We are in the midst of auction season and auction is a great place to buy a watch. Since I work at Christie’s, I’m going to give you the lowdown on how the process works here, but it’s probably similar at the other auction houses. You might be intimidated ... Read more
Chopard. It’s a prestigious name most commonly associated with exquisite jewelry. But, Chopard also makes some killer watches, particularly under the L.U.C. banner. The recently released L.U.C. Perpetual T (T stands for Tourbillon), Chopard’s second most complicated watch in the stable is worth taking a closer look at, but ... Read more
If you’re a watch geek you’re probably aware of the unofficial contest between Henry Graves and James Ward Packard of luxury car fame to own the most complicated watch. Graves won competition with a Patek Philippe Supercomplication with 24 functions delivered in 1933. Patek Philippe, along with Vacheron Constantin, was ... Read more
Chairman of Hublot Jean-Claude Biver may have coined the phrase the “Art of Fusion” as the guiding principle for Hublot when he was CEO, but the company already had its roots in this philosophy. Born in 1980, Hublot was the first watch company to mix a precious metal watchcase with ... Read more
There’s a must see exhibit at the Frick Collection entitled Precision and Splendor: Clocks and Watches, featuring eleven clocks and fourteen watches from the Winthrop Kellogg Edey bequest alongside five clocks from collector Horace Wood Brock. The pieces cover an expanse from the early 16th to the 19th century. What’s ... Read more
The dynamic and sometimes controversial Chairman of Hublot, Jean-Claude Biver, sat down with us when we were in Switzerland. He tells us his favorite watch outside of the Hublot kingdom and also which Hublot model he believes is the most collectible. Biver is the guy that turned OMEGA into a ... Read more
There’s no one who loves and appreciates watches more than Aurel Bacs, the International Head of Watches aChristie’s. A respected expert and dynamic auctioneer, Bacs gives us a rare view into watches, pulling back the curtain on the process and collecting. You see him in action at auction, feeling the ... Read more
Tomorrow, OnTheDash.com celebrates its 10th birthday of being online. It’s an incredible achievement. The first to jump on the Internet with information specifically about the Heuer brand, founder / operator Jeff Stein saw the future, with a brand that would become enormously popular among collectors. He’s built the definitive place for Heuer newbies ... Read more
From the time currency has been in existence, there’s been a running competition between the good guys and the bad guys. The good guys want to protect it and the bad guys want to steal it, each pushing the other to devise more crafty ways to achieve their objectives. People ... Read more
If you think some major R&D goes on at the big brands, check out what DeBethune has been up to. In the past 5 years, this little independent has developed an impressive 11 different calibers and filed for 9 patents in the process. It’s all about innovation in the ... Read more