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The wind woke me up. As I lay in the lumpy bed of the cheap motel cottage, I could hear the palm fronds slapping the window and the persistent whistle of a steady 18-knot wind. Through the slats of the jalousie blinds, I could see whitecaps marching

The latest partnership between Richard Mille and Margot Robbie is doubtlessly one of powerful relevance in light of the marquee name that the Australian actress has become after two summer blockbusters and the captivating innovations in advanced mech

Not even today’s glitz and glamor compares to the days of old Hollywood, from the class of Breakfast at Tiffany’s to the grit of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Rarely do you get a chance to own a piece of early Hollywood, and yet, Phillips is ma

As part of its commitment to ocean conservation, Blancpain continues its association with the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS). For the fourth time this summer, the Swiss watchmaker helped host the annual United Nations Worl

There’s no denying that the Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPEC, introduced this year at Baselworld, was one of the home runs of the show. Everyone was raving about this watch, effusive in their praise and desire for it. Don’t get me wrong, I

The roster of names Swizz Beatz has worked with in the past two decades reads like a Who’s Who of hip-hop royalty. LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and Drake. Demand for his Midas touch also comes from the more mainstream with cr

Fusion is defined as a cellular process in which single nucleus cells combine to form a multi-cellular entity. It is the basis on which living creatures grow larger, stronger and more powerful. For more than four decades, Jean-Claude Biver has proven

The house of Fabergé is old. By the early 20th century, both the name and the creations associated with it resided at the highest tier of luxury artisanship. The fabulous Fabergé Eggs became cultural and mythical icons, justly famed as objets d’art,

Walking the course of the U.S. Open at Erin Hills, the first thing I was struck by is how big and long it is. The longest U.S. Open course in history, at 7,693 yards, Erin Hills is one of only a few public courses to have ever hosted the U.S. Open. I

While the Datograph is unrivaled in status as the iconic chronograph par excellence by A. Lange & Söhne, there are other avenues through which one can enjoy the horological expertise of the Saxon watchmaker, and at a more accessible price too. Indeed

BLANCPAIN VILLERET 8-DAY WEEK OF THE YEAR LARGE DATE MOVEMENT Caliber 3738G2 self-winding movement; hours, minutes, seconds; day, date, week; eight-day power reserve CASE 42mm; 18K red gold; water-resistant to 30m STRAP Handstitched chocolate alligat

GREUBEL FORSEY BALANCIER LIMITED EDITION MOVEMENT Manual-winding movement; hours and minutes; small seconds; stop function; 72-hour power reserve CASE 43.5mm; 18K white gold; water-resistant to 30m STRAP Black alligator with white-gold pin buckle Rob

When IWC revealed three variations of a new-look Ingenieur last year containing the new in-house chronograph caliber 69370, one might have expected it to be a one-off occurrence. After all, the IWC Chronograph Editions “Rudolf Caracciola”, “74th Memb

HARRY WINSTON AVENUE CLASSIC AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT Caliber HW2009 self-winding movement; hours and minutes; 38-hour power reserve CASE 21.2mm × 36mm; 18K rose gold or 18K white gold; water-resistant to 30m STRAP Brown-pearl or dark-gray alligator leathe

Since the day that Richard Mille established his eponymous brand, his watchmaking philosophy has taken inspiration from the world of Formula One racing like none before. In his earliest interview with Revolution, Mille explained this approach saying

GRAND SEIKO SPRING DRIVE 8 DAY POWER RESERVE MOVEMENT Spring Drive caliber 9R01 self-winding movement; hours, minutes, seconds; 192-hour power reserve CASE 43mm; 18K rose gold; water-resistant to 100m STRAP Crocodile leather Grand Seiko launched the

BULGARI OCTO FINISSIMO TOURBILLON MONETE WRISTWATCH MOVEMENT Caliber BVL 268 manually wound movement; hours and minutes; tourbillon; 52-hour power reserve CASE 40mm; 18K pink gold fitted with ancient silver coin; water-resistant to 30m STRAP Black al

DIOR PARTERRE DU MIDI ÉMERAUDE HIGH JEWELLERY TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT ETA quartz; hours and minutes only CASE White gold; water-resistant to 30m STRAP White-gold, stone-set bracelet Christian Dior’s love of horticulture is legendary and forever evident in

PARMIGIANI FLEURIER BUGATTI AÉROLITHE PERFORMANCE TITANIUM MOVEMENT Caliber PF335 self-winding movement; hours, minutes, small seconds; date; flyback chronograph; 50-hour power reserve CASE 41mm; titanium; water-resistant to 30m STRAP Diamond-pattern

