i-Gucci Grammy Special Edition watch
When the titans meet they create splendor and watch lovers can think of adding a unique piece to their collection. A special edition collection i-Gucci Grammy watches designed by Gucci’s creative director Frida Gianni is something that looks classy but also quite trendy to show off. In either white or black straps with the Grammy logo engraved on … Read more
Christie’s Sells Record-Breaking $91 Million Worth of Watches in 2010
With its final auction of the fall season on December 14 in New York, including the stunning collection of rare Rolexes we wrote about the other day, Christie’s International wrapped up a record-breaking year for fine and rare watches that realized an astonishing $91.2 million in total sales – the highest annual total ever achieved for watches at … Read more
Insider’s Picks: Last Minute Gift Ideas
Christmas is looming and there are always a few loose ends to take care of. Here are 10 suggestions to sort you out quickly and to get you thinking out of the box IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar IWC Schaffhausen goes orange for the limited edition Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar (below), available exclusively … Read more
Audemars Piguet launches the magnificent Millenary Minute Repeater
This is one that defies the art of watch-making. It is believed that the audible indication of the time, initially created to “tell” the time in the dark in an age when electricity had not yet been invented, is one of the oldest of all horological complications. Audemars Piguet has made it part of its fundamental … Read more
Jaguar team up with Bremont watches
Instead of opting for tea, Battenberg and a few extra degrees on the thermostat, Jaguar has continued to break from tradition by enlisting timepiece experts Bremont to enrich their 75th year celebrations. As manufacturers of undeniably beautiful automobiles, Jaguar has a certain affinity with this quintessentially British watchmaker. Jaguar XJ chief designer Giles Taylor partnered with the … Read more
Rethinking of packaging
Yves Behar’s VUE watch for Issey Miyake is great, but its packaging also manages to be something pretty intriguing: A rebuke to all the wasteful product packaging out there. Unveiled on Behar’s Fuseproject site last day, the design is a pad of recycled paper that conceals the timepiece in its layers. Here’s how it works: It’s … Read more
Thomas Prescher and the world’s only triple-axis flying tourbillon wristwatch
A triple-axis tourbillon is extremely rare; a triple-axis tourbillon wristwatch even more so. However, Thomas Prescher’s triple-axis flying tourbillon is not simply extremely rare – it is absolutely unique. Prescher’s Triple Axis Tourbillon Regulator features one of the world’s most exclusive and most difficult complications to assemble, set to stunning advantage in a jet-black natural … Read more
The Art of Watchmaking
Master Watchmaker Thomas Prescher of Thomas Prescher Haute Horlogerie cordially invites you to visit the atelier and experience Independent Watchmaking! This summer, Thomas Prescher Haute Horlogerie is offering tours of its atelier in Twann, Switzerland. Discover for yourself how a timepiece is developed, produced, assembled and regulated – from raw pieces of metal to a finished piece … Read more
