A new and exciting mechanical watch brand emerges on the market after three years of design and development. Gerge’ – named for St. George — is an all-mechanical brand that focuses on architecture in its design – with a side-view of the case that is meant to replicate a bridge between two cities, and a …
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Those in the know will recognize this designer’s name. Giuliano Mazzuoli is the man responsible for the famed Manometro watch, as well as several pen and leather goods collections. The Manometro watch is renowned for its simplicity. Designed as a concept to reflect a pressure gauge, the Manometro measures time – elegantly and cleanly – …
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With 178 years of technical prowess, heritage and craftsmanship extraordinaire behind it, Jaeger-LeCoultre ought to know how to show off its unprecedented precision with dignity. Thus, it comes as no surprise that its newest Duometre (dual-wing movement) Quantieme Lunaire, which shows time, date and the age of the moon – is a stunning beauty. It …
Bell & Ross unveils its newest Dive watches due out this August – the BR02 Steel with Carbon Fiber Dial and the BR02 Phantom – my personal favorite. Water resistant to 1,000 meters (where I will NEVER go), these mechanical self-winding dive watches house the ETA 2892 caliber and offer hours, minutes, seconds and date. …
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At this week’s Couture Show, held in Las Vegas concurrently with the JCK show and Swiss Watch by JCK—several of the industry’s most important USA watch and jewelry shows – Roberta Naas of Atimelyperspective was asked to be a judge (one of six judges) in the Couture Time contest, sponsored by Watch Journal magazine. The …
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Bolder than ever before, Omega updates its Planet Ocean collection of timepieces, and takes a very pro-active approach to world conservation. Now, every Planet Ocean watch is equipped for extreme underwater adventure with unidirectional rotating bezels, helium escape valves and water resistance to 60 bar, 600 meters, or 2000 feet – depending on how you …
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At last week’s F1 Grand Prix™ of Monaco, Hublot dazzled everyone with one of the most expensive jewelry watches on the market – the unique Big Bang Tourbillon that nets out at just about $3 million. Unveiled in Europe, it is aptly called the 2 Million Europe Big Bang, but the unique one-of-a-kind tourbillon is …
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Officially proclaimed in 1868, Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance in America for those who have died in our nation’s service. It is a day where the American flag runs high – on flagpoles, in cemeteries, in the homes of those who have served and fallen. Having had a father …
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Peruvian SpiritJewelry Tales of South American Silver is a design experience that translates magical themes, legends and materials of ancient civilizations into alluring contemporary jewelry. Embodying romantic looks, the jewelry blends sterling silver with Earth’s most precious gems from South America. Creative director Marco Vidal finds inspiration every day in his native Peru, appreciating its …
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Four original pocket watches from the late1700s and early 1800s created by Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823) have gone on display in the J. Paul Getty Museum in the permanent collection of French Decorative Arts and will remain there through October 2011. It is the first time such a rare and special viewing of these four historic …