clapping machines Just a couple of months ago, we mentioned that the much-loved Max Busser of MB&F was opening his brand’s very first gallery in Geneva. The MB&F M.A.D Gallery (Mechanical Art Devices) plays home to the complete range of the brand’s coveted Horological Machines, but also to a host of other carefully-curated sorts of …
Category Archives: Weekend Sojourns
Weekend Sojourn: Best Cars of 2012 make a great holiday gifts for 2011
We’ve had a lot of emails about great gifts for the holidays that span beyond timepieces. If you’re looking for an amazing gift that sends power to the soul, think a great car that goes fast and offers looks and gusto. This holiday season, you may be able to find a great car as a …
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Weekend Sojourn: Dinosaurs Invade the Franklin Institute
Looking for something to do that is great fun and maybe even informative? Plan on going to Philadelphia for a weekend – and try to be there on December 10, when an exciting new exhibit makes it debut at The Franklin Institute. Giant Mysterious Dinosaurs is set to premiere December 10, 2011 and run through …
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Weekend Sojourn: Visiting the Swiss Watchmaking mecca of La Chaux-deFonds
Exhibit at the clock museum. Watch lover visiting Switzerland? If so, most likely you’ll want to schedule a visit to the mecca of Swiss watchmaking, La Chaux-de-Fonds. It is a quick stop, but many brands call this district home. The capital city of the 1,000-meter-high district of La Chaux-de-Fonds, is the canton of Neuchâtel– where …
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Weekend Sojourn: Commentary — Watchmakers and their Prowess
Everyone who wears a mechanical watch should have the opportunity to walk a watch factory and even try their hand at watchmaking. It is a truly humbling experience. Having been in this industry for more than 26 years, I’ve had the opportunity to visit many a hallowed hall of watchmakers. I’ve also, over the years, …
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Weekend Sojourn: Writing in Style – Montblanc’s new Custom-made Nib
Ever wish you could write with a fountain pen without all the scratching, leaking and other little annoyances that often go along with use of this treasured instrument? Now you can. Montblanc has developed a tailor-made computer software program to analyze one’s hand writing and create a bespoke fountain pen Nib – custom made according …
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Weekend Sojourn: Wrinkle Sojourn? – WrinkleMD™ Offers New Twist
Each Sunday, we bring a little respite from the world of timepieces and focus on a myriad of luxurious and interesting topics, from travel to art, jewelry, accessories and more. Today, we take a real turn and talk about wrinkles – and maybe how to take a respite from them, too. The new WrinkleMD™ patented …
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Weekend Sojourn: Beautiful Bermuda
The 16th hole at Port Royal Golf CourseJust a two-and-half-hour flight from New York City lies a cerulean paradise that offers a respite for the soul and a feast for the eyes. Bermuda , a British territory off the east coast of the USA about 640 miles west of Cape Hatteras, NC, offers a subtropical …
Weekend Sojourn: Breast Cancer Awareness Month — Think Pink and Be Positive
October is breast cancer awareness month, and today, more and more jewelry and watch designers support the cause with creative designs and charitable donations. What’s more, savvy consumers are happy to don the colors and stand up for those they love who have fought and are fighting this battle. Herein are a few brands that …
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Weekend Sojourn: Breaking News — It’s Here – Jewels of Time, The World of Women’s Watches
Yes, opened my mail last night and received the first copy in the USA of the new 300-plus page, hard cover book curated and written by our own Roberta Naas. The book includes hundreds of pages of photographs of women’s wristwatches from the 20th century to date, as well as interviews with top executives, designers, …