Monday, May 11 2009
articles: 11
Idiot Watch Thief Gets Caught
Here in The Netherlands, a watch thief got caught because of his own - priceless - stupidity. A fellow that works, or let’s say ‘worked’, for a company that places window frames, did some measuring activities with respect to the window frames of a house. This was in …
My article in WATCH about the watch industry and e-commerce
Besides publishing for digital media such as my own blog, my first article (a column) for printed press is also a fact. WATCH, a Dutch magazine about watches, dining, men’s fashion, cars, traveling (ergo: “the finer things in life” :)). It is written in Dutch, and I have no …
Your bucket of Bell&Ross crazy just arrived
Not content with making me happy with their GMT, Bell&Ross has just released this weird piece for Colette, some sort of artsy shop in Paris. This is some kind of tribute to Airborne Rangers, I suspect, with a little skull and two sword hands. Not sure how much it would cost …
Steve McQueen's Personal Heuer Monaco, Along with Rolex & Motorcycle, Coming Up For Sale
If there is one person and one watch that represent cool, it is Steve McQueen and the Heuer Monaco. McQueen wore the Monaco during the filming of the race car classic Le Mans and ever since the blue face, white sub-dial Heuer Monaco has been an icon. Just this year Heuer …
Maurice de Mauriac Chronograph Modern: A New Watch, A New Sponsor, And New Respect
A few weeks back we wrote an introductory piece on Maurice de Mauriac Zurich where we praised the brand and Daniel Dreifuss for creating stylish and innovative designs for real watch lovers around the world. But design is one thing, wearability is another. As such, we have …
Kazimon Eins B
The Eins B from Kazimon Watches in Netherland is a handsome watch with a little extra flair. This 39mm watch with a black face, white markings and hands, and red highlights has a good balance of class and color. An ETA 2824-2 movement in a stainless steel case, with a …
Watchismo offering deal on ladies watches
Who says mom doesn’t appreciate a nice time piece too. Just in time for Mother’s Day, Watchismo is offering 20% off all of their ladies wrist watches. Browsing their catalog, it looks like there’s something there for pretty much anyone, and what better way to show Mom just …
Orient Racing Automatic CFT00004B Power Reserve Semi-Skeletonized Watch Review
You may or may not have heard of Orient watches, but that is OK since they only recently (officially) entered the US market. Orient is a Japanese watch maker that has been getting very serious about making some nice watches for US tastes. The company has been around for …
First Impression: Lange Zeitwerk
A Lange & Sohne recently introduced a new model, the Lange Zeitwerk. It features a jumping numerals mechanism, that displays hours and minutes in a larger format - for excellent legibility. Inside is a manufacture calibre L043.1 that utilizes a constant-force escapement and …
Baselworld 2009- Carl F. Bucherer Patravi EvoTec DayDate
During Baselworld 2009 I had an opportunity to meet with the Ron Stoll (President) and Anthony Siragusa (VP) of Carl F. Bucherer USA. Instead of showing me all kinds of new models, they chose to focus on only one new timepiece, the Patravi EvoTec DayDate. A timepiece that …
A Stainless Steel Watch For Over $1 Million: Has To Be Patek Philippe
We have often said there is only one brand out there that has enough prestige behind it to charge $20,000 for a stainless steel watch and not have us laugh them out of the room (or off the blog, in this case). That brand is Patek Philippe. The price of a Prius is one thing, …
