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If f you’re somewhat familiar with the retail scene in Paris, you may have heard of Merci: a store on the Boulevard Beaumarchais which was originally founded with two goals in mind. The first was to provide a kind of launch pad for new and emerging designers, and the second was to establish an endowment
This is the latest timepiece from Urwerk, the UR-105 CT Streamliner, and it’s a watch that comes to us on the 20th anniversary of one of the most offbeat and creative independent watch marques in existence. It’s interesting to reflect on Urwerk at 20. Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei were real innovators for launching a
The Tudor Black Bay Chronograph was first shown at Baselworld 2017, and right away it was the center of a great deal of attention and not a small amount of controversy. First of all, it was the very first Tudor chronograph to use the Breitling B01 chronograph movement, which was a startling move to say
This unique left-hander in a totally new color will go to one lucky bidder… (continue reading)
There are 49 timepieces, some more unique than others… (continue reading)
Everything you ever wanted to know about the new Rolex Sea-Dweller, and probably a lot that you didn’t… (continue reading)
It’s officially summer, which for watch lovers means it’s dive watch season. One of the most persistent questions watch owners seem to have is what watch water resistance ratings really mean, and more precisely, what dive watch depth ratings really mean. There are several sides to this question. Among the issues are whether or not
It was the talk of SIHH 2016. Greubel Forsey, the watchmakers known for the art of invention – of making the super complex look beautiful and approachable – were making a time-only “simple” watch, and doing so at a price point that was looked terrestrial, instead of at the usual stratospheric level (admittedly in a
Over the last couple of decades, Panerai has grown so far beyond the very first offerings that it had when it was first acquired by the Richemont Group, as to defy description; the company has made everything from some of the most underappreciated tourbillons in the business, to perpetual calendars, astronomical clocks, and pretty much
The Clifton Manual 1830 announcement was one that we missed at first, or at the very least, we missed it in terms of its potential importance for both Baume & Mercier and for the Richemont Group. The timing of the announcement might have had something to do with it, coming as it did just before
