This limited edition watch for women by German Alexander Shorokoff reminds me of my youth. Usually watches seem to remind other people of their youth, but when I saw this watch my mind began to wander to being in a … Continue reading → Related posts: Alexander Shorokoff
Over the summer of 2011 Swiss Army Victorinox released a new version of their “Original watch” that I covered here. It was a modern rendition of the original watch that put the brand on the map. Retaining the good looks … Continue reading → Related posts: Swiss Army “New”
Hublot watches just announced that its charismatic and successful CEO Jean-Claude Biver has stepped down as the brand’s CEO. I state this with sadness as Jean-Claude has not only been a friend but a very good example of what a … Continue reading → Related posts: Hublot
At once elegant and mysteriously absent of text or logo, the Ochs and Junior selene tinta is a very different watch indeed. Hours, minutes, seconds, date and of course the most accurate moon phase you get in a mechanical watch, … Continue reading → Related posts: Ochs
There are times that I wish I could have experienced the watch industry in the 1970s. Oh what an interesting time. Quartz regulated movements debuted in the late 1960s and was still an extremely expensive novelty which everyone was interested … Continue reading → No related posts.
Hitting pretty close to home (for me) IWC announces its first new watch of 2012 with a piece titled after the location of a US Marine Corps base in San Diego. Miramar is the location of the Naval Air Station … Continue reading → Related posts: Sinn 900 Pilot S Chronograph
Thanks to Mark who was the lucky winner of the MARCH LA.B AM1 40 Automatic watch (giveaway post here). Here are some follow-up thoughts and images by him: “From the very opening of the watch, this timepiece has been a … Continue reading → No related posts.
The coolest part of this ultra-complex watch called the 1f4 is really tough to notice unless you are looking for it. Even though this timepiece is double-sided (quite literally and I will get to that), it is an automatic. The … Continue reading → No related posts.
This is an interesting article I did for Departures that I felt would be of interest to my aBlogtoRead.com readers. It involves my wishes for 2012 (and slightly beyond) in terms of what I want the watch industry to focus … Continue reading → Related posts: Five Things
RedSea is a pretty new brand started by two guys here in the US that leverages a lot of US watch making talent. For example, the luminant on their watches comes from Ohio-based LUM-TEC – who makes “MDV” lume. Right … Continue reading → No related posts.