Aquila, meaning eagle in Latin, Aquila, the great constellation in the night sky. It represents the eagle of the god Jupiter in Roman mythology and is the home of two very famous […]
Moments in Time: Reaching for Stars in the Sky with Bell & Ross
Moments in Time: Sparkle and Glow from Jaeger-LeCoultre
The house of Jaeger-LeCoultre has brought out once again some of the most beautiful pieces of high jewelry watches with two new stunning, glowing models for 2020. The house is showcasing its […]
Moments in Time: Gucci Goes Timeless (Again)
The house of Gucci has invited a host of artists to create a universe for one of the house’s emblematic pieces, the G-Timeless watch, a watch whose intriguing bee pattern on the […]
Moments in Time: Ulysse Nardin and Bucherer Blue
Innovation, imagination and exceptional craftsmanship are the hallmarks of the latest timepiece in the Bucherer Blue collection. Ulysse Nardin and Bucherer Blue combined forces to bring out the Freak X Bucherer Blue, […]
So Many Memories of Light
It is an enchanting journey, a journey into the magical, the mysterious, the romantic and the rare. This the Wings of Light high jewelry collection from Piaget is an earthly masterpiece played […]
Aviation Adventures from Longines
Amelia Earhart would be the first woman aviator to fly solo over the Atlantic. The explorer Paul-Emile Victor organized polar expeditions. The pioneering aviator Elinor Smith was a test and endurance pilot […]
A Moment in Time: Air Time
This is a clock that lives on air. It is a simple mechanism invented by the engineer Jean-Léon Reutter in 1928 and brought out by the Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre in the 1930s. […]
The Mesmerizing Minerals of Jaquet Droz
Minerals are among the treasures of the Earth and the house of Jaquet Droz has a way of bringing them to exuberant life. The house of Swiss watchmaking has perfected the highly […]
Zenith: Reaching for Stars in the Sky
The Defy Midnight Timepiece from the House of Zenith Photo Courtesy Zenith The Swiss watchmaking house of Zenith is placing women’s watches in the forefront and with its elegant new Defy Midnight […]
Watch Matters: Mother-of-Pearl
Mollusks produce one of the most beautiful of materials: mother-of-pearl, also called nacre which is both an organic and inorganic material. In jewelry and watch making it is the thin nacre coating […]
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