As the creative and original Yvan Arpa, director of ArtyA, continues to draw on his own experiences and interests for his unusual watch designs, the world continues to receive high-end wonders such as this new Spider – just in time for the Halloween festivities. In this work of art and craftsmanship, Arpa blends conceptual art …
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Time Capsules: News – A mansion unlike any other — Ralph Lauren Opens US Watch & Jewelry Salon in Stunning Madison Ave Mansion
When it comes to Ralph Lauren, the world expects style, sophistication and savoir faire. Last week when he held the grand opening of his spectacular first-ever US Watch & Jewelry Salon at 888 Madison Avenue – he stunned even those who were expecting grandeur. The mansion, which was two years in the building and decorating …
Weekend Sojourn: TF Cufflinks – Statements on Time
For men of taste – and let’s face it, watch collectors are all of sophistication and taste or you just wouldn’t be collecting watches – it’s time to re-think what you’re wearing on your wrist. Well, not the watch, but the cufflinks. (Maybe the watch, too?) These TF EST 1968 cufflinks are made in the …
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Trend Report: Winter Whites for Women
This year, as fall gives way to winter, white hot is the word. Augmenting the great hues of purple, gray and gemstone palettes on the runway, white is a veritable staple – and one the watch brands are embracing with gusto. It’s an easy color to wear because it matches everything. It picks up every …
Time Capsules: News: Boston Tourneau Event
Calling all Bostonian Watch Collectors! A. Lange & Söhne and Tourneau, the World’s Largest Watch Store, are presenting Exclusive Viewings of the A. Lange & Söhne Collection. Highlights will include the LANGE 1 DAYMATIC, the self-winding version of the legendary LANGE 1 with a retrograde day-of-week display, and the SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR, Lange’s first annual …
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Time Capsules: Product: DeWitt’s Black on Track
Jon Omer, head of DeWitt USA told me the other day when we had drinks at the Waldorf Astoria, after visiting Cellini, that DeWitt is launching an all new ladies collection for 2011. While he wouldn’t reveal any secrets – in fact he was just flying over there this week to see the line for …
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Trend Report: Cars and Watches
Anyone who is an avid car lover somehow comes around to being a luxury watch collector as well. The two just have that certain something in common: excellence under the hood, the drive (pardon the pun) for precision, the magnificence of all those mechanical parts finely tuned and working harmoniously together. What’s more, both industries …
Video: The Equation of Time
Arguably one of the watchmaker’s most hailed feats — the Equation of Time is one of the most complex complications, and one of the rarest to be built. The Equation of time gives various astronomical indications — but its point is that it tells the difference between true solar time and average solar time. Our …
Weekend Sojourn: Punta Cana’s Melia Caribe Tropical
This weekend, as I thought of summer gone and fall fading, I began dreaming up winter vacation ideas, which got me thinking of the lovely Caribbean. So this weekend’s sojourn is travel related: where we visit the warm turquoise waters and the hot white sands of the easy-to-get-to Dominican Republic. This desirable island, thanks to …
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Time Capsules: Commentary — Swiss Heart, Cuban Soul, Cuervo y Sobrinos Offers Luxury Styling for Women, too
For just about five years now I have been wearing a Cuervo y Sobrinos Esplendidos Clasico with a cream colored dial, tobacco strap and superbly ergonomically curved 18-karat case. Granted, this is not the only watch I wear. But it is one of my favorites. It retails for about $8400 and offers a lot of …