Monday, Jun 22 2015
articles: 11
Recommended Reading: On The Dash Publishes A Comprehensive Collector's Guide To The Heuer Autavia, Which Is, Needless To …
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Jeff Stein and his OnTheDash.com is something really special in the vintage Heuer community. It is, without a doubt, the thought-leader in the space, full of honest (rare in the watch world) assessments and analysis of the ever …
Millennials Have Their Own Ideas About Watches
Millennials Have Their Own Ideas About Watches It’s understandable that each generation wants to set itself apart from those that came before and that can present challenges to marketers. The luxury brands that appealed to the baby boomers may not resonate with so-called …
ManchesterWatchWorks Armada, Let the Sun Shine
Fresh of the heels of their first crowdfunded success, ManchesterWatchWorks is back at it again, with a modern looking diver recharged by the sun (really any light). These quartz driven, photovoltaic recharged watches are not new, companies have been making them for …
The Restoration Of The Girard-Perregaux Caliber 350, The Most Important Quartz Watch You've Never Heard Of
Asking many watchmakers what they think about quartz is like asking a die-hard American conservative what they think about government regulation. There is a visceral hatred of this technology that was both so much more accurate and so much cheaper than mechanical movements. …
Breguet Type XX Aéronavale flyback chronograph
Breguet’s Type XXI and XXII collections feature 42 mm and 44 mm diameter cases, respectively. However, there is also a third, lesser known size, represented by the Type XX designation. The Type XX Aéronavale flyback chronograph is 39 mm in diameter by 14.4 mm tall, with …
Buyer’s Guide – Beware of the Scammer
We have done a few buyer’s guides in the past – and wil continue to do so in the future – but this is going to be a bit different. I am not going to talk about sleeper watches, give you tips about what to look or where to look. This is a different kind of topic and actually …
FRANC VILA FVi Nº 62 INTREPIDO SuperLigero DIVER
By TLex This bold looking beast is the Intrepido SuperLigero Diver Titanium Ref. FVi Nº 62 from Franc Vila, a new addition to the popular Intrepido family that has been purpose-built for the ocean, and is the high-end Swiss luxury watchmakers' debut divers model!The 42mm x …
Tech Geeks Love Luxury Watches
Tech Geeks Love Luxury Watches One interesting fact emerged from last week’s Watch Collectors’ Roundtable in New York City: Even leaders in the smartwatch field love traditional timepieces. Randy Brandoff, founder and CEO of the luxury watch subscription service Eleven …
Parmigiani Tonda Metrographe Watch Review
The Parmigiani Tonda Metrographe is Parmigiani's pop track for a wider audience, translating their core strengths to a platform that is less haute horology and ready for everyday wrists. The article Parmigiani Tonda Metrographe Watch Review first appeared on aBlogtoWatch …
VIDEO: WHY I LOVE MY WATCH with Mark Bouris
“This is the IWC Portugieser ‘Double Moon’ – this is the fantastic watch. It’s the first one in Australia and the only blue faced one. The double phase moon tells you what the moon phases are in the northern and southern hemispheres. So it’s actually designed for someone …
VIDEO: ABOUT TIME with Mark Bouris
In the first of a regular Time+Tide video series called ‘About Time’, where influential and aspirational people talk about how they manage time and their relationship with time, we sat down with Mark Bouris in the (extraordinary) Chairman’s Villa of Crown Casino, Melbourne. …
