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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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. …
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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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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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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Those of you who know and are avid followers of Atimelyperspective have seen this watchmaker’s name before here. Gilles Robert has been designing luxury watches for decades for some of the best brands in the business. He even created watches under his own name more than a decade ago – and I feel personally honored …
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Reactor Watches are all about strength, adventure and function. This Limited Limited Edition Poseidon Black/Yellow Watch is a superb underwater timepiece. Housing a self-charging auto-quartz movement, the 48mm piece offers Reactor’s Never Dark® dial illumination system and is equipped with an interchangeable rubber strap and a 2-tone bracelet with expander to fit over a wet …
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This fall, Citizen Watch Co unveils the super cool, super high-tech looking Eco-Drive Satellite Wave limited edition watch that captures the day, date and time signals from satellites 20,000 kilometers above the earth. This ultra-precise watch (since satellites signals are controlled by the atomic clocks) has worldwide reception — receiving signals from each of the …
Followers of Atimelyperspective know Hublot is a brand we’ve covered time and again because of its bold sense of technology, design and power. What’s more, we recognize that our readers have an interested in knowing who wears what around the world. Well, just recently, NBA all-star and Hublot ambassador Dwyane Wade traveled to Beijing in …
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There are expensive watches and then there are really expensive watches – and with good reason. Let’s get it out of the way, the extraordinary Jacob & Co. Crystal Tourbillon retails for $900,000 – and it is NOT a one of a kind timepiece. It is, however, created in a limited edition of 180 pieces. …