Urwerk – known for its bold timepieces, innovative stance and complex creativity – unveils the new Zeit Device (time device). This grand complication marks time in seconds, minutes, hours, date, month, years, 100 years and times for 1,000 years – with day/night indication. The Urwerk Zeit Device accomplishes all of this via a host of …
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Off the Cuff: Cartier Multi-Time Zone on the Wrist
Since its inception, the house of Cartier has been building the most exquisite jewels and, later, timepieces, to capture hearts and souls of women and men alike. The brand has long always focused on craftsmanship and innovation. For the past years, it has been a power-house in the realm of mechanical watchmaking, bringing its own …
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Weekend Sojourn: SEAH® Astrological Watches Let you be you
When Rachel Levy conceived of the SEAH® (an ancient word for time) watches 7 years ago, she did so in the blackout wake of a hurricane that hit her home in Florida. She was looking for a way for people to reconnect with themselves and the universe after so much disconnect. When she first set …
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Time Capsules: Watch Finder — Frederique Constant Manufacture Tourbillon Grand Feu
Every once in a while a watch comes a long that you have to turn your head and look again because everything lines up so perfectly. That’s what Atimelyperspective calls a Watch Finder — and keeper – if you can get it – it’s a great watch with great value. The new Frederique Constant Manufacture …
Time Capsules: Commentary – Hamilton Watch Company – the Ventura, Elvis and legends
Hamilton Watch Company has had a long and fruitful relationship with Hollywood over the years, since it starred in its first film in 1951 with the Oscar-nominated movie “The Frogmen”. Actors playing naval diving heroes wore the same model Hamilton watches as American soldiers had worn during the WWII. Since then the brand’s distinctive watches …
Time Capsules: Commentary – Watch Industry Loses a legend, Gerald Genta Dies
Today, Charles Gerald Genta, legendary Swiss watchmaker and designer, passed away at the age of 80. Not only did Genta design one of the most amazing collections of complicated timepieces under his own name (which was subsequently purchased by the Bulgari Group), but also he is the visionary responsible for the design and creation of …
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Time Capsules: Product – IWC Watches – Double Delight with the Ingenieur Double Chronograph Titanium
IWC Schaffhausen is a brand rich with wonderful and unique history that just keeps getting better. It seems everything this company does turns to gold. Year after year, the IWC watches unveiled not only recall the past collections with superb craftsmanship and eye to detail, but also do so with visionary glances to the future. …
Time Capsules: News — Vacheron Constantin Recalls its American Heritage
James Ward Packard watchIn a move designed to coincide with the opening of its first USA boutique (in NYC) and to recall its rich history here in the USA (which ATimelyperspective wrote about just recently), Vacheron Constantin has launched an interactive website: http://americanheritage.vacheron-constantin.com The venerable brand – the world’s oldest watch manufacture in continuous operation …
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Time Capsules: Some of the Best Watch Brands Have Secrets – Harry Winston Rosebud
The best watch brands in the world are adept at innovation, craftsmanship and technical perfection. Some even go way over the top when it comes to combining haute horlogerie and haute joaillerie. Such is the case with the legendary house of Harry Winston. This brand’s newest, perhaps most versatile watch, is the alluring Rosebud – …
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Weekend Sojourn: Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion – Coming This Week!
I’ll be there with Rolex – maybe you should, too… more than 550 extraordinary cars will amass on August 19 through 21 to confront the challenging Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey. The 2.238 mile road course with 11turns and 300-foot elevation changes is demanding and exhilarating, even for spectators. Plus, these are legendary cars …
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