By Roberta Naas Yesterday, we brought you an in-depth look at the Pantone color of the year — Greenery — and watch brands that are embracing the color. Today, we bring you a look at four key jewelry designs that also offer verdant beauty.
Each year of the Chinese zodiac is represented by an animal – there are 12 animal symbols in total – and 2017 is the turn of the Rooster. For the occasion Jaquet Droz has announced four fowl-themed Petite Heure Minute limited editions from the Ateliers d’Arts collection, which is all about hand-decorated dials. All four are equipped with […]
Steel and gold used in a single watch: some people love it, others cannot stand it. Some think it is the perfect combination of a casual look dressed up with gold, while others only see a watch in limbo. But no matter
Towards the tail end of 2016, H Moser & Cie, makers of a genre of chic conservative timepieces and fairly recent media masters released yet another thought provoking invective – a letter whose rallying cry can be summed up thusly “no to Swiss Made, yes to Swissness.” Within the spheres of social media,…
By Roberta Naas
It isn’t the easiest color to translate to fashion, let alone watches and jewelry, but for 2017 “Greenery” has been named the color of the year by Pantone – the people famous for naming color trends for decades. The question is, how will watch brands and jewelry companies interpret this lighter green, almost yellow-green, hue to the wrists, necks, ears and fingers?
In a move that was expected for some time, Jean-Claude Biver (pictured above) will take the reins of Zenith as interim chief executive, replacing Aldo Magada, according to Swiss business magazine Bilanz. Best known for the high frequency El Primero chronograph, Zenith is the last of the LVMH watch triumvirate that Biver has yet to work […]
Continuing with our series of Team Picks, it’s Andy Green who has the reins today, wrangling the three gems he enjoyed reading most on T+T in 2016. HANDS-ON: Size does matter, the 2016 IWC Big Pilot Edition “Le Petit Prince” BY: Felix Scholz PUBLISHED: May “The title alone had me. Also, Felix pretending to know cars is always funny. But seriously, I absolutely love this watch. I’m a sucker for a blue dial, which the photographer, Jason Reekie, captured beautifully here. And regardless of all that, this is my favourite of IWC’s Big Pilot offering.” INSIGHT: Inside the new Melbourne Rolex Service Centre BY: Felix Scholz PUBLISHED: February “Knowing a couple of the guys at the RSC, it’s cool to get an inside look because the place is a little bit secretive, and most people know very little about it. But ask any reputable vintage dealer and they’ll tell you that Melbourne has one of the best RSCs in the world, and is often trusted with Milsubs and Paul Newman Daytonas – so it’s cool to learn more about what goes on there.” HANDS ON: First look at the Tudor Pelagos LHD – live video, pics, price BY: Felix Scholz PUBLISHED: November “This was classic Tudor, saving the best till…
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By Roberta Naas
Last month, we brought you a look at three top Year of the Rooster watches from brands such as Chopard, Piaget and Vacheron Constantin. Now, we bring you a close up look at three more Year of the Rooster watches — as January 21 rings in the Chinese New Year. These exceptional pieces are being produced in limited editions by Ulysse Nardin and Jaquet Droz.
We have been hoping this valuation of a very rare vintage Patek Philippe complicated pocket watch from the US Antiques Roadshow would be re-uploaded to their website. This is one of those finds where the timepiece has literally been sitting locked away in perfect condition. Yes, we know the clip is from 2004 but…
With SIHH 2017 just around the corner IWC has taken the covers off the revamped Da Vinci, which now returns to the familiar round form of the model’s best known iteration. Named after the Renaissance polymath, the IWC Da Vinci actually originated in the 1970s, starting with a blocky looking electronic watch powered by the Beta 21, […]