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Sweet Sound of Watchmaking

The aisles were alive with the sound of music at the Baselworld watch fair this year. Minute repeaters chimed to the antics of jaquemarts and music boxes tinkled out tunes ranging from classical Bach to classic rock, adding a new sensory component to this annual carnival of watches. Some of these watches are actually tiny […]

By Carol Besler

The Collectibles

This will be remembered as one of the most inventive eras in watchmaking, with more technical advancements in the last decade than in the previous 20 years. These eight modern masterpieces define the future of watchmaking while embracing its past.

Fast Company : IWC Goes To The Track With Formula One

It’s a tight fit. I’m squeezed into the cockpit of a Formula One simulator in a basement room at the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team’s headquarters in Brackley, England— one of three simulators the team uses to both train drivers, and softtest modifications to their cars before trying them out in the real world.

Auction Action – Top Lots Of The Past Year

Top horologic al treasures of the year from Antiquorum, Christie’s and Sotheby’s

Power, And the Watch

What does a wrist watch say about its owner? As a man, I know that to some extent, we measure each other up based on our watches. I remember talking to a boutique manager at one of Bal Harbour‘s finest shops about how she gauges the psychology of a customer to determine who is there […]