Frederique Constant Amour Heart Beat mechanical timepiece ($3995). White is as timeless and elegant as black, especially when it comes to luxury watches. Indeed, White Watches make a superbly sublime statement. Today’s watchmakers are turning to white as the essence of elegance and allure – creating timepieces in steel, ceramic and other materials and accenting …
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Time Capsules: Product — Carl F. Bucherer Patravi Chrono Date You Want
Carl F. Bucherer has been building timepieces of distinction that we here at ATimelyperspective regularly recognize and talk about. Every once in a while, thought, we just like to sit back and enjoy the beauty and craftsmanship, the excellence and precision of a particular watch. Such is the case with the stunning Patravi Chrono Date …
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Weekend Sojourn: 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance with Rolex – Great Hood Ornaments!
Earlier this week I wrote about the Concours d’ Elegance and some of the most fantastic cars seen there. Today, while we on the US Eastern Seaboard await the wrath of Hurricane Irene, writing about storm watches — or watches that weather the storm — just doesn’t do it. Instead, Atimelyperspective brings you something more …
Off the Cuff: Cartier Multi-Time Zone on the Wrist
Since its inception, the house of Cartier has been building the most exquisite jewels and, later, timepieces, to capture hearts and souls of women and men alike. The brand has long always focused on craftsmanship and innovation. For the past years, it has been a power-house in the realm of mechanical watchmaking, bringing its own …
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Weekend Sojourn: SEAH® Astrological Watches Let you be you
When Rachel Levy conceived of the SEAH® (an ancient word for time) watches 7 years ago, she did so in the blackout wake of a hurricane that hit her home in Florida. She was looking for a way for people to reconnect with themselves and the universe after so much disconnect. When she first set …
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Time Capsules: Commentary – Hamilton Watch Company – the Ventura, Elvis and legends
Hamilton Watch Company has had a long and fruitful relationship with Hollywood over the years, since it starred in its first film in 1951 with the Oscar-nominated movie “The Frogmen”. Actors playing naval diving heroes wore the same model Hamilton watches as American soldiers had worn during the WWII. Since then the brand’s distinctive watches …
Time Capsules: Commentary – Watch Industry Loses a legend, Gerald Genta Dies
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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Time Capsules: Product – IWC Watches – Double Delight with the Ingenieur Double Chronograph Titanium
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. …
Weekend Sojourn: Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion – Coming This Week!
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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Time Capsules: Product – Reactor Watches Offer Poseidon Adventure
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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