Elegance and Timeless Beauty – Arnold & Son TE8
The tourbillon is one of the most elegant and inspired complications in the history of watchmaking. As simple in principle as it is difficult to make, the mechanism was designed to eliminate the errors of rate caused by gravity on a pocket watch carried in a vertical position. Weighing mere fractions of a gram, it […]
Yet Another Rolex-Only Auction
Berlin auction house Auctionata is holding a Rolex-only auction next Tuesday. Out of 94 watches going on the block, there are some interesting pieces here, including a couple of Oman watches, and a couple of pocket watch chronographs. The obligatory Daytonas and vintage Subs (red and regular) are here, and a GMT or two. Datejusts […]
TAG Heuer are going to take on Apple?
Following in the foot steps of Apple and LG and Samsung and every other technology company under the sun. It would appear there are plans for TAG Heuer to go head-to-head. French luxury group LVMH’s brand Tag Heuer has declared plans to create its own smart watch, just a few days after Apple’s big announcement. […]
Eisenhower’s Datejust didn’t sell. What the WHAT!?
When the hammer fell, the ticker read $475,000. The seller thought for a few seconds, then said, “No sale.” Well… metaphorically, at least. As I reported over on the Timekeeper Forum blog a few months ago, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 18K gold Datejust, the 150,000th chronometer Rolex produced, went on the block at RR […]
