Panerai PAM617T Bronzo Replica Watch - Updated Ultimate Edition Version - Blue Dial

SalonQP Watch Show: 2012 Report

By Adi SoonThe recent SalonQP in London was certainly an eye-opening experience for me being a first time watch exhibition attendee. I had high expectations of going to this event and in many ways I wasn't disappointed.Unlike Baselworld where new products are announced and launched, the SalonQP in London functions more as an opportunity for the brands to interface with their potential customers in a plush, cosy environment. Surrounded by resplendent grounds and set in an area in a high-end part of London, the Saatchi gallery played host over three days to a crowd of connoisseur watch

Porsche Design P'6520 Heritage Compass Watch

Porsche Design started a retro-refresh like most other brands last year as they get close to a major brand anniversary next year. On the one hand I could just dismiss what they are doing with the retro-revival as just playing along with "follow the leader," but that isn't totally the case for Porsche Design. First of all Porsche Design isn't at all abandoning their more contemporary, future thinking line of watches. Second, Porsche Design will be offering re-releases of classic designs not to re-live the past, but to get it right. Plus designs like P'6520 and P'6530 (offered last year

18th Century Unique Vintage Skull Pocket Watch On eBay

We found something very special on eBay that is an antique 18th century table sculpture and pocket watch. This unique creation appears to be a cast bronze figurine of the skeleton which sits atop a marble base. Apparently it was designed to sit on a desk, and the skeleton itself is sitting on an upside down pyramid. The skull detaches and opens up to reveal a pocket watch produced by a famed Swiss watch maker.The movement itself was produced by Swiss clock and watchmaker Ferdinand Berthoud, who was born in Neuchatel in 1727. Having died in 1807, this movement was likely

Listen to This: The CBC's You Can Put Time In Your Hands

The good folks at the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, for you non-Canadians) have aired a short audio documentary chronicling Canada's last watchmakers school - The cole Nationale de L'horlogerie. This Qu bec-based school is quite small, only three teachers and no more than 15 students, but it represents Canada's last watchmaking stand and its graduates are still in high demand.The segment, titled "You Can Put Time in Your Hands" was produced by David Gutnick and looks to highlight the slowly disappearing discipline of craft watchmaking, especially within the Canadian context