The news was abundant this year; the product superlative; the watch world grand. Anniversaries abounded this year and some celebrated in style. Audemars Piguet celebrated the 40th anniversary of the iconic Royal Oak with a tribute collection of new Royal Oak pieces and an around-the-world touring exhibition that took center stage in spring in New …
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Cars and watches have always enjoyed a certain love affair. Both are precision oriented mechanics with a thirst for high performance and cutting-edge design. Jaeger-LeCoultre is one brand that has associated itself with cars for years – specifically with the much-loved Aston Martin brand. In fact, Jaeger-LeCoutlre now celebrates the eighth anniversary of the partnership …
Today’s busy travelers have developed a fascination with mechanical alarm watches – using them in place of wake-up calls in hotels, or as a reminder to take medicine, pick up a child, or run to a meeting. These highly functional watches house extra mechanical mechanisms that make it possible to sound a tone at a …
It isn’t every day I get to wear a watch from my dreams – but recently, I had the wonderful experience of donning the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grand Tradition Repetition Minute watch – only 100 of which will ever be made. Crafted in titanium, this grand complication houses a mechanical hand-wound movement consisting of a whopping …
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In an exclusive interview with ATimelyperspective in New York City not too long ago, actress Diane Kruger talked to Editor-in-chief Roberta Naas about time, watches and – more specifically –the newest Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous collection. This video is a Not-Yet-Released film created as the result of this personal interview. It will be released in a few …
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We here at Atimelyperspective struggled with whether or not to put up this news product post, given the terrible shooting that took place in the Aurora, CO, theater during the midnight showing of Dark Knight Rises — afterall it seems a bit off-color to talk about stars and watches with so many killed and injured. However, …
We here at atimelyperspective.com were the first to break the news of the new Rendez-Vous collection of luxurious round women’s watches from Jaeger-LeCoultre, with the famed Diane Kruger as the face behind the series. You can read that introduction here. Now, we can finally be first to release the haute horlogerie and joaillerie timepieces to …
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Tj With this new series, Jaeger-LeCoultre brings its centuries of expertise in women’s watches full circle. This brand has long been creating significant watches for women– forging ahead in innovation, design and technology at every turn. The sensual round case of the Rendez-Vous watch takes its inspiration from the Art Deco era, and captures a …
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There’s custom made and then there’s bespoke custom made. Then, there is Casa Fagliano, located just outside the city of Buenos Aires in Hurlingham. This 120 year old company goes above and beyond what anyone is used to, relying on old-world craftsmanship and traditions. Established in 1892, this family-owned business, now in its fifth generation, …
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 …