Friday, Nov 4 2011
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VIDEO: To Celebrate Daylight Savings, Tourneau Turns Back 8000 Watches In One Weekend
With daylight savings just two days away, NYC's largest watch retailer began the process of resetting over 8000 watches today, a process that will continue through Sunday. Tourneau's turnback weekend has gained some notoriety as of late, and above is a somewhat strange …
Christophe Claret partners with 2011 WSOP Main Event final table player Badih Bounahra
In anticipation of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event Championship, Christophe Claret has partnered with one of the final nine poker players, Badih "Bob" Bounahra. 6,865 players started Day 1 of the WSOP Main Event 2011 and they all played eight long days until only …
Auction Watch: Antiquorum To Headline Latest Event With Patek & Rolex
The following timepiece auction analysis post is by Chris Meisenzahl. He is a long-time watch enthusiast and daily Speedmaster Pro wearer. He blogs at The Pretense of Knowledge and can be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/speedmaster. Coming up on November … …
REWIND: A Look At The Royal Oaks You Never Knew Existed
Over a year ago we visited the home of Audemars Piguet and discovered, within their musueum, a collection of Royal Oaks that we, despite our love affiar with the watch, had never seen. Many of them were prototypes, others very limited editions, but no matter what they …
Vintage Sunglasses, Curated By Silver Lining Opticians, On Gilt Man Today At 12 Noon
Our boys at Silver Lining Opticians, purveyors of fine vintage and independently made eye ware, are hosting a vintage sunglasses sale on Gilt Man today, starting at 12 noon. The selection will include some absolutely timeless designs, including those from Persol as seen …
LIVE PICS: The Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days (PAM 422) In The Metal, Kind Of
2000 Ever since we broke the news of the Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days (First!), people have been clamoring to see live photographs of it. Well, we have live photographs that we took the day it was announced in Milan, but the watch is, well, under water and behind …
LINDE WERDELIN An InDepth with Jorn Werdelin part1
My thanks to Jorn Werdelin, co-founder of Linde Werdelin Instruments for taking the time to answer my questions and for offering us this rare insight into Linde Werdelin . . .Thank you Lex! It is my pleasure.Had you always been involved horology? What was your first …
A Byrd On The Wrist
Alright, folks – it’s time to take another look at a Kobold watch. Why? Because I really dig the looks of the watch, and as we saw in the earlier post I wrote, they offer a lot of watch. Today, we’re going to take a closer look at their Richard E Byrd Chronograph. Now, …
Bulova Accutron Sir Richard Branson Limited Edition Watch
Earlier in the year we learned that Bulova (owned by Citizen in Japan) has appointed Sir Richard Branson as a new brand ambassador. That seemed a bit strange to me. Not that Bulova wouldn't want Branson brandishing their watches, but … Continue reading →
