In an unusual move, today we bring you a rare inside look at some very complex and beautiful watches via an article written by Atimely Perpsective founder, Roberta Naas, and appearing this month in a host of Niche Media publications. This one is from Gotham Magazine: Complicated watches are the epitome of masterful watch building and …
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Granted, the name is a mouthful, but the IWC Portuguese Siderale Scafusia deserves a mouthful. It was 10 years in the research and development stages and is a masterpiece of haute horlogerie. The watch offers sidereal time, solar time and astronomical displays, among other functions, and is the most complex watch ever created by IWC. …
Just recently, Universal Pictures released the next film in the “Bourne” series of espionage thrillers, “The Bourne Legacy,” starring Jeremy Renner as the leading man, Aaron Cross. Now, if you are just a normal film lover- you went (or plan to go) to the movie and enjoy it. I, too, have such a desire, however …
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It’s no secret that watch brands love cars and vice versa – since they are both precision machines. Currently a host of watch brands are making new alliances. TAG Heuer partners with the Monaco Grand Prix and the Automobile Club de Monaco for the same reasons it is ineluctably linked to the other two “Triple …
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Last week, IWC officially celebrated the opening of its amazing 3000-square-foot watch boutique at 535 Madison Avenue – with a celebrity filled event. The brand also launched the US exclusive Muhammad Ali watch. This is the world’s first IWC boutique and — wow — is it something! It totally embodies the brand’s diverse personality and …
photo by Kenji TomaOne of the hottest categories of timepieces on the market today is pilot watches. While the concept of synchronizing crew watches to the navigator’s watch may have taken a back seat to today’s cockpit instrumentation, the look and quality of a true pilot’s watch remains steadfast and in demand. Typically, today’s pilot …
If there was a best of show prize for the most amazing “booth” at SIHH, IWC would have won it hands down this year. To celebrate the release of a complete collection of pilots’ watches – including several impressive new TOP GUN pieces – the brand transformed its booth into a replica of a US …
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In November, 2007, I was one of a very elite group of international journalists fortunate enough to travel with IWC to California for the experience of a lifetime. There, we visited the TOP GUN flight school, met with pilots, took some courses, and then had the awesome experience of arrested landing on (and later catapulting …
Recently, we brought readers a little insight into the birth of the wristwatch – for those who enjoy a little history and some fun facts. Continuing that saga, which covered the turn of and the first two decades of the 20th century (see that coverage here), we now bring you perspective on how the wristwatch …
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Baume & Mercier booth at SIHH 2011Those in the know in the watch world know that the Salon International de Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) is just around the corner. In January, this by-invitation-only exhibition takes place in Geneva and it is the backdrop for the unveiling of the newest timepieces from some of the world’s foremost …
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