Saturday, Mar 21 2015
articles: 14
Whats Selling Where: From An Apollo Astronaut's Omega Speedmaster To Some eBay Finds
This week's What's Selling Where includes everything from a gold Speedmaster reportedly owned by a famed American astronaut to some great eBay finds. This is a mega-roundup in honor of the new site and it also includes a lot of Bidder Beware fake watches. We hope you enjoy it.
Bremont Boeing Model 1, Model 247 Ti-GMT Watches Hands-On
Baselworld 2015: Bremont has expanded their Boeing model lineup with two new titanium GMT models, the Bremont Boeing Model 1 Ti-GMT and the Bremont Boeing Model 247 Ti-GMT chronograph. The article Bremont Boeing Model 1, Model 247 Ti-GMT Watches Hands-On first appeared on …
HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage Diver 1967
The story in a second: The Longines Heritage Diver 1967 is an impressive package at a hard to beat price. Great vintage style and backstory, column wheel chronograph and a 300m water resistance for under $4000. What more do you need to know? Recently Longines have always …
Hands On: The Louis Vuitton Escale Worldtime Minute Repeater
Way back in 2011, Louis Vuitton took the lid off of their in-house minute repeater movement, the first fruit from their acquisition of La Fabrique du Temps. It was an unexpected turn towards high-end watchmaking, the likes of which we rarely see from a fashion brand. The …
Hands On: With The Zeitwinkel 273° Saphir Fumé
An admirable fact about Zeitwinkel is that it’s a team of 12 people, and every watch is built by five of those twelve. Their production numbers are low, meaning that what you’re getting for the price is very unique. This is especially true of their new model, the 273° …
Watching The Web for March 21, 2015
Welcome to our weekly feature, Watching the Web, where Patrick and I get to point you toward some watch related articles we found across the WWW, as well as highlight some of the more popular articles over the last week or so from our own site. This week, I am going to …
Arnold Schwarzenegger Watch Brand Debuts For 2015
Baselworld 2015: Arnold Schwarzenegger has just taken the ultimate plunge as a serious watch lover and launched his own brand of eponymously named watches with the new Arnold Schwarzenegger watch brand. Most of the Arnold Schwarzenegger watches will be priced from between …
Interview: Jean-Claude Biver Provides (Some) Details On TAG Heuer's Smart Watch Collaboration With Google And Intel …
Warning: Serious name-dropping ahead. Don't judge. Baselworld is one of those places where stuff just happens. I was passing by the TAG Heuer booth when I was summoned into the back by Mr. Jean-Claude Biver, for an impromptu chat about TAG's recently-announced partnership …
TAG Heuer Formula 1 GMT David Guetta Edition
French DJ David Guetta is the latest TAG Heuer ambassador to have his name linked to a special edition watch- the 2015 TAG Heuer Formula 1 David Guetta Edition. Perhaps linked to Guetta’s proclivity for nighttime entertainment and travel, the watch offers a second time …
Grand Seiko 62GS Hi-Beat & Spring Drive Watches For 2015 Inspired By Grand Seiko’s First Automatics From 1967
Baselworld 2015: Grand Seiko is finally starting to really hit its stride with watch collectors around the world. I recall some years ago wondering, "When are more people going to simply love Grand Seiko for its value and quality?" Then, a few years ago, Grand Seiko …
Interview: Jean-Claude Biver Provides (Some) Details On TAG Heuer's Smart Watch Collaboration With Google And Intel …
Warning: Serious name-dropping ahead. Don't judge. Baselworld is one of those places where stuff just happens. I was passing by the TAG Heuer booth when I was summoned into the back by Mr. Jean-Claude Biver, for an impromptu chat about TAG's recently-announced partnership …
FREITAG WIND-DOWN: 20 March, 2015 (Basel Edition)
It might say Friday on my Day-Date, but this is day three of Baselworld, so it feels more like a Wednesday. That doesn’t mean we can’t take a minute to wind down and go over the highs, lows and helium valve puns of the fair so far. (For the helium valve pun, skip straight …
PHOTO REPORT: Live from Baselworld 2015 #notapplewatch
We’ve been on the ground in Basel, Switzerland since Tuesday, covering the world’s best timepieces. You know, the kind that tick #nottheapplewatch, and so far these are some of our favorites....
Vintage Love – Leonidas Triple Calendar Moon Phase
A little while ago we published this article about affordable vintage moon phase watches. It is no secret that when I was writing that article, I just acquired a vintage moon phase watch myself and all the material I gathered during the research process formed the backbone …
