Friday, Feb 27 2015
articles: 18
Bausele to Debut First Australian Watch at Baselworld
Bausele to Debut First Australian Watch at Baselworld Baselworld is the world’s largest watch fair so it’s only natural that it would take place in Switzerland, where the finest examples of the craft are made. This year there will be one line of timepieces on display that …
BEST FROM: aBlogtoWatch & Friends February 27, 2015
Independent watchmaking is one of the most fascinating facets of horology and watch collecting. Therefore kickstarting this month’s round-up is our trip to a little known watchmaker in Hungary by the name of Aaron Becsei, who makes each of his watches by hand and by …
Apple Watch Projected to Sell 20M Units in 2015
Apple Watch Projected to Sell 20M Units in 2015 With the Apple Watch coming to stores in just a few weeks, speculation is heating up as to what kind of impact the tech giant’s first wearable device will have on the market. According to several Wall Street analysts, the …
Perrelet Turbine Skeleton Watch
For 2015, the Perrelet Turbine Skeleton marks a return to some of the original reasons why the Turbine collection was so cool for a while. What you essentially have is a smaller version of the Turbine XL case (more on that below) with the entire rear part of the watch face …
Botta Nova - A New Collection of One Handed Watches
Cool New Directions From BottaBack to the natural flow of time...The watch face of the new NOVA comprises two main elements: an hour hand and a 12-hour scale. There are no subscales. Just like an hourglass, the NOVA shows the course of a precisely defined time period—in …
Act Fast. 24 Hour Flash Sale. 40% Off All Hamilton Watches
Hamilton 24 Hour Flash SaleYou Have One Day To SaveTime is ticking, this offer is so big, we can only offer it for one day. This is your chance to get a deal on some of the coolest Swiss made watches - some of these are down to the final model in stock so timing is of the …
Crowd Funding Wrap Up for February 2015
February is now in the books, and with the second month of the year came a number of watch projects on crowd funded sites. Myself, I tend to favor projects listed on Kickstarter, and have purchased a number of them, but there are alternative sites, most notably Indiegogo. …
BREAKING NEWS: Frédérique Constant smartwatch announced
Apple threw down the gauntlet when they announced the Apple Watch. This week the Swiss responded. At an event strategically placed between the SIHH and Baselworld fairs, Frédérique Constant gathered a select group of journalists to drop a horological bombshell – the …
LG Unveils the G Watch Urbane
LG Unveils the G Watch Urbane The image of the smartwatch is going from geeky to stylish with LG leading the way. Last year the brand released the sporty G Watch R, which was hailed as the best-looking Android wearable on the market. Now LG has upped its game by …
Introducing The Fortis Terrestis Tycoon
It was a bit silent around Fortis lately. While this brand from 1912 definitely had great moments in history, in recent years mainly with their Fortis Cosmonautis collection. Watches that are being (officially) used by Russian cosmonauts since 1994. 2015 however, will be …
MMT ‘Horological Smartwatch’ Platform Finally Ties Switzerland To Silicon Valley
Swiss analog watches that are also smartwatches? The Horological Smartwatch with an MMT movement will connect to a host phone via Bluetooth, and a companion app that is vital to the experience. MMT watches will have no digital screens and no charging ports. For most people …
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 27th February, 2015
It’s that time of the week again. Time to take stock, to pause and reflect. Are you a red or a white man? What happens if you drop your watch into soup? You know, the big questions. What happened? We fell a little bit in love with this super-simple, dateless Rolex Oyster …
Swatch Introduces A Smartwatch: Touch Zero One (For Volleyball)
Today, Swatch has introduced what will be its first widely available smartwatch: the Swatch Touch Zero One. For Volleyball. The article Swatch Introduces A Smartwatch: Touch Zero One (For Volleyball) first appeared on aBlogtoWatch and was written by David Bredan.
BREITLING Colt Chronograph AUTOMATIC
By TLex Bred for action (kind of)! Breitling has extended its Colt collection to include a new sports diving chronograph powered by a self-winding movement, the Breitling Caliber 13 an COSC officially chronometer-certified (by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing …
Forecast for Luxury Goods is Sunny in 2015
Forecast for Luxury Goods is Sunny in 2015 The turmoil in Asia and the uncertainly of the Swiss franc have not dampened the enthusiasm of the luxury industry as a whopping 90% of marketers are planning expansions for 2015. Wealth-X surveyed marketers for more than 1,000 …
Patek Philippe Cuts Prices in U.S.
Patek Philippe Cuts Prices in U.S. The good news is that if your Valentine didn’t buy you a Patek Philippe watch this weekend it will cost you less to buy one of your own. The bad news is that if you’ve already purchased a few as an investment, your collection just went …
Bar Refaeli Named Latest Hublot Brand Ambassador
Bar Refaeli Named Latest Hublot Brand Ambassador Temperatures were freezing but the styles were red hot as Fashion Week 2015 takes over New York City. From February 11 through 19 the focus of the fashion world is on the Big Apple so it’s only natural that Hublot chose …
