Bell & Ross BR X2 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor Swiss 1:1 Mirror Replica Watch

Arnold & Son Royal TEC1 Tourbillon Chronograph Watch

Just when we were beginning to think that the tourbillon was as played-out as a top 40 hit, Arnold & Son pulls us back in. After the success of last year's Baselworld release of the UTTE, Arnold and Son had set a high bar for this year's new model. With the recent announcement of the TEC1 Tourbillon Chronograph, I think we can consider that bar blown away. Part of their Royal collection, the TEC1 features a brand new in-house movement that combines a tourbillon, column wheel chronograph and automatic winding. With a beautiful and uncommon dial layout, the TEC1 offers huge amounts o

Seiko Astron: World's First Quartz Watch Turns 40

When I was recently in Japan, the Seiko folk made sure we knew all about the Seiko Quartz Astron (ref. 35SQ) watch. For whatever reason, the knowledge that Seiko was the inventor of the world's first quartz movement powered watch has eluded me (until then that is). Coincidentally, this December 2009 is the 40th anniversary of the Seiko Astron quartz watch. I got to check out one of the original Seiko Astron watches. Two of the images here are mine that I took of a Seiko Astron watch back in Japan. The watch itself is a testament to Seiko having help up so well after 40 years. It looked

Temption Cameo Watch Review: Boutique Eccrentric Good Taste

When I first heard about the Temption Cameo watch being released (this was last year) I was pretty excited. Not only was one of my favorite watch companies about to release an entirely new model, but it was one of those awesome looking watches that was within my grasp (financially speaking) to afford. The funny thing is that most of my fellow watch lovers don't even know about Temption watches. For me the small Stuttgart company is larger than life, producing some of the [in my opinion] best designed watches out there (especially for the price). Even with just 700-1000 watches made eac

Parmigiani London Boutique Opens With Style

We like to feature the work of aBlogtoWatch friend, WatchAnish, who takes a decidedly lifestyle and fashion approach to covering the world of watches. Here is some coverage from him of a London boutique opening for Parmigiani. It offers a hands-on look at the people and context of such events:The 14th of May was very special for Parmigiani, who officially celebrated the opening of their standalone boutique on London's Mount Street. It also seemed to be the wettest day of the decade going by the rainfall, but no matter, a great day was had by all!Located alongside landmark institution