Sunday, Nov 16 2014
articles: 5
IN THE MEDIA: A Michael Kors watch for a good cause (Blancpain, IWC too)
I recently wrote a piece for The Weekly Review looking at three brands with broader visions than just their bottom lines: IWC, Blancpain and Michael Kors have all released watches this year that will donate a portion, or all, of their proceeds to various charitable …
PHOTO REPORT: Glashutte Original Caliber 37 Chronograph Launch Party
Last week, to celebrate the launch of their all new chronograph, caliber 37, Glashutte Original hosted a party at the Sky Room of the New Bowery Museum in NYC. Then entire top floor of the Sky Room was setup as an exhibition featuring important vintage timepieces that make …
My First Grail Watch: Christophe Claret
Welcome back to an original aBlogtoWatch feature, "My First Grail Watch". In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're speaking with Christophe Claret, of the eponymous brand as well as several …
Historical Horology: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
When it comes to iconic dive watches, I am sure we all have many of the same ones pop to mind, most often coming from Rolex and, due to their more recent resurgence, Panerai. Back in the 1950s, though, there was another brand that produced what I feel is an iconic diver as …
Android Wear Smartwatch Dial Designs Explode With Creativity & Variety
The exciting thing about smartwatches is that most smartwatch operating systems now available offer users the ability to, not only change their watch faces, but to also upload customized ones. A website called FaceRepo.com (Face Repository) is one of several places where …
