For more than a century two great brands, Patek Philippe and Tiffany & Co., have been working together. Now, to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the US Patek Philippe Boutique inside Tiffany & Co, New York City, the two jointly unveil special limited-edition timepieces. The new watches are double signed, with both the Patek Philippe …
Continue reading “Time Capsules – News: Patek Philippe and Tiffany & Co. – What a Match”
At the recent World Premiere of Haute Horlogerie held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, famed British jewelry and watch brand, Backes & Strauss showed off some of its most exquisite diamond-adorned timepieces. Among the highlights were pieces in the Berkeley, Piccadilly and Regent lines, as well as a specialty piece in the brand’s Victoria …
Continue reading “Time Capsules: Product- Backes & Strauss Victoria Blue Heart supports Charity”
Cars and watches have always enjoyed a certain love affair. Both are precision oriented mechanics with a thirst for high performance and cutting-edge design. Jaeger-LeCoultre is one brand that has associated itself with cars for years – specifically with the much-loved Aston Martin brand. In fact, Jaeger-LeCoutlre now celebrates the eighth anniversary of the partnership …
Mark your calendars if you are a vintage watch lover – on November 18, at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion in New York, more than 300 fine and unique timepieces will be up for sale at the Heritage Auctions. Top among the pieces up for sale at the Timepiece Signature Auction are rare repeater watches. One pocket …
Continue reading “Time Capsules: News – Rare Tiffany, Rolex, Patek Philippe coming up for Auction”
It’s been a big month for Formula One race-car driver Michael Schumacher – who officially confirmed his resignation this month — effective at the end of this season. The German born racer is a seven-time World Champion and is regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers ever. Holding a host of records, Schumacher (who had …
A couple of weeks ago at a Zenith qatch party in Paris, where we were celebrating the brand’s extensive pilot watch collection (and that we wrote about here), I had the distinct opportunity to meet Felix Baumgartner, who had joined the event. Yesterday, I stayed glued to my television as Baumgartner made history jumping from …
In La Chaux-de-Fonds yesterday, Girard-Perregaux unveiled its new Le Corbusier Trilogy of timepieces – in honor of the internationally renowned architect who hailed from that region. The trilogy is inspired by his iconic designs and villas and includes a Vintage 1945 le Corbusier La Chaux-de-Fonds watch with inlaid mother of pearl dial that is created …
We’ve talked about the Breitling Emergency watch here before – how – when activated it emits an emergency frequency. Now- though – we bring you a concrete example of its value – in terms of human life. On August 15th, in Alaska, Mark Spencer was hunting grizzly bears about 120 miles northeast of Anchorage when …
Continue reading “Time Capsules News: Breitling Emergency Saves Stranded Hunter”
An expressive full-color hard-cover book on the entire realm of jewelry watches will be out soon — in Arabic and Chinese only. “Jewels of Arabia” is a 218-page work written by award-winning watch journalist, Roberta Naas and published by MPP — Middle East Media LLC. It is Naas’s fifth book published on the subject of timepieces. …
Continue reading “Time Capsules: News — Women's Watches Dazzle in New Book”
Rado, which recently signed on Andy Murray as a top brand ambassador, saw this tennis great kissing the cup — wearing his Rado watch. Not only was this Murray’s first Grand Slam title, but also this victory makes him the first British male to win a Grand Slam singles championship in nearly 80 years.