The End of the Beginning: Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon Historic Edition Watch
To say that the first decade of the 21st Century was a boom time for the watch industry would be an understatement. This period totally reshaped the watch industry forever, with its surge of new styles and high-end pieces. While the effects from this period have been prematurely cut-short by the era end’s economic slump, […]
By Ariel Adams
Wrist Architecture: Jean Dunand Palace Watch
The Industrial Revolution brought with it new promise in technology as well as art. The public’s intense desire for novelty and progress spurred new aesthetic styles and a prompted a new wave of artistic imagination the likes of which were never seen before. Futurism was in, and the result of that epic historic movement is […]
Wrist Revs: Chopard L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon Watch
The relationship between fine cars and fine watches has manifested itself as a curious borrowing of traits, where both items have equally borrowed from one another. Cars perhaps have taken the polished good looks and legibility of watch dials, while watches have borrowed “performance feel” from automobiles in terms of design and character. At the […]
In a League of Its Own: Thomas Prescher Triple Axis Tourbillon Regulator Watch
Few watch lovers will ever have the pleasure of owning a Thomas Prescher timepiece. Prescher makes a very limited amount of watches each year, and they are often extremely expensive. The level of horological understanding necessary to appreciate his craft is also intimidating. Merely grasping what a “triple axis flying tourbillon” even is can require […]