Look into the Creative World of Roger Dubuis
The wildly imaginative Roger Dubuis booth designs debuted during Salon International Haute de la Horlogerie (SIHH) fair are the work of Creative Director, Alvaro Maggini. iW sat down with Maggini for a...
View ArticleIWC Supports Filmmaking in New York with Special Editions
IWC Schaffhausen marks its third year as Official ‘Festival-Time’ Partner of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York by offering a special edition Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days Edition “Tribeca Film...
View ArticleOnTime Just in Time
So what happens when you mix a visionary jeweler’s passion for all things watches with his quest for implementing state-of-the-art technology in luxury retailing? While many exciting things could...
View ArticleNine Outstanding Debut Calibers
Many of the 2015 debut timepieces seen just a few weeks ago at Baselworld included new calibers underneath their shiny new dials. As we’ve shown you in previous reports, more than a few of those new...
View ArticleOn the Wrist: Breitling Jet Team Chronomat 44
With the Breitling Jet Team starting its first United States tour this month in Lakeland, Florida, followed by eighteen shows coast to coast, wearing one of watches dedicated to the team seems...
View Article10 Anniversary Timepieces Introduced in 2015
Mechanical timekeeping marvels often mark meaningful occasions or milestones in one’s life or remind us of someone we love. So on this occasion, iW would like to take a moment to recognize a few...
View ArticleHighlights of the Inaugural Phillips Watch Auctions
Rare Rolex Day-Dates and Patek Philippe chronographs of notable provenance highlight two days of watch auctions in May as Phillips auction house kicks off the first set of auctions organized by its...
View ArticleBaume & Mercier’s Capeland Shelby Cobra
Coming soon, in June, Baume & Mercier is rolling out two limited edition men’s watches to recognize its new partnership with racecar manufacturer Shelby Cobra. The cause for celebration? This year...
View ArticleEight Watches to Spend Your Tax Refund On
If you’re on your way to the post office or struggling to e-file your 1040 forms today, try to think about the possible reward at the end of the tax-year rainbow. While most filers won’t see a pot of...
View ArticleVacheron Constantin Watchmaking on Display
If you are visiting Geneva this spring or summer, Vacheron Constantin would like to remind you exactly how the city became the epicenter for Swiss watchmaking. As part of the partnership between...
View ArticleBaselworld Favorites from Industry Experts
Watch and jewelry store retailers are among the most welcomed visitors to any watch company booth at Baselworld. Retailers seek new watch collections they are confident will complement existing...
View ArticleForm Follows Function at Porsche Design Studio
The highly regarded and multi-faceted Porsche Design Studio is aligned with the history and principles of Porsche, the German automobile manufacturer. The studio places the highest importance on...
View ArticleSecret Watches Revealed
Is it jewelry or is it a watch? Secret watches straddle the line, offering both time-telling capabilities and the luxe look of a fine piece of jewelry. The “secret” part is that at first glance the...
View ArticleOn the Wrist: Jaquet Droz Grande Heure GMT
One-handed timepieces are not for the precision-obsessed. If you tend to get upset when your friends are a few minutes late to dinner, or if you use your watch to time short-term events, do yourself a...
View ArticleJaeger-LeCoultre Hosts Photography Exhibit in NYC
As part of Madison Avenue Watch week Jaeger-LeCoultre invites you to its New York boutique to see stunning photography as you investigate its fine timepieces. Jaeger-LeCoultre is hosting A Journey...
View ArticleBlancpain Pays Tribute to Robert Maloubier, Diver Who Inspired Fifty Fathoms
Captain Robert “Bob” Maloubier, the real-life secret agent/diver/war hero who was responsible for the initial development of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms watch, generally considered the first...
View ArticleEarth Day and the Citizen Eco-Drive
Celebrated in over 192 countries each year on April 22, Earth Day was established to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was observed for the first time in 1970, and has now grown...
View ArticleBaselworld Favorites From Industry Experts, Part II
A few weeks after returning from Baselworld, we asked members of iW’s Leading Watch Retailers to tell us what they saw, liked and didn’t like during their recent tour of the show’s watch purveyors. In...
View ArticleAlpina Horological Smartwatch Ascends Everest
It takes a lot of smarts to be a successful mountaineer, and it never hurts to have a smartwatch at the ready for assistance. Melissa Arnot, 31-year-old American Alpinist and Alpina Watches...
View ArticleRed Bar Report: IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre & Philly
A lot of people ask just what it is that Red Bar does. I mean, obviously, it’s about watches, but at the end of the day, it’s just as much about friendship and camaraderie. Sure, that sounds a bit...
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