Fleming Series 1: A Superb New ‘Six-Eater’
The world is again another watch brand richer, as recently, US-based but Swiss-made brand Fleming launched its first collection.
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The Real Story Behind Steve McQueen’s Heuer Monaco: Exclusive Interview with ‘Le Mans’ Property Master Don Nunley
/1 Comment/in Highlights, General, Tag Heuer/by Chris MalburgBack in the 1970s, Steve McQueen was the king of cool: he was a world-famous movie star and a prominent racecar driver. So it‘s no surprise that the Heuer Monaco he wore in the film ‘Le Mans’ instantly became a hit. But what happened to the Monaco models used on set and where are […]
Grand Seiko: Looking at What Makes the Brand so Special – And Grand Seiko is Definitely Special!
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Seiko/by Raman KalraThe first association for many on hearing the word “Seiko” is likely to be affordable quartz watches or automatic divers. However, Seiko offers much more, particularly in terms of luxury timepieces. Grand Seiko, which became its own brand under the Seiko Group in 2017, produces some of the most competitive luxury watches on the […]
Burgess Clock B is the World’s Most Precise Pendulum Clock and is Made to a 250-Year-Old Design by John Harrison, Longitude Prize Winner and Inventor of the Marine Chronometer
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Clocks/by Ian SkellernTwo-hundred fifty years ago, Longitude Prize-winning clockmaker John Harrison made clocks losing just one second per month. But that wasn’t enough for him: in his later life, Harrison claimed that he could make a wall clock with a then-unheard-of-precision of just one second over 100 days! And 250 years later, it turns out he […]
Nomos Orion Neomatic 41 Date New Black: Minimalistic with a Lot of Details and all for a (relatively) Affordable Price
/0 Comments/in New for 2024, Highlights, Affordable Luxury, Nomos Glashütte/by Martin GreenIn Martin Green’s opinion, one of the most incredible qualities of Nomos is that they know how to make a small detail have large impact. The Orion Neomatic 41 Date New Black has hands and the numerals on the date disc in gold and that makes a big statement.
A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mérite Reviewed by Tim Mosso
/1 Comment/in Highlights, A. Lange & Söhne/by Tim MossoA. Lange & Söhne flagship Richard Lange model is the Tourbillon Pour le Mérite (TPLM). It features fusée-and-chain constant force, a tourbillon regulator, and a power reserve indicator. And the hand finishing is superb!
Rolex Case Study: How Many Watches and How Much Money Does Rolex Make?
/2 Comments/in Highlights, Thoughts & Opinion, Rolex/by Raman KalraRolex is one of the largest, most prominent brands in the world. Unlike many other brands of this size, Rolex is a private company and so it is somewhat opaque when it comes to hard facts about what goes on behind closed doors. But some numbers can be found online, and are used to […]
A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon Reviewed by Tim Mosso: A Machine with Heart and Soul
/0 Comments/in Highlights, A. Lange & Söhne/by Tim MossoThe A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon lives up to its name. It has a date, a chronograph, a perpetual calendar, and a tourbillon. But it has more: this watch has character. Assigning human traits to a cold machine is a – romantic – fool’s errand, but it’s also irresistible in the presence […]
Not Just Pretty Faces: A Collector’s Personal View of Notable Movements
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by GaryGGaryG’s thoughts have turned to one major system that is always there, but generally hidden from sight: the movement. Here are a few of his favorites and why. And in the philosophy of putting my money where my mouth is, these movements have appeared in one or more watches that he has owned personally.
Hello, Newman: A Collector Looks Askance at the Cult of the Paul Newman Rolex Daytona – Reprise
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion, Rolex/by GaryGFor watch lovers, the name “Paul Newman” is associated first and foremost with Rolex, and in particular with a subset of that brand’s Daytona watches with specific dial characteristics, including a recessed outer seconds track and subdials that feature block-shaped hashmarks and Art Deco-style Arabic numerals. But what does this nickname mean for these […]