A highway might seem an unlikely source of inspiration for an ultra-luxury sports watch, but when it is one as famous as the Montauk – a picturesque strip of New York asphalt which traces a path through eastern Long Island and the prestigious Hamptons – it becomes a much easier …
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With the abundance of fine chronograph watches in the luxury timepiece arena, it’s quite challenging to find one that really stands out from the pack. Happily, the house of Harry Winston has really figured out how to deliver watch aficionados something truly special and yes – unique. Witness the Harry …
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Leave it to the house of Bvlgari to create a chic ladies timepiece that brings back that unforgettable icon of the 1980s – the futuristic digital time display! I’m referring to the unmistakable Ipno timepiece, without question one of the most distinctive and refreshing purely feminine watches available on the …
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The Piaget Polo watch collection has long been a symbol of exceptional luxury, fabled Swiss quality, and exclusivity. However, it has not often been the first elite luxury watch a well-heeled younger buyer (say, under 40) might consider – something like an Audemars Piguet Offshore or a Hublot Big Bang …
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At Bell & Ross’ booth at Baselworld this year, one watch clearly stood out among the others as “the A-list star”. That timepiece was the Bell & Ross BR 01 Airborne watch, a provocative new iteration of the brand’s extremely popular BR Instrument line that combines the seemingly contradictory impressions …
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Suppose you attend formal events on an occasional basis and would like a no-compromise dress watch to match your attire, but have no desire to lay out a king’s ransom for an exquisite mechanical like a Piaget Altiplano, a Patek Philippe Calatrava, or a Vacheron Constantin Patrimony. Well-respected Swiss brand …
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The Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Chronometer is one luxury sports watch that is really impressing me these days. While it’s a good watch that has been around for some time, and even been equipped with the George Daniels-designed Co-Axial Escapement, the versatile Aqua Terra got a massive boost this year. …
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Regardless of which brands they happen to favor most (Omega, IWC, Rolex, Panerai, or whatever) sport watch fanatics of all stripes seem to agree on one thing: there’s few things better than a boldly marked dial that lights up like a torch in the darkness and doesn’t quit after a …
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One of the many things I admire about Piaget, is their willingness and ability to create bespoke or unique creations for their often very elite client base. One Piaget story I’ve never forgotten involved a sheik who wanted not a single custom watch, but 32 of them – one for …
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Among modern IWC watches, the Portuguese 7-Day Automatic is hands down one of the best. The reason for this is many-fold: it follows the historical path set by the very first Portuguese watch IWC created back in the 1930’s (a large, super-legible, highly accurate wristwatch that would challenge pocket watch …
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