The Latest News About Watches

Even though Louis Vuitton has roots dating back well over 100 years, the brand is relatively new when it comes to watchmaking. However, what is has created in its short watchmaking life has been particularly impressive. It was in 2002 that the iconic house of Louis Vuitton introduced its first Tambour watch. I remember how excited… The post Louis Vuitton Unveils Tambour Twenty Watches For 20th Anniversary appeared first on ATimelyPerspective.

I’ve been talking about the current situation of the watch market for a while and I’ve expressed my concerns as well as my anger about how the wrong people are getting watches allocated to ultimately just end up flipping them. I have to say that I have no problem with the well established grey/secondary market dealers as some of them are very fine gentleman and people whom I’ve done business for years and real businessmen. Without names like David S Williams, Kirill Yuzh, Watchbox, Adrian Taskin or Roman Sharf —just to name a few—, the watch market would’ve not boomed like it did in the last 10 to 15 years.

This handsome new dual-timer is the perfect watch for keeping track of our current, complicated timeline.

Just last week at the Geneva Watch Days exhibit, Swiss independent brand MB&F unveiled a pretty impressive watch: the Legacy Machine Split Escapement EVO watch. Offered in two versions — both incredibly alluring, the $80,000 watch boasts two coveted innovations from the brand: the FlexRing shock-absorbing EVO case and the mind-boggling Split Escapement. As I… The post A Closer Look At What Makes The $80,000 MB&F Legacy Machine Split Escapement EVO Watch Special appeared first on ATimelyPerspective.

Turning the page to a new chapter

As we all get a nice three-day weekend in America for Labor Day, and as we all picnic, head to the beach or run to the stores to take advantage of the Labor Day sales, it’s a good idea to recall what Labor Day is really about. Spoiler alert: we deserve all the picnics and… The post Labor Day Celebrates American Workers appeared first on ATimelyPerspective.

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Many of the world’s most gifted watchmakers have worked for Patek Philippe. A select few were part of an elite group known as the régleurs de precision or adjusters. These men and women were on a constant quest to make the most precise, mechanical timepieces. They flourished during a period when absolute time accuracy was an elusive concept rather than readily available on a phone or computer. Recognition of their mastery of time was to achieve an Observatory rating for […] The post The rockstar watchmaker of Patek Philippe appeared first on Collectability.

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Mido once again mines its archive to bring back one of its mid-century icons, and it’s a doozy.

  Earlier this week at the Geneva Watch Days exhibit, Greubel Forsey — now obviously under the vigilant eye of CEO Antonio Calce, experienced industry  veteran — unveiled its latest patented wonder: the Greubel Forsey GMT Balancier Convexe. The watchmaking industry is more than 500 years old. Before that, we had water clocks, sun dials… The post A Closer Look At The $445,000 Greubel Forsey Patented Hand-Wound GMT Balancier Convexe Watch appeared first on ATimelyPerspective.

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Today, silently without any press release, Audemars Piguet adds up a black full ceramic Royal Oak Chrono ref. 26240CE.OO.1225CE.01. This all-black 41 mm Royal Oak Chronograph fully crafted in black ceramic and contrasted with subtle pink gold accents is endowed with the collection’s latest design evolution and “50-year” anniversary oscillating weight.

So every once in a while, we cover topics outside of the realm of watches — lifestyle topics like spirits, art, cars, yachting, accessories and even jewelry. Today, we look at the beauty of jewelry as seen through the eyes of the conservation minded and those interested in recycling and sustainability. Rebecca Jewelry, Italian brand… The post Ocean Waste Shines As New ‘Gemstone’ In Rebecca Brame Jewelry appeared first on ATimelyPerspective.

As an Academy member of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, I cast my votes last month for the watches to become the nominees for the 2022 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Along with other 649 members from around the world, we submitted our votes digitally to narrow down the list from 254 watches—entered into this year’s competition— down to 90 selected timepieces.

As a continuation of the 10th anniversary of the collection, the Octo Finissimo receives a brand-new skeletonized hand-wound movement with an astonishing eight-day power reserve.

And the nominees are…

t only took me five months and five days to finally be able to find a MoonSwatch at the Swatch Boutique at North Park Mall in Dallas, Texas. The Omega x Swatch Bioceramic MoonSwatch landed at the Swatch boutiques on March 26, 2022, a day before I headed to Switzerland for Watches & Wonders 2022. During my trip to Switzerland, I was able to peruse the MoonSwatch ‘Mission to Uranus’ —no pun intended—