A new piece from Swiss watchmaker Confrerie Horlogere, this La Clef du Temps Tourbillon has two noteworthy features. First the La Clef du Temps orients the tourbillon horizontally, so the wearer can watch its movement through the side window (see the tiny side window above). The second feature has to do with the crowns: the […]
21
Jan
Speed up and slow down time...if you've got $300,000
4
Jan
Will any of these be made? Maybe. Am I dying to have one? No doubt.
We all love concept models — be it cars, motorcycles, boats, furniture, albums, whatever — except the only frustration is knowing the beauty you’re looking at will probably never see the light of day production-wise. Well same goes for watches — sometimes their avant guard design ideas and mechanics push traditional wristwatch language into the […]
1
Dec
Only $400,000 for a one-of-a-kind timepiece
When we recently attended the American unveiling of the Bugatti Galibier Concept, we came across this watch on display at the Ace Gallery and nearly pooped our knickers. Dubbed the Bugatti Type 370 Centenaire, the watch is one of 2 unique pieces created by Swiss watchmaker Parmigiani Fleurier to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the […]
23
Nov
From $300 to $1 million, black out your wrists this holiday with the ultimate in anti-bling
There seems to be an inordinate amount of black watches being released lately, some with a simple noir theme while others are completely blacked out, darker than Dick Cheney’s soul at an orphanage. The pricetags similarly run the gamut from an affordable $500 for Angular Momentum’s Roiro watch to a mind-blowing $1,000,000 for Hublot’s garishly […]
19
Nov
Wear unnecessarily cumbersome stuff on your wrists
Gizmowatches has collected a series of steampunked watches, including the doozy DeWitt Incognito above that retails for a cool $630,000. I mean it looks cool enough, but I’d rather spend that on an Audi R8, a Maserati Quattroporte for the imaginary girlfriend, and drop the remaining $300K on an entire mountain in Guatemala — but […]
17
Nov
Remove the timepiece from the dashboard of the Bugatti Galibier 16C and wear it on your wrist
A couple weeks back we attended the unveiling of the Bugatti Galibier 16C, during which we were also introduced to the concept car’s signature watch, the Parmigiani Fleurier Bugatti Tourbillon. Esteemed Swiss watchmaker Parmigiani Fleurier was commissioned to build a timepiece worthy of one of the most ambitious vehicles ever imagined, and designed one with […]
I love a good USB as much as the next man but these guys are about as obsessed as one can get. From prototype photo albums, watches to an ingenious (and amazingly secure no doubt) data padlock. It seems like there’s nothing this guy can do with the trusty data stick that isn’t worth doing. […]
