We’ve talked about the Breitling Emergency watch here before – how – when activated it emits an emergency frequency. Now- though – we bring you a concrete example of its value – in terms of human life. On August 15th, in Alaska, Mark Spencer was hunting grizzly bears about 120 miles northeast of Anchorage when …
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Baltimore-born Roland Murphy started RGM in Mount Joy, PA, where he builds American-made watches including chronographs and tourbillons that range in price from $6,500 for the new Aircraft 801, to tens of thousands for the American-made Tourbillon. Shown here is the Professional Limited Edition Diver.By the time it became a federal holiday in 1894, Labor …
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By Samantha Walsh This summer witnesses the debut of the new limited edition of Richard Mille’s RM 032 Chronograph Dive Watch. Water resistant to 300 meters, the watch features a locking crown to ensure optimal water resistance. Created in a limited edition of just 30 pieces, this Dark Diver watch features a dark 50mm tripartite …
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We dont often cover TV commercials here at atimelyperspective, but this one is well worth a viewing. It is the first OMEGA LONDON 2012 TV commercial, featuring the world-famous Rolling Stones soundtrack “Start me Up,” along with some amazing athletes and their determination. The television commercial, produced in 15-, 30- and 60-second versions, features Chinese …
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Last week, IWC officially celebrated the opening of its amazing 3000-square-foot watch boutique at 535 Madison Avenue – with a celebrity filled event. The brand also launched the US exclusive Muhammad Ali watch. This is the world’s first IWC boutique and — wow — is it something! It totally embodies the brand’s diverse personality and …
Last year Ulysse Nardin, master at the world’s finest marine chronometers, unveiled the Marine Diver Black Sea – to rave reviews. Now, the brand delves deeper in to the category with the Marine Diver Blue Sea, manufactured in house. The resolute sports watch is a superbly beautiful dive instrument – with a self-winding movement, 42 hours …
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Perhaps taken for granted, the phrase, “just in the nick of time” is one with real meaning behind it. We regularly hear of rescues at sea – -but we don’t typically hear about the timepieces behind those events. In 1997, the crew of the Mata-Rangi expedition, on a reed raft en route from Chile to …
Photo by: Pascal LeSegretain, WireImageLast night at the 84th Academy Awards, French actor Jean Dujardin received an Oscar as Best Actor for his role in the film “The Artist.” On his wrist: a Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Tribute to Deep Sea watch, a re-edition of the world’s first diver’s watch equipped with an alarm function. The new …
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In the soon-to-be-released James Bond movie “Skyfall,” the famed Agent 007 brings his true loves to light again. While the women of the movie, we know, will be spectacular, the stars are the spy tools – the Aston Martin DB5 (which novelist Ian Fleming included in Bond books as far back as Goldfinger and Thunderball), …
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This week starts the dawn of the Aquarius – if you are into the zodiac. SEAH® Watches offers wonderful timepieces that reflect each astrological sign – at an affordable quality/value relationship. I am a Pisces and wear this watch a lot – it is the one that just simply says who I am and reminds …
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