We don’t usually write about jewelry during the watch week (we save that for Weekend Sojourns), but with the holidays around the corner and everyone shopping for a great buy, you may just want to check this out. More than 90 jewelry designers and at least one watch brand, Baume & Mercier, have donated their …
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Atimelyevent: Baume & Mercier Creates Historical Perspective at TimeCrafters 2012
Baume & Mercier has been firmly entrenched in the world of watches since 1830. Now, as it brings its newest timepieces to the TimeCrafters Exhibition in New York in September, it also showcases superb historical Museum pieces –dating back to 1915, to profile its rich history and timelessly superb craftsmanship. Among the pieces making their …
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ATimelyEvent: TimeCrafters 2012 Draws Top Swiss Watchmakers to NYC
Zenith Christophe ColumbWhat do Swiss watchmakers Sebastien Buliard, Dominique Loiseau and Emmanuel Bouchet all have in common? They will each be making personal appearances at this year’s second annual TimeCrafters Exhibition at the historic Park Avenue Armory September 14 and 15. In addition to the 20-plus brands exhibiting their exquisite watches, there are a host …
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ATimelyEvent: TimeCrafters 2012 at the Park Avenue Armory, NYC
Harry Winston’s Opus 12 ($270,300) is one of just many significant timepieces that will be on display at TimeCrafters 2012. Harry Winston is bringing in watchmaker Emmannuel Bouchet (who partnered with Winston in the making of this watch) for the event. It’s almost here!! The much anticipated chance for New Yorkers – and any others …
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ATimelyEvent: CONTEST – Win a chance to go to Polo with Piaget
ATimelyEvent: Madison Avenue Watch Week, NYC
This week, beginning tonight and continuing through May 4, Madison Avenue becomes the epicenter of haute horlogerie in New York City as many of the infest brands on the block open their doors to consumers – complete with a fine schedule of lectures, workshops and special displays. Collectors and connoisseurs are invited to preview the …
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A Timely Event: Antique Gunmetal Watch Display by F.P. Journe at The Forbes Galleries
From April 21 until September 15, watch lovers will be able to view one of the most unusual and rare watch collection of gunmetal watches made of burnished steel. The 200 timepieces to be on display at the Forbes Galleries (62 Fifth Avenue, NYC) were all made between 1850 and 1910, and each is unique …
Atimely Event: TimeCrafters in NYC in September 2012
Generally, watch collectors and connoisseurs, as well as lovers of top-quality haute horology have to travel to Switzerland to see the finest selections of newest timepieces from the world’s best watchmakers. Now, however, the best of the best can be seen right here in the USA – in New York City’s historical Park Avenue Armory …
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A Timely Event: Celebrate 40 years of the Royal Oak with Audemars Piguet
Make time to visit Gotham City this week and you won’t be disappointed. At the Park Avenue Armory in New York, Audemars Piguet has assembled one of the most entrancing displays of timekeeping legend – open to the public for free beginning March 21 and running through March 24th. We first brought you a sneak …
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A Timely Event: Breguet Celebrates 200th Anniversary of First Wristwatch in Geneva
In January, 2012, in Geneva, Breguet opens an exhibition entitled “1810-1812, Breguet makes the first wristwatch, fit for a Queen.” The exhibition pays homage to the Queen of Naples and celebrates the 200th anniversary of the first wristwatch on record –made over a two-year period culminating in 1812. The watch was ordered in 1810 by …