Thursday, Sept 2 2010
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Nominees Announced For the 2010 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve Watch Awards
The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve is the Swiss watch making industry's award night (though not all the nominees are Swiss brands) celebrating and awarding the previous year's most interesting watches in a few categories. The awards are slanted to high-end timepieces, …
A Turquoise dialed DOXA? Blame it on Clive Cussler
Though DOXA has a long history with some impressive milestones (Bugatti dash clocks, 8-day movements included), they are best known for their SUB series of dive watches that debuted in the late 1960s. The DOXA SUB was distinctive for its cushion case, beads-of-rice bracelet …
Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Jerome Lambert and model/actress Elisa Sednaoui attend party in honor of director Quentin Tarantio
(Click image for gallery - 4 photos) Franca Sozzani, chief redactor of L'Uomo Vogue invited a select group of guests to a party in honour of Quentin Tarantino, president of the 67th International Film Festival Jury. Jaeger-LeCoultre was honored to offer an engraved Reverso …
A Century-Old Longines and Agassiz Sign: A Great Addition to Your Workshop Wall
Yes it just ended on eBay but we're gonna show it to you anyway. This is one of the coolest antique watch signs we have ever seen: a steel handpainted Longines and Agassiz sign that appears to be a century old. The sign is signed by “Frank Yonts” who upon further research …
IWC Da Vinci Chronograph - IWC Da Vinci Collection
IWC Da Vinci Chronograph main functions are hours, minutes; subsidiary seconds; chronograph with flyback function; and date on the subdial at 6.
IWC Ingenieur Automatic Mission Earth Edition "Adventure Ecology"
IWC Ingenieur Automatic Mission Earth Edition "Adventure Ecology" is a limited edition timepiece in 1000 pieces. It is known for its reliabilty under the most extreme conditions.
IWC: The Book, The Manufacture
I did a survey on Luxist within the last year that was a survey of the “best” luxury watch brands according to the site’s readers who participated in the poll. I had to choose five brands, and among those was IWC. With a strong, focused product line, and an emphasis on …
New Rose Gold Monaco V4
Each year the annual Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve awards are presented to recognise the best in the year of Swiss watch making. This year, TAG Heuer is nominated in three categories: Men’s Watches (TAG Heuer 300 SLR) Design and Concept watches (TAG Heuer Monaco V4) and …
D-wade rockin' the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore
Even though Dwyane Wade's choice of outfit is questionable, clearly, his taste in watches is not. He is seen here wearing an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore chronograph with a brown leather strap. Dwyane Wade's new Miami Heat teammate, LeBron James, also has a Royal Oak …
Hodinkee Recommended Reading: Stephen Hallock's Watch Industry Insider's Blog "TickTocking"
The watch industry is a complex, living organism. It is made up of designers, suppliers, executives, marketers, distributors, retailers, press-folk, and of course consumers. One man who has played more than one of these roles is Stephen Hallock, President of MB&F NA (seen …
