Wednesday, Sept 18 2013
articles: 8
Antiquorum: Rolex Single-Button 'Staybrite' Chronograph Pocket Watch Sells For More Than Triple The High Estimate
A beautiful stainless steel Rolex Ref. 2801 “Staybrite” Single-Button Chronograph from the 1940s just sold at the Antiquorum New York auction for more than triple the high estimate. Not surprising, as most of you already know, Rolex is a brand that consistently commands …
Romain Jerome Tattoo-DNA Watch
Romain Jerome's "DNA" watches have been inspired by fascinating events and achievements from human history, regardless of whether they happened on land, at sea or in the skies. What made the DNA watches famous is the fact that when making the case, the dial, or sometimes …
The 5th Edition of the ONLYWATCH Tour Swings Through Shanghai!
We buy watches for many different reasons: Sometimes we buy them because we love their designs and engineering. Sometimes it’s because we love their status and exclusivity. We buy watches to mark special occasions – even if that occasion is just “today was a good day!” …
Keeping Those Watches Safe
Have you given thought to how you protect your growing watch collection? Sure, if you only have a few, perhaps a nearby drawer will do. Then the collection may grow, and you start looking into things like watch boxes, or maybe creating your own custom solution using …
Blacked Out Rolex Daytona Created For Henry Singer
Bamford Watch Department created a custom Rolex Daytona for Canadian menswear store Henry Singer to celebrate their 75th anniversary. The Daytona features a black PVD coating, along with a special grey dial, a red tipped second hand and the number ‘75’ on the bezel is in …
Dominique Loiseau Dead: Master Watchmaker Leaves Strong Legacy
Sad news today as Swiss/French watchmaker Mr. Dominique Loiseau has passed away, Gregory Pons at Business Montres reports. He was just 64 years old. Still relatively unknown to many people, Loiseau was one of the venerable geniuses of modern watchmaking, able not only to …
AEVIG Huldra
By TLex Introducing Aevig, a charming new start up watch brand based in Schiedam in the Netherlands. The name Aevig comes from ancient Norse and means eternal. Their first model, a handsome retro styled diver, the Huldra is named after a Scandinavian water nymph. Its …
IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Watch Hands-On
The second most expensive new IWC Ingenieur watch for 2013, and my favorite new model in the series, is this Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month ref 3792 (IW379201). Despite the model's tongue-twister name it leaves out the fact that it also has a chronograph. …
