While Americans get most of the glory when it comes to space watches (much like with the actual Space Race), the Russians also had a say.
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Historical Figures
PATEK IN THE ROARIN’ TWENTIES
The decade after WWI was unique in history, a breeding ground for innovation and new trends that have remained even 100 years later…
Read MoreA CENTURY OF WATCH MEDIA
Watch media, like social media in general, might seem like it’s only been around since the early 2000s, but the truth is magazines like Europa Star have existed for almost a century.
Read MoreBREGUET ON THE WORLD STAGE
In the late 18th century, as Breguet's work became more popular in the French court, he started to extend his reputation, and his business, to farther and farther away…
Read MoreWHO IS THE GREATEST WATCH RETAILER?
It is rare to find a business run by generations of the same family. And yet, the watch industry is still widely recognized as a family business…
Read MoreWHO REALLY MADE THE FIRST STOPWATCH?
People these days are very fond of the saying, “history is written by the winners,” especially when viewed through a postmodernist lens. The story of the stopwatch…
Read MoreTHE HISTORY OF DISNEY WATCHES
Mickey Mouse is probably the most recognizable cartoon character in the world, and Mickey Mouse watches share a similar story and even impact, having existed for almost an equal amount of time as the late 1920s character…
Read MoreTHE MAN BEHIND THE MOST COMPLICATED WATCH EVER
We all remember our first ‘real’ watch, but for some people it costs $24 million. That was the Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication…
Read MorePHILIP WEEMS, LONGINES, AND PILOT WATCHES
Philip Van Horn Weems may not be a figure that is widely remembered historically, especially not in relation to vintage watches…
Read MoreCASEMAKERS EXTRAORDINAIRE: THE ERVIN PIQUEREZ STORY
Casemakers often fly under the radar as far as popularity in the watch industry goes. One of them, Ervin Piquerez, was extremely popular in the mid-20th century and was known especially for their Compressor and Super Compressor cases.
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Richard Nixon and the Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Edition
WATERGATE AND WATCHES: A LOOK AT RICHARD NIXON'S PRESIDENTIAL WATCHES
When it comes to presidential watches, President Nixon may not exactly be the most interesting president, but he did receive a historic gold Omega Speedmaster, along with a Vulcain Cricket as gifts.
Read MoreTHE PATEK PHILIPPES WORN BY THE BEATLES
The Beatles were one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. Not often associated with brands such as Patek Philippe, but it turns out they were quite the connoisseurs…
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President Harry S. Truman and the Vulcain Cricket
THE PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY OF VULCAIN
The Vulcain Cricket is known both as one of the first alarm wristwatches and as the ‘presidential watch’, gifted to American presidents since the mid-20th century…
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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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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 MoreMY FAVOURITE BOND WATCHES
With the newest James Bond movie and the last one with Daniel Craig hitting the screens, we decided to take a look back through the classic ‘Bond watches’ and pick some of our favourites…
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