New Ways To Look At The Traditional Pocket Watch

Three models released by Montblanc, IWC and Hermès at SIHH 2018 show the diversity, creativity and individuality in the interpretation of traditional pocket watches

By Adrienne Faurote

10 Top Pocket Watches for Today’s Savvy Man

By Roberta Naas Yes, we did say Pocket Watches. In fact, this year more than ever before, we have witnessed a stunning resurgence of pocket watches for men that makes this category of watches one of the most exciting and elegant on the market.

TAG Heuer Unveils 100th Anniversary Mikrograph 1/100th of a Second Automatic Chronograph

By Roberta Naas In honor of the first Mikrograph created in 1916, TAG Heuer unveils the limited edition, convertible 100th anniversary Mikrograph 1/100th of a second Automatic Chronograph that

Haute Five: Best Pocket Watches In 2014

Top brands are turning back the clock regarding design, by unveiling surprising pocket watches. Here are our favorites this year...

Pocket Watches Shine at Auction

Prices for pocket watches sold at auction have soared in recent years, partly because they are becoming more rare and therefore increasingly valuable. The production of pocket watches was surpassed by the production of wristwatches sometime around the 1930s, and few brands are still making pocket watches. (Note to collectors: the few pocket watches that […]

Antique Watch Sale Signals Resurrection of Pocket Watch Interest

The Breguet Museum of Place Vendome in Paris has acquired a quarter-repeating pocket watch built in 1807. The watch, a timepiece designed for an Ottoman Empire dignitary, is red-and-gold enameled double cased watch featuring a white dial that is engraved with Arabic numerals. The museum curator confirmed that the piece was purchased for 650,000 Swiss […]

iPocketWatch – Old-school Charm collides with Technology

Using your iPod nano as a pocket watch is nothing new. Steve Jobs started the trend with the jovial comment during the announcement of the new iPod nano and now the idea has taken off. A new concept from Australian designer Edwin Conan took the concept in a whole new direction by allowing you to […]

Breguet Brings Historic Pocket Watches to Beverly Hills

  The Breguet Boutique on Rodeo Drive is welcoming back four historic pocket watches from the 18th and 19th centuries previsouly showcased in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. All four watches were sold in the 1800s, with three of them being designed in the late 1700s. They are all from the Breguet Museum […]

Cartier Grand Complication Skeleton Pocket Watch

Gearing up for SIHH in Geneva next month, Cartier will be unveiling a special timepiece inspired by the 1930s. Another one of the brand’s “grande complication” the white gold pocket watch with white gold chain features a tourbillon, perpetual calendar and monopusher chronograph. The design boasts skeletonized Roman numerals and a mechanical hand-wind Calibre 9436 […]

Ten World Records Set At Jaeger-LeCoultre Unique Auction

  Last month at Paris’ Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Unique Auction not only brought out some top bidders but also set ten world records. This was the largest Jaeger-LeCoultre collection ever offered for sale. Of the 565 pieces from the 180 years of Jaeger-LeCoultre history, approximately 345 were sold with the vintage watches including pocket watches, divers and […]