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Baume & Mercier Launches Clifton Club Collection for Today’s Active Men
Today’s renaissance man has an affinity for any number of noble endeavors, be it cycling, surfing, running, auto racing, or writing for a watch blog, To suit the needs of today’s consumers, Swiss...
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Eterna KonTiki Bronze Manufacture, Tribute to KonTiki Expedition, Watch...
This year marks the 70th anniversary of scientist and explorer Thor Heyerdahl’s legendary KonTiki expedition across the Pacific in hand-made crafts. To celebrate, Eterna marks the occasion with a...
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Why Audemars Piguet Spent 600 Hours in R&D for the new Case of the Royal Oak...
One of the most beloved watches of this year may well be the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Black Ceramic watch. What makes the watch so hot is the fact that the case and bracelet is...
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Lace for Men? Absolutely. Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Artistica Mysterieuse
Since the advent of watch and clocking making the popular methodology for capturing the passage of time is through the use of one short hand to denote hours and a long hand to indicate the minutes....
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Up Close with the Louis Moinet Metropolis Watch (Review)
In the development and planning of haute horology and the blue printing of architectural structures, many similarities can be found. Fundamental components such as space, interplay of lighting,...
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Oil Rigs for the Wrist? Meet the Ulysse Nardin North Sea Minute Repeater
A few years ago I remember being blown away by a watch I saw that featured an oil rig on its dial. Not just any oil rig, but an automaton, as well. Now, Ulysse Nardin unveils a watch with an alluring,...
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Luxury Goods Designer Felio Siby Unveils Watches with Tomas Berdych, Felipe...
Luxury design house Felio Siby is entering the haute horology market with a trio of limited-edition time pieces that each feature a corresponding powerhouse lifestyle brand ambassador: top ranked...
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Montblanc Partners with Goodwood Festival of Speed With Timewalker Watches
In an exciting, and fitting, move, Montblanc — with its new TimeWalker collection — speeds into action as the Official Timing Partner of the Goodwood “Festival Of Speed.” Easily one of England’s top...
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Geoffrey Roth Watch Engineering Collection is Not for Everyone — That’s Why...
We here at A Timely Perspective are lovers of all things horological… be they well established manufactures that predate electricity to brand new independent houses. In short, if the creativity and...
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The Pros and Cons of the New HYT HO Liquid-Filled Watches
HYT, Hydro Mechanical Horologists, revolutionized the interpretation of how time is displayed on the wrist by using liquid inside the watch. Through a system of patented thin glass tubes and bellows to...
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Omega and Astronaut General Thomas Stafford Honor 60 Years of Omega...
Last week, with Madison Ave Watch Week in full effect and the eyes of the watch world on New York City, Omega celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Speedmaster in out-of-this-world style. At an event...
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Meet the Dubarry Crazy Wheel Watch by Franck Dubarry
As lovers of all things horology, we here at ATimelyPerspective welcome independent brands into the market place. One interesting such brand is Frank Dubarry, who presented his new Dubarry Crazy Wheel...
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American-Made Weiss Watch Company Unveils LE American Issue Field Watch in Blue
With America’s Independence Day around the corner, we thought it a good time to take a look at an American watch brand. Weiss Watch Company is looking to shift the conversation about fine watch...
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A Closer Look at the Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Villes Lumières:...
The new Metiers d’Art Villes Lumieres collection from Vacheron Constantin is a new series of watches whose dials feature nocturnal portraits of great cities from an aerial view. The dials of these...
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Introducing the Montblanc TimeWalker ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph Limited...
As a further expansion of its totally revamped TimeWalker Collection, Montblanc unveils a very special limited edition watch: TimeWalker ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph Limited Edition 100. The...
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Top Three Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Watches Honor 25th Anniversary:...
This year marks the 25th anniversary of one of its most celebrated watch lines by Jaeger-LeCoultre: the Master Control Series. To celebrate, the brand unveils three new watches with updated design and...
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Mutiny: Meerson Customized Chronographs Under $5,000
Seeking to create a disruptor in the horological marketplace, Alexandre Meerson is releasing the aptly named Mutiny Chronograph Limited Production Bespoke Watch Collection. The line seeks to combine...
