Tuesday, Aug 5 2008
articles: 8
Vintage Paul Newman Daytona in Gold
Last week we took at look at a few watches made famous by some cool guys, the likes of Steve McQueen and James Bond.
Graham Oxford And Chrono Sprint Watches For Classic And Art Deco Looks
Graham is best know for their Swordfish and Chronofighter line of watches. Each are based on either diving or flying, with significant size and aggressive looks. They are known for high quality, English taste (Graham is of course British), and a catering to nostalgia. The …
Back with smaller watches?
Just when watches with a >40mm case diameter are considered to be normal sized, I took my vintage Rolex Date-Just ref.1601 with me for a meeting last Friday with a small number of watch enthusiasts. Although I consider 36mm the bare minimum of millimeters for my wrist size, …
NEWS RELEASED: Grand Prix d' Horlogerie Asia (Singapore)
Edipresse the regional press organisation will be organising the Asian edition of the annual Grand Prix d’ Horlogerie to be held in Singapore this year. The annual awards gala dinner is usually held in Switzerland but this year the Grand Prix d' Horologerie decided to host …
JLC Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2
At the JLC 175th Anniversary exhibition of their historical collection, one watch stands out for me is the new Gyrotourbillon 2 which is the double plane tourbillon cage first seen on the Gyro 1 now in a Reverso case. While the Reverso Gyro 2 is somewhat large, it is …
HD3 Complication : 33 timepieces created for shipowner
[ via HD3 Complication ] On special request of a ship owner, the designers created the HD33, a model inspired from the naval world and strictly limited to 33 pieces only, all of them reserved for the owner who will offer them as present to the guests invited onboard. The …
FH SWISS Watch Export Report
According to the FHS watch exports report, eight of the top ten watch markets recorded an increase, year over year, for the first six months of 2008. Total Swiss watch exports increased 14.9%, year over year. Even in a slow economy it appears that Swiss watches are still …
Cuervo Y Sobrinos Rolex Precision
We had such a strong reaction (traffic-wise, yes we track that) to our Serpico Y Lainos Rolex Explorer below, we decided to find 5b4 another co-branded Rolex to feature tonight. From the 1940's, here is a Rolex Precision with a Cuervo Y Sobrinos stamp on it. This is now …
