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Chris Aire Watches Parlay Collection

2019-05-15T22:45:00.001+02:00

We like the design of the Chris Aire watches. See the Chris Aire Parlay Collection. This is not an ad but our own honest opinion. Hat tip to Robb Report.

Roger Dubuis - Excalibur Knights of the Round Table Timepiece III -- Magnificent

2018-09-16T10:52:00.000+02:00

Roger Dubuis - Excalibur Knights of the Round Table Timepiece III

Magnificent.

Six Best New Men's Watches at Robb Report Include Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 with a Hebrew Calendar

2016-06-03T20:24:00.001+02:00

The Six Best New Watches for Men [SLIDESHOW] from Robb Report.

Our favorite is the 57-complication Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260

with a Hebrew calendar!

It is amazing what human ingenuity can produce.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Has Five New Art Watches of Beauty

2016-06-01T20:27:00.001+02:00

Viju Mathew has the story at Five Incredibly Beautiful New Art Watches from Jaeger-LeCoultre.

The World's 5 Most Complicated Wristwatches

2016-05-12T01:05:00.001+02:00

See a short slide show of The World's 5 Most Complicated Wristwatches

Robb Report Has the Top 10 Most-Compelling Watches from Baselworld 2016 Including the Jacob&Co Astronomia Gravitational Triple Axis Tourbillon

2016-04-08T21:42:00.000+02:00

RobbReport presents the Top 10 Most-Compelling Watches from Baselworld 2016 in an article by Victoria Gomelsky.

The image above is linked from the RobbReport slideshow of those 10 watches and shows the "out of this world" (RobbReport description) Jacob&Co "Astronomia Gravitational Triple Axis Tourbillon", a rose gold timepeace encased in transparent sapphire, with a reported price tag of something like $600,000. See the Jacob&Co home page here for a short, spectacular presentation right at start-up.

Van Cleef & Arpels Has Some Great Watches Under Their Trademark Poetic Astronomy™

2015-10-12T23:15:00.003+02:00

We are a bit late on this, but
Poetic Astronomy™ wrist watches from Van Cleef & Arpels are magnificent.

See the watches at Poetic Astronomy™ - Inspiration - Van Cleef & Arpels.

Our own favorite is Midnight Planetarium,
but the pages there shift so fast you really do not have time to read them!

The watch features six planets that rotate in true astronomical time around a rose gold sun. See Ellie Zolfagharifard at the Daily Mail in Forget smartwatches - wear this £150,000 PLANETARIUM on your wrist. If you add a few diamonds to the planetary precious stones, the price can go to £247,700.

New Watches with Borrowed Faces

2015-09-06T10:57:00.001+02:00

The Weirdness Of The Huawei Watch | TechCrunch

Ulysse Nardin Watch Welcomes Chinese Year of the Horse

2014-02-03T20:38:00.001+01:00

Ulysse Nardin Watch Welcomes the Chinese Year of the Horse

New Summer Sailing Watches

2013-07-31T19:52:00.001+02:00

Summer is a time for new sailing watches. See Summer watches at Robb Report

What's new in Watches | Robb Report - The Global Luxury Source

2013-07-03T20:10:00.001+02:00

What's new in Watches | Robb Report - The Global Luxury Source

The Smartwatch "i'm Smart" (TM) permits Bluetooth Connection to Smartphone

2013-06-23T21:49:00.001+02:00

The smartwatch "i'm Smart" (TM) at
i'm Smart
offers a Bluetooth connection to one's smartphone.

The Jaquet Droz Bird Repeater with New Mechanical Complications Featured at the Robb Report

2013-04-04T17:57:00.001+02:00

The new Jaquet Droz Bird Repeater is featured at the Robb Report at FrontRunners: Jaquet Droz.

For a description of the mechanical complications of this watch, which costs about a half a million dollars and includes movable birds, see the Robb Report.

Please keep in mind that our interest in these watches is not so much how much they cost, but rather the human ingenuity and creativity that they represent.

This is just a beautiful watch, whose complex machinery is a joy to behold.

Gold Demand Leads to Stripping of Timepieces and Cultural Loss of Watches

2012-09-11T13:02:00.001+02:00

See Felicia Craddock's report at the New York Times in Histories Lost as Timepieces Are Stripped for Gold.