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Top Six Sports Watches of 2017: Our Picks for GPHG 2017
It’s not too far off: November 8th is when the 17th meeting of the Grand Prix d’ Horlogerie de Genève, GPHG, will take place. For those unaware, the GPHG is the organization and annual watchmaking...
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Review: Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Moon Phase and Retrograde Date
Introduced at SIHH but in stores now — just in time for the fall and holiday season — is the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Moon Phase and Retrograde Date watch. The complicated yet classically elegant...
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Top Six Calendar Watches of 2017, And Our GPHG Picks
The countdown to the GPHG continues, and with that our in-depth look at the final pre-selected watches … some of which have us wondering if the judges were drinking when voting. Nonetheless, today we...
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Introducing the Junghans Meister Driver Automatic Watch
As is the trend with the industry, auto racing often plays the muse for many of the horological manufactures, serving as inspiration for the pieces that make their way to market and onto the wrists of...
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Top 6 Chronographs of 2017, And Our GPGH 2017 Chronograph Picks
This year has been a bang-up year for the watch category of chronographs. From chronographs that time to tinier fractions of a second to those with new indication formats and totally different movement...
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Top Six Multi-Time-Zone (Travel Time) Watches of 2017, And Our Picks for GPHG...
Feeling jet lagged from a recent business trip to Arizona, for me the timing for this week’s deep dive into the top six Travel Time watches of 2017, according to the GPHG pre-selection, couldn’t be...
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Top Six Complicated Watches of 2017; Our Picks for GPHG Mechanical Exception...
With GPHG Awards taking place on Wednesday, we are wrapping up our coverage with the Mechanical Exception category. The pieces found in this category check all the boxes for horological geekdom. The...
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Watch Review: Casio Edifice EQB800 Smart Watch On The Wrist
The newly released Casio Edifice EQB800 is the latest addition to Casio America’s line of smart watches. As smart watches continue to enter the market, the latest addition from Casio is an analog...
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Pre-SIHH 2018: Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic True Second Limited Edition Blue
With SIHH around the corner, Jaeger-LeCoultre releases a very special watch: the Geophysic True Second Limited Edition Blue. Created in a series of just 100 pieces, the latest rendition is endowed...
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Armin Strom Taps Kari Voutilainen For Mirrored Force Resonance Guilloche’...
Never content to rest on its laurels, independent watch brand Armin Strom continues to build on the success of the rose gold and stainless steel Mirrored Force Resonance watches that it has garnered...
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SIHH 2018: Cartier Rotonde De Cartier Skeleton Mysterious Double Tourbillon...
Next week, SIHH will be in full swing. It will be a wild and wonderful time as we visit nearly 50 brands in Geneva and get the newest low-down on thousands of watches. In anticipation of being quite...
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SIHH 2018: Laurent Ferrier Unveils Galet Annual Calendar School Piece
For 2018 SIHH Laurent Ferrier is releasing the 5th exclusive in-house caliber — with annual calendar complication, The Galet Annual Calendar School Piece. The vintage-inspired piece is packed to the...
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Blimey! Don’t Miss This Speake-Marin Limited Edition London Chronograph (prices)
This year at SIHH, the Speake-Marin brand not only announced that it was now working with veteran watch designer Eric Giroud, but also the brand unveiled several important new timepieces, Easily one...
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A Close Look At The Grand Seiko Caliber 9F 25th Anniversary Limited Edition...
In the late 1980s watches powered by quartz movements were undergoing a series of rapid innovations as brands resolved to add new functions to the quartz caliber. At Seiko, the Grand Sieko team chose...
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Hands On With The New Bremont Endurance Watch, Tested On Location In Antartica
Last night in New York City, British brand Bremont held a grand unveiling event downtown on Lafayette Street, where the brand showcased its newest collections. We will bring you that story later today,...
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Dietrich Unveils Time Companion Watch With Six-Sided Case and Customizable...
The staple of any watch collection is a great steel watch. The aesthetic of steel and blackened steel is equally at home in a suit and tie, as in jeans and your favorite nostalgia tee shirt....
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Louis Moinet Creates Watches With Billion-Year-Old Meteorites, Fossils:...
