Browsing all posts in August, 2007.
The new Antiquorum Auction
Antiquorum’s September 26th auction of Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, Pocket Watches, & Clocks will mark the start of an exciting Fall season for collectors and enthusiasts of horology from all over the world. With over 300 significant lots, it is guaranteed to be a sale that will peak your interest and lure you to bid on [...]
How Rolex Watch Springs are made!
The hairspring is the most overlooked of all watch components; like the human heart, it continues, unbidden and unseen, its vital role. Not only do its oscillations have to be precisely regular, they have to be so in the most hostile of environments; the human hand and wrist are the parts of the [...]
The Great Escape and Watches
On May 12-13 th, Antiquorum Geneva will hold its second auction of 2007, in which nearly 696 watches and clocks will be auctioned off. On this occasion, two lots, No 311 and 312 will be sold and we are proud to share with you the wonderful story of lot No. 311. We warmly thank Mr [...]
The History of Jaeger-LeCoultre
In 1833 Antoine LeCoultre (1803-1881) founded a small workshop, which was to become the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre. In 1844, LeCoultre measured the micron (?) for the first time; he created the world’s most precise measuring instrument, the millionometer (a device capable of measuring to the nearest thousandths of a millimeter). In 1847, LeCoultre created a revolutionary [...]
The Future of Girard-Perregaux: An interview with Stefano Macaluso
MD: Stefano, can you describe your role at Girard-Perregaux and tell us what areas you oversee? SM: That is the one billion-dollar question! (laughing) I have three main roles inside Girard-Perregaux. First, I’m involved in product design. Second, I am responsible for the global Girard-Perregaux corporate image including our retail concept. And third, I am [...]
Giard-Perregaux and the Menuhin Festival Gstaad
To honor the closeness between classical music and haute Horlogère -two ancestral arts still instilling an incomparable emotion-, Girard-Perregaux is associated to of one of the most unusual and prestigious musical event in Europe: the Menuhin Festival Gstaad. Exceptional concerts with international artists will take place until the 8th of September. In tribute to this [...]
The Abacus watch
The Abacus watch is so minimal that they only sign that you might be able to somehow get the time from it is the little ball rolling around inside it. The little ball actually does sort of tell time, the face is blank so really it only gives you a good estimate. How it works [...]
The MP4 Watch
Most MP4 watches look fantastic if you’re 12 years old and really love plastic and rubber watches, but Epoq’s latest MP4 watch brings a slight bit of class to the video watch business. Made of stainless steel, this watch has a 1.5-inch LCD screen, 2GB memory, MP4 video and MP3/WMA/WAV audio. $199 isn’t cheap, but [...]
Movado Group, Inc. to Broadcast Review of Second Quarter Results over the Internet
Movado Group, Inc. invites investors to listen to a broadcast of the Company’s conference call to discuss second quarter earnings results. The conference call will broadcast on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time at www.movadogroup.com. This call will be archived online within one hour of the completion of the conference call. Participating [...]
How to spot a Fake Rolex
They say there’s a “sucker born every minute” but you’re not a sucker if you intentionally know what you’re getting into. On a recent trip to New York City, I knew that Canal Street was the place I could find the not-so-elusive fake Rolex watch. Sure enough, I had to walk only one block of [...]
