Browsing all posts in August, 2007.
The Future of Ebel
Largely perceived as a women’s brand in recent past, Ebel is taking a stab at the men’s mechanical watch market under the leadership of its new brand president Thomas van der Kallen. As we greet the return of an estranged friend – with open arms and a pinch of doubt, followed by delight as we [...]
Watch Picture: Jaeger-LeCoultre Watch
No words can describe this beautiful Jaeger-LeCoultre Watch!
A Night with Watch Enthusiasts
Often agonize about what to wear for a night out on the town. But my invitation to observe the Watch Enthusiasts of New York monthly meeting proved especially challenging. This secret society of New York watch collectors known as “The Weenies” (after their WENY acronym) is one of the most exclusive in the watch world. [...]
How to hide your watch from your Wife!
An interesting discussion is going on at the WatchUSeek Forum! One user is having interesting problem.. My wife has made a deal with me that allows me to purchase a watch every two years, my last watch I purchased was only a few months ago. I have been wanting to buy Sinn U1, oh so [...]
The New Bertolucci Look
A great new style for a great brand of Bertolucci Watches
Ebel Classic Hexagon GMT!
Check out the newest Ebel Model! Ebel is Owned by Movado
Bertolucci: From pebbles to prestige
The Bertolucci brand was founded in Neuchâtel in 1907 by Remo Bertolucci. Born near Pisa he was a qualified engineer in micro-mechanics and as fate would have it, he fell in love with a young Swiss girl who was holidaying with her parents on the Italian Riviera. At her behest, Remo followed her back to [...]
Whats are Complication’s in Watches
No one likes to here that there were Complication’s in anything! Especially our beloved time-pieces! However we see more and more watch with features called “Complication’s”! Here is what that means… A “complication” is any function in a watch other than to give the hours, minutes and seconds. Complication watches inhabit a fascinating, and prolific, [...]
Antiquorum Auctioneers has a new CEO
Antiquorum Auctioneers, one of the world’s leading auction houses for watches, has ousted its CEO and Chairman Osvaldo Patrizzi in a boardroom coup, according to people familiar with the matter. Antiquorum’s board voted to dismiss Mr. Patrizzi at an Aug. 2 meeting, these people said. John Tsukahara, an executive of the Tokyo-based holding company ArtistHouse [...]
A $20,000 Dollar IPod!
There’s a simple yet invariable rule for retail products: Whenever a well-designed creation comes on the market, it will be followed by a horribly overdone version from a competitor who doesn’t know when to stop. (Or sometimes from the same manufacturer as the original.) Case in point: While we certainly don’t approve of gilding [...]
