Sunday, Jan 4 2015
articles: 7
Buying Watches In Palm Desert, California: Leeds & Son Fine Jewelers
Head east from hustle and bustle of Los Angeles for about 120 miles and you will find yourself in the Coachella Valley which is home to Palm Springs and Palm Desert which are known for their resort lifestyles. In Palm Desert you will find Leeds & Son Fine Jewelers. In 1947, …
Pre-SIHH 2015: IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph
At SIHH 2015, IWC will unveil updates they have made to their entire Portuguese family of watches. Today, we explain the changes affecting the three Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph references. The most prevalent change, is a reduction in case diameter from 45.4 to 43.5 mm …
A Hybrid Historical Horology / Watch Video Rewind – Minute Repeaters
Today's post id a bit of an odd beast - I went looking for something to post up about watch videos, and ended up running into something that could also be considered Historical Horology as well as Watch Video Rewind. So, without further ado, let us dive in to the history …
SIWP New Co-Event Next To SIHH
With the Geneva based 2015 SIHH watch exhibition around the corner, our mail-box is filling up with many interesting invitations. The SIHH itself this year hosts ‘only’ 16 – mainly Richemont group – brands, however at the same time there is, like always, a lot of activity …
REVIEW: NOMOS AHOI ATLANTIK
If you haven’t heard of Nomos in Australia, we wouldn’t be too surprised. The small (yet punchy) brand from the German watchmaking hub of Glashütte has been making watches since 1990. 1000 In the subsequent years they’ve carved out a clear niche with their typically …
EXCLUSIVE: We interview James Cameron on the Deepsea Challenge
Sorry for the spoiler, but James Cameron, the director of the two biggest box office films of all time (Avatar and Titanic) has only ever worn Rolex watches. And by ‘watches’, I’m referring to the grand total of two (2) he’s owned in his life. His watch journey, then, is …
Top 10 Gold Watches
Gold watches represent wealth and status, and in a sense, it has always been that way. Having said that, watch makers used gold as a case material for very practical reasons in a historical sense. Gold as a metal has some interesting properties, from being easily machined …
