Wednesday, Dec 9 2009
articles: 8
Why are luxury watches so expensive?
I was reading an article over at Forbes the other day and wanted to share some of the information they wrote up. It delas with the difference between a a watch that costs a couple hundrend dollars vs a watch that costs tens of thousands of dollars.Most of the price of …
1965 Breitling Super Ocean with Slow Moving Minute Chronograph & Activation Aperture
One of the Breitlings we wrote about last week had the name Super Ocean on the face (the first one here), and we absolutely loved it. The Super Ocean that we've found today is from the same vintage, but a wholly different beast. This vintage Breitling (circa 1965) has a …
Review of the TX 530 World Time Airport Lounge
Travel makes a great inspiration for a watch. Take the TX 530 here (model number T3C474TX): it's got world map as a dial, 24 cities around the bezel, and a retro design from the days when flight was glamorous. New in 2009, the 'World Time Airport Lounge' is a …
Hodinkee / Antiquorum Preview Recap: Our First Event Was A Success!
We would like to thank each and every one of our readers who made it out on Monday night to our joint preview of Antiquorum's December 2009 auction. It was a huge success, and we had a packed house of both experts and true novices. What we loved the most about the event …
Audemars Piguet NYC Boutique
Last month, I had a chance to stop by the brand new Audemars Piguet boutique in Midtown, at 57th Street, in between Park Ave and Madison Ave. The new store is very spacious and accommodating, at 3000 sq ft, it boasts more than triple the space of the old AP location. I met …
Virtual Ideas “Big Time” Watch Concept
Allow me to present you with another watch concept from Switzerland based Virtual Ideas, a design firm that creates watches for established watch companies (a lot of the time large companies rely on smaller, independent design firms when it comes to watch design. They then …
Jaeger-LeCoultre wins two awards at timing competition
The Chronometrie 2009 was recently held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the watch museum in Le Locle. Only 16 watches entered the competition, of which two Jaeger-LeCoultre watches won. The winner was the Master Tourbillon, which gained on average .13 seconds a day, or …
Maîtres du Temps Chapter Two Variations
Maîtres du Temps is pleased to present the latest additions to the Chapter Two collection. The world's most legible triple calendar mechanical wristwatch is now available in varying combinations for the discriminating watch enthusiast. Chapter Two, a collaboration of master …
