
Focus On Technology: Pad Printing
/6 Comments/in Technology, Glashütte Original/by Joshua MunchowHave you ever wondered how Titleist gets its logo on bumpy round golf balls? Well this is your lucky day as I’m about to discuss the secret of one very specialized printing process that goes on in the world and how it has its roots in watchmaking. In fact, you still see the results of this process every time you look at your watch dial.
Vive Paris And Vive La Couleur: What Berluti Has Done To Make Men’s Feet Fashionable
/5 Comments/in Shoes/by What Makes Me TickFor a die-hard shoe aficionado, the Berluti moniker probably resonates the same way that Franck Muller’s name does for a WIS: overpriced, under-crafted, and something that clueless wanabees might buy. But let’s not forget something important: Berluti, like Franck Muller, was a game changer.
OMAS Celebrates 90th Anniversary With Dante Alighieri
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Writing instruments/by Nancy OlsonFounded by Armando Simoni in 1925, OMAS is one of Italy’s preeminent pen makers, and it celebrates 90 years of operation this year.
OMAS, whose name is actually an acronym standing for Officina Meccanica Armando Simoni, continues to build upon one of Simoni’s favorite expressions: “A pen must make writing pleasurable.”
So with this goal front and center, he led the way to creating truly beautiful – and highly functional – pens that are found in some of the best writing instrument collections around the world.