30 Sep
Pre-WWI inspired pocketwatch and wristwatch

Bell & Ross has been unveiling some fine timepieces of late, including the BR01 Airborne II Skull & Crossbones watch posted yesterday. While the Airbonre II notched a bolder, more aggressive look, these latest 2 timepieces go in the opposite direction, gaining inspiration from a more classic, vintage look. Bell & Ross’ PW1 and WW1 […]


Bell & Ross’ latest BR01 was crafted as an homage to World War II US military paratroopers. The aptly named BR01 Airborne II wristwatch features a skull on the face with crossbones molded into the stainless steel casing, a look lifted from the Airborne paratroopers’ badge — not unusual for the military-inspired watchmaker. As usual with Bell & […]


7 Sep
Swiss watchmaker's Fall/Winter 2011 Collection

Jeremy Scott continues his collaboration with Swatch for their Fall/Winter 2011 Collection of timepieces (we covered the first Jeremy Scott vs Swatch Collection back in February). Now Mr. Scott adds 5 new designs to the collection, and as can be expected from the ever forward (some say quirky) designer the watches will most certainly get […]


24 Aug
A limited edition black PVD roulette-themed timepiece

We’re pretty much suckers for almost anything Bell & Ross do, mostly because of the simplicity and consistency of their design. Not so much with this new limited edition BR01 Casino watch, featured in this article, emblazoned with a roulette table on the face set with concentric discs which tell the time. The wristwatch will […]


25 Jul
Brightly colored, boldly designed watches for 2011

Mishka NYC finally enter the wristwatch game with this first series of timepieces for 2011. The brightly colored, boldly designed watches will get you noticed; the four watches in the series are certainly not for those putting a premium on subtlety in their wardrobe. And at a cost of only $60 a watch, you can […]


5 Jul
Keep track of the Lunar cycle... and your crops

The moon is an important agricultural tool in an Amish community such as the one I live in. I don’t always have time to try and calculate the phases of the sun, so having the Moonwatch has worked wonders. It cycles through each of the phases of the moon and helps me in rotating my […]


30 Jun
Unique piece features the word's fastest chronograph movement

In 1969, when TAG Heuer first introduced its “Monaco” design on the wrist of Steve McQueen in the movie Le Mans, the chronograph made headlines. Four decades later, the Swiss watchmaker is making a unique, one-off version to auction off in benefit of Duchenne muscular dystrophy research. The Mikrograph features the fastest chronograph movement on […]


22 Jun
Romain Jerome & Taito's limited edition 78-piece arcade watch

The Swiss luxury watch brand Romain Jerome collaborates with Taito Corporation — the company that brought you Space Invaders — to present two limited edition watches paying tribute to the seminal arcade game released in the late 1970s. The Romain Jerome brand was born by the inspiration to pay “tribute to iconic legends of the […]