At aBlogtoWatch, the only agenda we have when it comes to selling watches is that we want people to have positive experiences when buying them. So let’s talk about some of the major things that irritate, bother, annoy, offend, or just plain turn off people when visiting watch stores, whether they are mono-brand boutiques or authorized third-party retailers.
Marketing material for the modern mechanical watch almost always includes a description of the the movement’s frequency. You may have even sensed that the higher the frequency, the more accurate a movement gets. But is this entirely true? Find out here.
The TAG Heuer Mikrograph is back! With a new anniversary edition celebrating the movement’s 100-year-old roots.
In February of this year, we reported that the Seiko quartz wristwatch worn by none other than Apple founder Steve Jobs in his iconic Macintosh photo had sold for a whopping $42,500. This was a story I followed very closely, and in fact I was in touch directly with the caretaker for Jobs’s Jackling House, from which that Seiko and several other items came. He told me that he was in possession of two other watches, a Baume & Mercier and another Seiko on metal bracelet, and that they would likely hit the auction block in the coming months – and now here they are.
The costs of watch ownership begins with the purchase. But if you were thinking that it ends with it, think again. Similar to cars, watches too need regular oil changes, servicing and maintenance. And the more expensive the watch, the more costly the service. That is pretty intuitive, considering that the more expensive watches are usually more…
Back in 2014, the German team of Grieb & Benzinger that produces one-of-a-kind highly decorated watches debuted a lovely timepiece that began life as limited edition A. Lange & Söhne. Inside the Grieb & Benzinger Blue Merit watch is a movement produced by A. Lange & Söhne which has been taken out of its original Lange case and thoroughly modified.
Rolex and Cortina Watch, leading watch retailer and distributor in Asia, present an exclusive exhibition in Singapore to mark the opening of a new Rolex Boutique at Marina Square mall.
Along with Geneva and Hong Kong, New York City is one of the most important cities in the world for watches. There are, in fact, so many boutiques and high-end retailers that it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Who better to show us through the horological core of the Big Apple than one of the watch scenes most garrulous characters – Adam Craniotes?…
One of the biggest and most important cultural events in Paris is the Biennale des Antiquaires. The Biennale’s list of exhibitors includes not only antiques dealers, but also jewelry houses, as well as fine art exhibitors and dealers. This is an important year for the Biennale in many ways, not the least of which is that, moving forward, the Biennale will be held yearly rather than biannually – and it also marks the presentation of a non-selling exhibition, presented by the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH). “The Conquest of Time” is based on The Mastery of Time, by FHH curator and expert in antiquarian horology, Dominique Fléchon, and presents a collection over over 100 rare timekeeping and scientific instruments.
Presenting The Monsieur de Chanel Watch With First In-House Movement.