The Cartier Crash, a design icon from the 1960s revived every decade or so in glamorous fashion.
Read More1999 Cartier Crash ref. 2462, sold for 81,900 CHF / Credit: Sotheby’s
HISTORY OF THE CARTIER CRASH
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The Edward Hornby Tourbillon Pocket Watch by George Daniels / Credit: Phillips
THE EDWARD HORNBY TOURBILLON POCKET WATCH BY GEORGE DANIELS
Sold in Phillips’ recent New York Auction for nearly $1.7 million, this pocket watch made by George Daniels for his friend Edward Hornby is a testament to his talent.
Read MoreAN ADDICTION CREATED THROUGH MECHANICAL WHIMSY
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From the outside looking in, it might be hard to understand why people collect watches and the watch community is as vibrant as it is. I promise, it’s more than just ‘showing off’…
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The Grand Seiko VFA 6186-8000-G that sold for 44,100 CHF / Credit: Phillips
A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE SEIKO V.F.A. OR ‘VERY FINE ADJUSTED’ WATCHES
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The pinnacle of Seiko’s watchmaking prowess, in quartz or mechanical, starting in the 1970s and brought back in 2018 for the 20th anniversary of the Grand Seiko 9S movement.
Read MoreBREGUET'S TRADITION COLLECTION
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A collection inspired by the Breguet ‘Souscription’ watches of the 18th century and the company’s first headquarters in Quai de l’Horloge, Paris.
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The Cartier Tank Must SolarBeat / Credit: Hodinkee
THE CARTIER TANK MUST SOLARBEAT
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The first of its kind: a solar-powered Cartier Tank!
Read MoreTHE HISTORY OF THE BULGARI SERPENTI
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For thousands of years, even back in ancient times, the snake has been a motif for wisdom, rebirth, and vitality…
Read MoreTHE A. LANGE & SÖHNE ARKADE: A LANGE LADIES’ WATCH
Somewhat of a maverick of a wristwatch, one the A. Lange & Söhne Arkade was one of the few horologically inclined women’s watches when it was released.
Read MoreTHE TRILOGY OF TIME BY ULYSSE NARDIN
The Trilogy of Time by Ulysse Nardin, a series of neo-vintage watches inspired by Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, and Johannes Kepler.
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Gene Kranz during the Apollo 11 mission
GENE KRANZ AND THE SEIKO 5 6119-8460
Another space watch from Seiko, the Seiko 5 6119-8460, except this one never left Earth’s atmosphere.
Read MoreMUHAMMAD ALI’S CARTIER TANK
What do you get when you mix the world’s greatest boxer with one of the most beautiful watches ever?
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Rolex ‘Hulk’ Submariner ref. 116610LV / Credit: Bob’s Watches
HISTORY OF THE ROLEX ‘HULK’ SUBMARINER 116610LV
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We’ve seen prices go crazy for a range of watches in the past couple years…
Read MoreTHE VACHERON CONSTANTIN 1972 PRESTIGE DU FRANCE
A watch that follows the Golden Ratio, designed in honour of a prestigious award received by Vacheron Constantin in the 1970s from the French government.
Read MoreREVISITING THE SEIKO BELL-MATIC’S HISTORY
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The Seiko Bell-Matic, the first Japanese wrist alarm, a gem from the 1960s and 1970s.
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Thor Heyerdahl and one of the Ra models / Credit: Michel Lipchitz/AP
THOR HEYERDAHL’S OTHER EXPEDITIONS
While we know Thor Heyerdahl mostly for his famous KonTiki expedition, in relation to the Eterna KonTiki’s history…
Read MoreFOUR ADVENTURES WITH THE ROLEX GMT-MASTER
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From the Sahara Desert to the North Pole, the Rolex GMT-Master is quite the tool watch.
Read MoreTHE MOST ELEGANT CARTIER TANK À GUICHETS
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The Cartier Tank à Guichets, a peculiar iteration of the Cartier Tank that first arose in the late 1920, and has only been revived a few times since.
Read MoreDISPLAY CASEBACK OR NOT: THAT IS THE QUESTION
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The see-through caseback has existed since the early 1900s, starting with pocket watches, and continues to develop more as watchmaking evolves…
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