Thursday, Mar 5 2009
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New Releases - Linde Werdelin SpidoLite
Gadget and horological aficionados trying to balance durability with weight have a stylish new option. The SpidoLite, from Danish watchmaker Linde Werdelin, employs a titanium casing that drastically reduces the overall weight. Reportedly made at the request of mountaineer …
New Releases - De Bethune Dream Watch No.2 Silicon-Titanium Tourbillon 2009
As its defining characteristic, the calibre DB2009 employs the lightest tourbillon in the world designed entirely in silicon and titanium and having neither a cage nor the traditional pillars, but incorporating the latest temperature-compensated silicon / platinum balance. …
Azimuth "I Wish We Were Urwerk" Twin Barrel Tourbillon
Granted, I'd really dig the Azimuth Twin Barrel Tourbillon watch if it wasn't so friggin obvious who they envy. I love Urwerk too but I don't want to get all Single White Female on them...I know Picasso said something like "Good artists borrow, great artists steal" but …
Gandhi's Watch + Possessions Sell For $2.1million
Vijay Mallya Being Swarmed By The PressYou've been hearing about it for weeks and now it's finally over. The much contested Zenith pocketwatch owned by Gandhi, accompanied by his iconic wire frame glasses, hand-made sandals, and dishes from which he ate his last meal, were …
Regarding The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Survivor Watch
The below thoughts are by John Cunningham, a fellow watch lover. I asked him to comment on this TheTimeTV video from the perspective of a more mature watch lover -as was interested in his response to the marketing approach taken by Audemars Piguet in presenting the Royal …
1953 Explorer + 1969 Speedmaster Pro: Two Iconic Watches From The Years They Were Made Iconic
With vintage watches, it is the provenance (or history) of the piece that makes them special. We of course base much of our opinion on looks, but for a watch to reach the status of legend, they have to accomplish something, or at least be on the wrist of someone who has …
Richemont’s Ralph Lauren Watch Line + Video
I discussed the three initial Ralph Lauren Watches here on Luxist, so please have a look at my pre-release thoughts written just before SIHH with more details on each model: Ralph Lauren Stirrup Collection Watches Ralph Lauren Sporting Collection Watches Ralph Lauren …
New Bell&Ross BR 03 Instrument Type Aviation unveiled
Bell&Ross slightly modifies their signature design watches and unveils the BR 03 Instrument Type Aviation. The BR 03 Instrument Type Aviation has two LCD displays, one of them shows in letters the current selected function. The new Bell&Ross features...
Gerald Genta's Titanium Perpetual Calendar
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Company Look: Ocean7 Watches
I’ve always had a soft spot for tool watches like Ocean7, Sinn, Bell & Ross, Marathon and the like, but until I picked up an Ocean7, I never sa fef w the value that was placed on these watches. Many basic larger 40mm+ Sinn models would cost well over $1000, which in my mind …
Hodinkee is Live-Twittering (or is it Tweeting?) The Antiquorum Auction
We at Hodinkee have a penchant for bridging the old and the new, it's what we do here. Some of the watches we feature are twice as old as our readers, but we love the classics. That hasn't prevented us from being featured on sites like this, and this, and from having a …
Watchmaking Video by GREUBEL FORSEY
I just found this really well done Greubel Forsey watch video. It is definitely worth a look. I am meeting with Greubel Forsey at Baselworld 2009, later this month. I am planning on taking a few close-up videos of their double and quadrupole tourbillons, in action.
