Auction Report: Astronaut Richard Mastracchio’s Flown Omega Speedmaster Is Coming Up For Sale
187d 21h 43m 52s logged in space.
Business News: Cartier North America Appoints Head Of Diversity And Inclusion
It’s a new role that will report directly to the CEO.
Hands-on – Porsche Design Sport Chrono Sub Second, Inspired by the Panamera
Cars and watches have always been strongly connected: they are both devoted to precision, to details and style, to the same mechanical power (with less fuel for a watch, of course), and they both arouse similar passions and emotions. Enthusiasts of one industry more than often appreciate the other. And when it comes to Porsche […]
Found: A New Limited Edition Philippe Dufour Simplicity At Phillips Geneva
Plus another pair of Simplicities hitting the block this week in Hong Kong.
In The Shop – In The Shop: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date Desert Limited Edition
Desert, meet dive watch.
The Grey NATO: Episode 126: Our Watch Discomfort Zones
Watches that we don’t get (but really want to).
Here’s how the other (hip-hop) half live: revisiting the Jay-Z Vs Drake’s watch collections
Editor’s note: Back in March we threw the watches of two of hip-hop’s biggest names – Jay-Z and Drake – in a figurative boxing ring for a four-round bout to find out which collection was best. Both of these modern-day poets had absurd timepieces that spanned a number of different disciplines, and it was more than interesting to see the nuance between the two collectors. Now, without wanting to give too much away, one of these bar-spitting celebs has got the horological chops of a bona fide aficionado, while the other is just 110% hype beast. Want to know who comes out on top? Keep reading … Today, we’re facing off two of the music industry’s biggest names – the one and only Hova, AKA Jay-Z, is going to have his watches pitted against none other than Champagne Papi himself, Drake. There’s going to be four rounds in this horological heavyweight showdown, spread across four different categories – dress watch to die for, modded and murdered out mayhem, weekend warrior, and deathblow, the ultimate flex piece. Whose watches will come out on top in this instalment of Celebrity Death Match? There’s only one way to find out … Dress watch to…
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Here's how the other (hip-hop) half live: revisiting the Jay-Z Vs Drake's watch collections
Editor’s note: Back in March we threw the watches of two of hip-hop’s biggest names – Jay-Z and Drake – in a figurative boxing ring for a four-round bout to find out which collection was best. Both of these modern-day poets had absurd timepieces that spanned a number of different disciplines, and it was more than interesting to see the nuance between the two collectors. Now, without wanting to give too much away, one of these bar-spitting celebs has got the horological chops of a bona fide aficionado, while the other is just 110% hype beast. Want to know who comes out on top? Keep reading … Today, we’re facing off two of the music industry’s biggest names – the one and only Hova, AKA Jay-Z, is going to have his watches pitted against none other than Champagne Papi himself, Drake. There’s going to be four rounds in this horological heavyweight showdown, spread across four different categories – dress watch to die for, modded and murdered out mayhem, weekend warrior, and deathblow, the ultimate flex piece. Whose watches will come out on top in this instalment of Celebrity Death Match? There’s only one way to find out … Dress watch to…
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Hands-on – Ultra-Complex & Extravagant, the Jacob & Co. Astronomia Casino
One might have thought that the precision of Haute Horlogerie could never harmonize with the uncertainty of games of chance? Well, Jacob & Co. merges these two worlds into one timepiece of unexpected complexity. One of its takes on the Astronomia is fitted a fully-operational miniature roulette; at a press of a button, the Astronomia […]
Industry News – Horage Launches New K2 Micro-Rotor Movement, With Unusual Production Plan
Horage is an original company within the Swiss watch industry. Based in Biel, the small brand ended up developing their own k1 automatic caliber, designed with the objective to be an efficient and reliable movement built on industrial production standards, but also deliver the flexibility in complications and decoration of a “manufacture” movement. At their […]