As part of their continued partnership with Shelby Cobra and in celebration of the 25th anniversary of McCall’s Annual Motorworks Revival, Baume & Mercier are releasing four limited edition “Legendary Driver” chronograph watches to honor four drivers who sat behind read more…
It is the time of the year again, when Singapore will hold its iconic Grand Prix under the stars at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. During last year’s edition of the night race, we did a similar Throwback Sundays article on watches with a racing theme. This year, we are looking at the bigger picture…
It is quite common for women to wear or even prefer watches traditionally considered to be for men over those specifically designed for women. I find this mentality intriguing and have noticed a few interesting things that can happen when women wear a men’s watch. These things not only effect how the woman looks, but also the appeal of those watches toward men.
When we left off the Blindside Challenge, where we ask a key brand leader to i.d their watches by touch alone, Montblanc CEO Jérôme Lambert had guessed one out of a possible two watches. The distinctive Rieussec case proved no match for his keen wits and powers of deduction, but the 1858 Small Seconds was, as he said, “impossible” to identify, as there was no way to tell the difference between several models simply by touch.…
Welcome to the 2016 edition of Quill & Pad’s early Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève predictions in which the team picks favorites and explains why. The watches pre-selected in the Ladies category are: Fabergé Lady Levity, Chopard L.U.C XP 35 mm Esprit de Fleurier Peony, Bovet 1822’s Blue Thistles, Audemars Piguet Millenary, Piaget’s Limelight Gala Milanese Bracelet and the Bulgari Serpenti Spiga.
A sponsor of the champion Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team, IWC went to town in style for the 2016 Singapore Grand Prix with standing room only events featuring teammates and rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg – separately of course. More than 400 fans were waiting – one was so enthusiastic he passed out and had to be […]
Here’s another fun video from Seiko, this time bringing us a rare, if brusque, peek at Grand Seiko watches being manufactured from start to finish with particular focus on the 9S movement.
One year ago today, Vacheron Constantin revealed the reference 57260 – which is still the most complicated watch (wrist or pocket) ever made. We were the first to break the news, and the only team invited to go hands-on with this piece of horological history, so today, on the anniversary of this amazing achievement from Vacheron, we invite you to take a look back at this 57-complication, 2,826-component, 242-jewel, 31-hand mega watch.
Luxe Watches has been trading in contemporary and luxury pre-owned watches since 2011. SevenFriday is just a few months younger than Luxe Watches, and to commemorate our mutual 5-year anniversaries, we want to give away a SevenFriday P1-01 watch.
First formed in 1999, Richard mille has within a short decade become a resounding success. Not only has it established itself in a niche category of its own, it has also become a staple timepiece in the world of billionaire collectors. Naturally, the more inquisitive of us would want to find out, just how exactly did this brand rise to…