Wednesday, Dec 8 2010
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Baselworld 2011 Concord C1 Radar
(Click image for gallery - 3 photos) Concord has just released preview images of their newest timepiece, the Concord C1 Radar. It features the same 44 mm x 12.95 mm case dimensions as the original C1 collection, with a new colorway and dial variation, which is the basic …
Rolex Owner Gets A Christmas Surprise: Posted His Watch On eBay For $9.95, Final Bid Was $60,000
A retired Navy doctor wanted to sell a few of this old knick-knacks and posted his Rolex on eBay for $9.95. The seller, a guy named Bob, bought a Rolex watch on the Kwajalien Atoll from a Navy Exchange fifty-two years ago and he wore it almost every day for forty years. He …
HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 47
Interesting topics include a discussion of ethics in the land of watch makers and newer brand Ludovic Ballouard's new "Upside Down" watch. A good time was had by all. Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 47 here. Written … Continue reading →Related …
Formula One Boss Bernie Ecclestone Attacked For Hublot - Hublot Turns Into Ad: Your Thoughts?
You may have heard that a few weeks back, Formula One head-honcho Bernie Ecclestone was brutally attacked during an attempted robbery. Among the items targeted by the thieves was Ecclestone's own Hublot Big Bang King Power. Apparently, the thieves went for the wristwatch, …
Parsons New School for Design Monaco
Back in October, TAG Heuer announced the “art of watchmaking” competition with Parsons the New School for Design, where students were given the chance to put their own spin on the iconic Monaco. The key rule of the competition was not to alter the basic square Monaco case, …
A Historic Rolex GMT-Master: A Watch Given to An American Hero After The Record-Setting Dive
We have profiled a few of the great watches hitting the block at Antiquorum today, but undoubtedly one of the coolest and most historic is a Rolex GMT-Master made in 1958 that was given to then-Lieutenant Don Walsh of the United States Navy. Walsh commanded the U.S. Navy’s …
No More “Luxury” Watches
I want "luxury" to die. Not actual luxury from an economic standpoint, but a lot of how we use the actual word "luxury." Allow me to set up this topic just a bit, and explore my ideas with you. I … Continue reading →No related posts.
Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Marc Chagall Paris Opera House Watch
Nice watch, but you can't buy it. No one can. Vacheron Constantin paid a lot of money to make this watch, and they are keeping it for themselves. I guess they enjoy it too much to depart with it? Maybe. … Continue reading →Related posts:Vacheron Constantin Metiers d’Art …
