Michael Schumacher Before Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher switched to Audemars Piguet, he was Omega ambassador since 1995. Omega honored him with many pieces, starting in 1996 with a Speedmaster Reduced model. These models came in different colors. Below is the yellow version we covered earlier. Schumacher was active in Formula 1 from 1991 till […]
Anyone that’s been to Basel will know what we’re talking about when we reference the ‘Basel bubble’. It’s a cross between Steve Jobs’ reality distortion field (in which anything seems possible and reasonable) and a casino – where you are cut off from natural light and fresh air with access to a bottomless flutes of champagne.…
An industrial designer best known for his furniture and lighting – the skeletonised, stacking Chair One being amongst his best known works – Konstantin Grcic was recruited to restyle the Rado Ceramica. Originally a sleek, shiny ceramic wristwatch characterised by unyielding straight lines, the new Ceramica by Konstantin Grcic has a friendlier form with rounded edges in matte ceramic, along with a […]
Journalists attending the de Grisogono press conference in Paris last Friday morning were in for a double treat.
I’ve long held that there is no retail experience more special than that found at Cartier’s home in New York City. The former Plant mansion was acquired in 1917 via a trade between Louis Cartier and Mr. Morton Plant, a Manhattan businessman, for a string of natural pearls for his wife – the deal is the stuff of legends. Later this week, my colleague Jack Forster will take us deep into the history of the Cartier Mansion, but today, the day Cartier’s storied home in New York City re-opens to the public, I wanted to take you inside this truly magical store.
I’ve long held that there is no retail experience more special than that found at Cartier’s home in New York City. The former Plant mansion was acquired in 1917 via a trade between Louis Cartier and Mr. Morton Plant, a Manhattan businessman, for a string of natural pearls for his wife – the deal is the stuff of legends. Later this week, my colleague Jack Forster will take us deep into the history of the Cartier Mansion, but today, the day Cartier’s storied home in New York City re-opens to the public, I wanted to take you inside this truly magical store.
The good folks over at CHRONEXT are giving away a brand new Rolex Explorer I. It’s the one that was introduced at this year’s Baselworld watch fair, the one that we recently compared to its predecessor when our contributor Ilias also explained the important history of this model. Yes, you read this correct, you can win a brand new Rolex Explorer ref. 214270 and all you have to do… is register for the CHRONEXT newsletter!
The Piaget Polo S shares none of the characteristics that usuallly make the Polo a Polo. It’s almost like when Daniel Craig was introduced as James Bond: he was definitely not the usual gentleman in a suit with a sense of humor, but rather more Jason Bourne’s better dressed cousin.
Our man Louis Westphalen is on the ground at this year’s Heuer Collectors Summit (more on that soon) and happened to stumble upon something pretty cool: the prototype of the upcoming 2017 Heuer Autavia, the watch that (TAG) Heuer fans voted into life in the Autavia Cup earlier this year. This is your first hands-on look at what could very well be one of the hottest watches of next year.
If you’ve got a weak spot for the cushion-shaped oyster cases of the past but have trouble fitting them on your wrist, then the E.C. Andersson North Sea watch might be something for you. With a case that measures 40mm in diameter and 10mm thick, it sits just right – no matter the wrist size. We like to think of it as a modern Panerai for smaller wrists.