A Follow Up: Paul Newman’s Waltham/Blancpain Bathyscaphe Diver

You may remember we previously published an article on a possible Rolex dive watch on the wrist of Paul Newman. We did some further research and obtained a bigger image taken from the set of the movie Harper, in which Paul Newman starred as the main character.  The watch in question wasn’t a Rolex or a Tudor…

8 years ago

Event invite: Vacheron Constantin Travelling Exhibition: Elegance in Motion

Vacheron Constantin’s theme for this year is travel. With the re-launch of their Overseas collection which we have showcased here, the theme continues with this special exhibition which VC brings to Asia. For the first time, 18 watches highlighting VC’s vision of travel will be shown around Asia, debuting in Singapore at…

8 years ago

Spot the Watch: Watches of the Silicon Valley

It is 6:30am in the Silicon Valley. You wake up in the morning to a string of emails, messages on slack and instinctively pop up your calendar to check out your day by the hour. After a speedy Nescafé shot and a mashed up banana to swallow down on your way, you book a Lyft to get you to downtown Menlo Park. You hop on the ride and dial the…

8 years ago

Sound Investments: The Genius of Patek Philippe Minute Repeaters 1.

When the little known Patek, Czapek & Cie first founded the now eponymous Patek Philippe in 1839, it was with scant knowledge that their humble maison on Quai de Bergues, Geneva would become a purveyor of high horology. After all, the year of their founding was likely reminiscent of our own witnessing of the first iPhones; we had taken…

8 years ago

Review: Christophe Claret X-TREM 1 Pinball

In 2012, Christophe Claret unveiled the X-TREM series that stands for eXperimental, Time, Research, Engineering and Mechanism. This unique concept originated from Christophe Claret’s determination to bring watchmaking to the next level by incorporating innovative ideas and methods to deliver a timepiece that can be easily differentiated from…

8 years ago

The case of the lost and found Omega Seamaster

We came across this amazing story of an Omega Seamaster. The owner was swimming in the sea and the watch, his grandfather’s heirloom, slipped off his wrist and disappeared. It was found months later, and when the watch was reunited with the owner, a light shake was all it took, and the watch seemed to be ticking. This is the incredible…

8 years ago

Review: Seiko PADI Automatic Diver SRPA21

Seiko watches have always been making waves. Many professional divers actually use their dive watches for their work. The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is the world’s leading scuba diver training organization. Both started out serving the diving industry in 1965, and to celebrate this special relationship, Seiko…

8 years ago