Vintage timepieces.
The LVMH Group has confirmed the presence of its entire watch division (TAG Heuer, Hublot, and Zenith) at Baselworld 2020. However, Bvlgari have decided to withdraw from participation this year, although they have not ruled out future attendance. With regards… Read More ›
You may recall the announcement last year about Richemont piloting the use of blockchain authentication through the Vacheron Constantin Les Collectionneurs. This new ‘collection’ consists of vintage timepieces (including pocket watches) that have been restored by the brand and are… Read More ›
Without much fanfare, the re-located Omega Museum has opened in a new building aptly called the Cité du Temps in Biel/ Bienne. The new building is situated between Omega’s historic buildings and the new Swatch Headquarters. Designed by architect Shigeru… Read More ›
As has been widely discussed this year, 2019 is a fifty year landmark for a number of brands. One of the most significant of these is, of course, that of the El Primero. Throughout this year, Zenith have been marking… Read More ›
Two years ago Blancpain released the Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPEC, a modern interpretation with a contemporary version of the water tightness indicator. This feature was present in the MIL-SPEC 1 (MILitary SPECification) model of 1957-58. It was based on… Read More ›
It was a short message from #thewatchnerd asking me if I knew that there was a certain Bulova re-issue that lead to this post. Did I know? No I didn’t, but did his news pique my interest? More than just… Read More ›
Six restored vintage Vacheron Constantin watches are to be sold in an online auction through Sotheby’s commencing at 5:00 PM BST today (5 October) and finishing on October 15, 2018. Sotheby’s and Vacheron Constantin have partnered to hold the auction… Read More ›
Although they are not Longines’ biggest sellers, if there’s one thing that they can be counted on, it is that the brand will come up with some good looking vintage reissue models for their Heritage Collection. This year, it comes… Read More ›
Vacheron Constantin have released three new additions to their ‘Historiques’ models. One of them is a smaller (36.5mm) version of their American 1921. The other two are the ones that we are highlighting here. They are, as they say, similar… Read More ›
Last Friday TAG Heuer launched ten exhibitions worldwide under the ‘Heuer Globetrotter’ banner, bringing together important historical pieces from their museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds and from collectors local to each participating locale. All up, there are four hundred watches, timepieces… Read More ›
