The Apple Watch – Again
It started several years ago when my wife innocently gave me a second-generation iPod Touch for Christmas. I spent all Christmas afternoon learning about it, and searching the App Store for cool watch apps. I found one in the Emerald Chronometer written by two guys in California who call themselves Emerald Sequoia. Little did I […]
Basel Buzz – Part 2
I can smell it. The excitement, the furore and giddyness of watch nirvana that is on the horizon. Yes my friends and fellow devotees we are talking about what my friend and esteemed colleague. Ed Estlow, has already talked about. Baselworld. Maybe I should stop there and let the gravitas of that word sink in. […]
The Other Rolex
In the late 1940s, Rolex released a watch called the Cellini. That was the name of the reference – like Datejust or Submariner are used today. Its claim to fame is that it’s considered to be the first certified chronometer produced in large numbers. That watch became the patriarch and namesake of the line of […]
All Stations Are Go at Christopher Ward London
It has indeed been a busy old time at Christopher Ward, in the heart of their operations in the UK. For many watch enthusiasts, last July’s stunning launch of Christopher Ward’s first in-house movement, Calibre SH21, provoked the industry’s quote of the year when the CEO of a major Swiss brand indignantly retorted, ‘What gives […]