I saw this “hand” with disconcertingly realistic fingers impatiently tapping at the MB&F M.A.D.Gallery in Geneva. Entitled “Fingers Mk III by Nik Ramage for Laikingland,” it is actually a piece of playful mechanical art. But what else might you use a handy device like this for? Leave your suggestions in the comments.
We’re now in the final days of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Following two weeks of intense competition, thousands of athletes will be flying back home after Sunday’s closing ceremony, some with a medal or two (or six, if you’re Michael Phelps). As this year’s games come to an end, it seems fitting to finish with a little bit of Olympic horological history.
In this round-up, we talk about spotting future collectables, as well as the recent trend of blacked out watches. And as usual, we also check out new watches, including one that I have been looking forward to all year.
Omega Constellation You probably know me best for being an avid Speedmaster fan and collector. But my passion for watches started actually with the Omega Constellation. I wrote about this in-depth when I did a write up on the Sedna gold version of the Omega Globemaster. Anyway, the Globemaster is part of the Constellation family. […]
By Roberta Naas This year, the watch world recognized the diverse dimensions of its audiences. Not everyone wants a black, white, gray or blue watch – some like their time with an explosion of color—even at the highest end of the spectrum. Perhaps more than ever before, brands in all price realms are complying – offering red, yellow, pink, blue, purple, orange, lime green and other color watch straps and dials. This explosion of color, however,
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…
This week, chronographs are the stars of the show, with a good number of them currently listed on Ebay. Though these sporty watches were primarily built with functionality in mind, that didn’t stop them from having stunning good looks, thanks to details like the sharp case of the famed Heuer Carrera and the reverse panda dial of the Breitling Top Time. Expect also to see some technically advanced pieces with the flyback and split-seconds complications, from, respectively, Longines and Eberhard. This is your Bring A Loupe for August 19, 2016.
A weekend dedicated to the very best in life takes place in Singapore September 24 and 25. Conceived as a showcase for some of the finest vintage cars in Singapore – including a Ferrari 250 GTE and Jaguar E-Type – the Classic Car Weekend organised by collectibles marketplace Luxglove also features rare whiskies, timepieces and […]
When thinking about the archetype of the round Swiss watch, the first names that come to mind might very well be Patek Philippe or Vacheron Constantin. As the custodians of Geneva’s watchmaking tradition, influenced by the sober protestant spirit, both brands stand for subtle, understated elegance. However, beyond the design conventions dictated by the round wristwatch, Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin have in common a long, rich legacy of shaped watches. After Cartier, Monochrome brings together a (non-exhaustive) selection of shaped watches from Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin.
Filson is an American maker of men’s goods which since 2012 has been owned by the same group that owns Detroit-based watch and goods maker Shinola – a further familial relation to also American company Fossil. That’s just a little bit of background information intended to help frame the nature, purpose, and particular reasons behind a watch that I actually have a lot to say about. The Filson Smokey Bear Watch is among the stranger timepieces I’ve written about lately.