Tag: featured news
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GRAND PRIX VIEW: GPHG 2015 CALENDAR Watches
With the pre-selected Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève watches replica visible on the organization’s own site, enthusiasts can see all the nominees for the annual ‘Oscars of the watchmaking industry on October 29. iW has been annotating the list of nominated watches replica for you with a series of posts, organized by category, so you can […]
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On the Wrist: Tudor Heritage Black Bay “Black”
First Impression Leaving a memorable first impression, the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Black arrived practically in a personal armored car. After its arrival I received an anticipated phone call for a secret and secure code to be used upon delivery to unlock a steel-clad traveling safe – how impressive! Once the watch was out of […]
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Raymond Weil, King Jewelers and Gibson Support VH1 Save the Music Foundation
King Jewelers partnered with watchmaker Raymond Weil and Gibson Guitars in October to celebrate the brand’s guitar-inspired nabucco timepiece at the popular Nashville venue, Acme Feed & Seed. The intimate event benefited VH1’s Save the Music Foundation, whose mission is to restore music education programs in America’s public schools. Guests were treated to a private […]
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SIHH 2016: Roger Dubuis
With its SIHH releases, Roger Dubuis begins a yearlong focus on its Velvet collection of richly decorated watches replica for feminine wrists. For men, the all-Geneva Seal watch manufacturer will offer an interesting lightweight carbon-cased Excalibur Automatic Skeleton Carbon. Ladies first. Velvet Touch Two new Velvet models demonstrate that Roger Dubuis CEO Jean-Marc Pontroué is […]
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Raymond Weil Celebrates Frank Sinatra and Awards a Watches Replica
Next month, on December 12, famed performer Frank Sinatra would have turned 100 years old. So in honor of this auspicious occasion—and to laud a man who was unquestionably one of the most influential musical artists of the twentieth century—Raymond Weil produced a watch. This limited edition collection of just 1,212 pieces, referencing Ol’ Blue […]
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Video Exclusive: Richard Mille Flies High
Richard Mille and Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) share more than simply many of the same clients. As the two companies prepared to launch a watch together they took inventory of their commonalities and found that they extend to very technical details like, for example, screws and certain high-tech materials. We spoke to Richard Mille Marketing […]
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Ressence Introduces its First Dive Watch: the Ressence Type 5
A dive watch by definition needs to be a hulking slab of steel with a thick crystal that protects a clearly marked dial, correct? Not necessarily, according to Benoît Mintiens, founder and designer of the Belgian-based Ressence, which today debuts a new watch with a design that re-defines what divers can safely wear underwater. With […]
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SIHH 2016: Geneva Bound
As I leave for the 2016 edition of the SIHH today, I’m anticipating all the new timepieces I will be privileged to see and perhaps even try on while there. I’ve been lucky to have a sneak preview of a few introductions from various brands (as you will see in our upcoming Winter edition of […]
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Parmigiani Fleurier Goes to Miami
The Miami Design District was the perfect setting for the official Le Studio Parmigiani opening held Thursday, October 29. With its notable history and venerable-meets-modern ethos, the culture of the neighborhood aligns well with that of the Switzerland-based watch brand, which concurrently officially launched the Tonda 1950 Tourbillon. The luxury retail space, which is awash […]
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Interview: Ulrich Herzog on Oris History, Pilots and Divers
Oris watches replica are real watches replica for real people according to Oris CEO, Ulrich W. Herzog. His phrase reflects the Swiss watchmaking company’s longtime credo to make sophisticated mechanical timepieces offered within relatively moderate price ranges. iW recently sat down with Herzog for insight on the brand and its latest releases like the Oris […]
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Traveling the Seas with Montblanc
Montblanc celebrates its 110th anniversary in 2016 with a launch of new timepieces that are inspired by ocean travel. The famed writing instrument company was founded in 1906 in the port city of Hamburg, Germany. Through the 1930s Hamburg thrived as a cultural hub and a center of international trade. It was the city of […]