Einstein’s theory of relativity states that space and time are connected. As far as horology is concerned, the incorporation of extraterrestrial materials into the manufacturing of time pieces is a...
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In Stores: Blancpain Villeret Complete Calendar GMT Watch
Swiss watch brand Blancpain has been known for its prowess in technical, complicated watches. In fact, since its launch, this brand has been billed as one that will always only build mechanical watches...
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In Stores: Oris Carl Brashear Chronograph Limited Edition
Initially announced in Basel and available in stores now is Oris’ second limited edition bronze watch, the . The watch is a tribute to a real American hero, US Naval Master Diver Carl Brashear....
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Up Close With The Speake-Marin Vertical Double Tourbillon Openworked
Properly executed, very few horological pieces capture both the artistry and technological prowess of a haute horology Manufacture quite the way an openworked piece does. Being able to craft a highly...
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Corum Introduces New Admiral Legend Watches for Men and Women
Just in time for summer water sports, Swiss watch brand Corum expands its much-coveted Admiral’s Collection. While holding true to the marine aura behind the Admiral Cup collection, the brand expands...
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Meet the $775,000 Krayon Everywhere Horizon Mechanical Watch That Tracks...
If money is not a constraint, the limits of what can be achieved via horological innovation never cease to amaze. For the cost of the average amount in a 50 year old’s 501k, Krayon has crafted a piece,...
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Baume & Mercier Clifton Club Watches … Perfect Summer Companions
Summer time presents an opportunity to reconnect with friends, family and loved ones in a variety of great places — many of them outdoors. From the beach, to barbecues, to hiking trails and exotic...
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A Close-Up Look at The Challenges Behind Building the Audemars Piguet Royal...
For those familiar with the iconic Simpsons series, you no doubt know of the drool-inducing affects a well-glazed and sprinkled donut have on Homer J. Simpson. The same drool-inducing affect is evident...
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Daniel Craig, AKA James Bond Agent 007: Face Behind New Omega Seamaster Diver...
James Bond, one of the greatest franchises in cinema history, played by Daniel Craig, will be the face behind a new campaign for Omega to launch the revamped Seamaster 300M series of watches. Omega...
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H. Moser & Cie Unveils Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept Watch With Vantablack...
Inspired by the Earth’s natural satellite, the moon, H. Moser & Cie pays homage to our lunar neighbor by releasing the Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept. The piece is one of the most accurate moon...
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James Marsden of X Men and F1 Racer Lewis Hamilton Talk Performance At IWC
Last week, IWC hosted a panel discussion at their NYC flagship boutique store between actor James Marsden, most known for his role as Cyclops on X Men, and renowned world F1 racing champion Lewis...
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F. P. Journe Adds Bold Yellow Dials to Centigraphe Sport and Octa Sport Lines
F.P. Journe revisits two important sports watches with updated newness just in time for the holidays. Now, lovers of the F.P. Journe Centigraphe Sport and Octa Sport watches can find them in a 44mm...
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Bovet Unveils Newest $232,000 Platinum OttantaSei Tourbillon With Pininfarina
In a bold and beautiful move, Bovet is releasing the newest OttantaSei Tourbillon platinum watch — the result of an on-going collaboration between Pascal Raffy, owner of Bovet, and Paolo Pininfarina,...
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Baselworld 2019: A Closer Look At The Hautlence HL Sphere 01
Much of the value and pedigree of a watch manufacture is derived from how long the manufacture has been in existence. There has, however, over the last couple of decades, been a bucking of that trend...
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Close Up With The New Carl F. Bucherer Patravi ScubaTec Black Manta Ray...
Carl F. Bucherer is an independent watch line that we have covered quite extensively here on A Timely Perspective over the years. One of the main reasons we continue to follow and promote the brand...
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On World Oceans Day, Meet The Oris Divers Sixty-Five Chronograph
For those who have followed our site for some time, you know that we are big fans of Oris. The brand is consistently able to deliver pieces that are affordable, attractive and offer a compelling...
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Porsche Design Unveils 911 Chronograph Timeless Machine Limited Edition Watch
Some things just go together: pants with pockets, peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, fish and chips, needle and thread, a hug and a kiss, Captain America and Iron Man … you get the idea. For...
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