Fine & Luxury Watch Exhibition by TimeCrafters in New York City Park Avenue (Seventh Regiment) Armory September 13-15 2012

2012-09-11T12:55:00.002+02:00

If you are in the New York City area and looking for something interesting to do this week, here is a tip for natives and tourists alike.

Watches constitute a special individual status symbol around the world, while timepieces in general reflect precision technology in human culture.

The TimeCrafters Exhibition of the World's Finest Watches
takes place at the New York City Park Avenue Armory
(also known as the Seventh Regiment Armory -- see Google Street View)
from Thursday, September 13 to Saturday, September 15, 2012,
643 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065
(between 66th and 67th Streets on Park Avenue, near Hunter College on 68th Street and Lexington, the closest subway station).

For more information, go to timecrafters.

This is not an ad on our part, just interest in watches.

Antique Breguet Watches Sold at Record Prices at Christie's

2012-05-18T12:26:00.001+02:00

This was an initial interesting piece on Timepieces with History at WSJ.com so I was interested to see what price the watches would actually bring at auction.

As reported at WorldTempus.com in BREGUET- Two Antique Watches Bought For A Record Price Of Nearly 7 Million CHF, the watches were sold on auction at record prices far above what had been expected.

Albert Einstein's Watch was a 1929 Longines

2012-03-08T18:26:00.001+01:00

Ken Kessler has the story at The Wall Street Journal section on Watches and Jewelry in The Wisdom of Going Back in Time, writing inter alia:

""On October 16th, 2008, Albert Einstein's wristwatch—a discreet gold rectangular Longines dating from 1929—realized an astounding $596,000 at Antiquorum's New York auction. The connection with Einstein elevated a single, simple Longines wristwatch into Patek Philippe territory."

YES Zulu 4 Solunar Wrist Watch and the History of Timekeeping

2012-01-07T19:16:00.000+01:00

YES Zulu 4 Solunar Wrist Watch

I love this watch and this is a great article about it, providing a short resume of the history of timekeeping.

Watches at the Robb Report: Vacheron Constantin’s American Dreams

2011-10-04T17:52:00.000+02:00

See Vacheron Constantin’s American Dreams at the RobbReport.

ONLY WATCH Charity Auction Hotel Hermitage Monaco September 23, 2011 See Monaco Hosts One-of-a-Kind Watch Auction | Robb Report who write: "The

2011-08-24T23:38:00.000+02:00

Fourth Annual ONLY WATCH Charity Auction: Monaco Hosts One-of-a-Kind Watch Auction | Robb Report

ONLY WATCH Charity Auction
Hotel Hermitage
Monaco
September 23, 2011

See Monaco Hosts One-of-a-Kind Watch Auction | Robb Report who write:

"The complete Only Watch 2011 collection will be sold by horological auction house Antiquorum Auctioneers, and the watches run the gamut from $8,000 to $600,000. All proceeds will be donated to research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy."

Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Fitness Watch

2011-08-11T21:06:00.000+02:00

Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Fitness Watch

"Designed for athletes of all levels, this running partner and personal trainer continuously monitors your heart rate, speed, distance, pace and calories burned. It tracks your every move with a super-sensitive GPS that even works on tree-covered trails and near tall buildings. Receive a detailed post-workout analysis on the PC with included Training Center software."

Image linked from gpscentral.ca

Edox Swiss Timepieces Named the Official Timepiece of the Russian Film Festival -- NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --

2010-11-20T00:49:00.000+01:00

Edox Swiss Timepieces Named the Official Timepiece of the Russian Film Festival -- NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

YES Watch Reviews and Press Clippings

2010-11-20T00:48:00.000+01:00

YES Watch Reviews and Press Clippings: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Grand Complications: Art of the Watchmaker

2010-11-20T00:46:00.000+01:00

Grand Complications, Art of the Watchmaker, April through December 2010 at the National Watch & Clock Museum (NAWCC).

National Watch & Clock Museum
514 Poplar Street
Columbia, PA 17512
Phone: 717-684-8261 (Option 3)

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Yes Zulu Watch Is Designed To Tell The Time And More

2010-11-20T00:02:00.000+01:00

Yes Zulu Watch Is Designed To Tell The Time And More: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"