SINGER REIMAGINED TRACK 1 CHRONOGRAPH MOVEMENT Caliber 6361 self-winding movement; hours and minutes; central chronograph with instantaneous hours and minutes; sweep chronograph seconds hand; 60-hour power reserve CASE 43mm; Grade 5 titanium; water-r

TUDOR HERITAGE BLACK BAY CHRONO MOVEMENT Caliber MT5813 self-winding movement; hours and minutes; small seconds; instantaneous date; chronograph; stop seconds; 70-hour power reserve CASE 41mm; steel; water-resistant to 200m STRAP Steel bracelet or ag

Rolex’s Sky-Dweller is, and always has been, a complicated piece. We mean that in the most literal sense, as the Sky-Dweller remains the most technically complicated line that Rolex has produced, and with consideration of the response that its origin

Sometime in my mid-forties, as a result of constant non-stop 24/7/365 travel and some small but powerful shift in brain chemistry, I stopped doing things. I stopped meeting people and became largely misanthropic. Which means, to paraphrase the great

Here at Revolution, we have never been particularly discreet about our love for Chopard L.U.C, whether the time-only XPS 1860, the Lunar One, the 1963 Tourbillon or any other that the company cares to offer, simply because it was in this unsung and u

Since the introduction of the pocket watch in the 16th century, which brought objective time measurement into daily operations, individual life has been increasingly entrapped in a calculable and measurable context. Fundamental to modernity was the r

Back in the day, before the Richemont Group (then Vendôme) had acquired, or perhaps even heard of Panerai, the brand’s few models were simply curiosities of interest to two types of collectors: those who amass military watches and all-embracing Rolex

It was June 2009 and my family was just about to start dinner when my father (Laurent Picciotto, founder of Chronopassion in Paris) told us he had invited an Asian watch editor to join us. I remember I was sporting a plaster cast due to a skiing acci

It is beyond question that of all the kit and caboodle that have outfitted men of espionage over the years, James Bond’s watches have garnered the lion’s share of attention. In fact, a scene that inevitably leaps to mind is that bit of dialog in Casi

With all the entrepreneurial prowess of his JCB-founding grandfather, George Bamford identified a considerable gap in the market in the early 2000s. It led to the launch of his watch customizing business, Bamford Watch Department (BWD). BWD’s raison

The conflict of nature and science has long permeated legislative halls, denominational pews and the private domains of people’s personal beliefs. Technology has slowed down our natural evolutionary progression and draws our bodies away from our prim

It is mid-June, and I find myself in the Florida Keys with Oris, wet suit on and ready to learn more about its ocean conservation work. With a third of the world’s coral reefs already destroyed, and current projections increasing this figure to over

After his performance for England in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the Telegraph described winger Paul Sackey as “a beautifully fluid and devastating runner with a nose for the try-line… brave and secure under the high ball [but] also highly competitive

Thanks to the Patek Philippe museum and the brand’s traveling The Art of Watches Grand Exhibition, it is well-known that Queen Victoria was a fan of Patek watches, being presented with an open-face, keyless-winding, fob-watch (No. 4,536) and matching

Since the 1959 Revolution and the US sanctions that followed, Cuba has become a living, breathing time capsule. The famed American cars that were once the image of the Caribbean nation’s growing prosperity are now kept on the road as a necessity. The

Back in the early 1990s, mobile phones had SIMs the size of credit cards and most people wore watches that ran on batteries. A quarter of a century later, the number of people owning high-end mechanical watches has increased exponentially and, unfort

At first glance, you might think that magic and watches are two separate items, but magician Dan White was quick to emphasize that magic, from its earliest origins, has always been very mechanical. In fact, White pointed out that Jean Eugène Robert-H

Eleven 11 is the company name of British artist Mike Brend who is a mechanical engineer by day and artist by night. “It all started as a hobby. I am really into watches and I'm inspired by the Scandanavian minimalist style. I am a project manager for

The finer things in life include great watches, delicious food and excellent wine. These are three things that celebrity chef Nick Stellino long ago decided to make a permanent part of his life. Whenever he can, he combines all three, whether it’s in

Patek Philippe officially rolled out the red carpet for all of America with The Art of Watches Grand Exhibition in New York City this summer. Held from July 14–July 23 and free to the public, Patek Philippe opened a window into the world of portable

Arriving at the customs desk at Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International airport with my passport at the ready, the serious-looking official suddenly fires at me “Business or pleasure?” I hesitate, it is a difficult question to answer when you have been inv

The world of horology would be a lot poorer were it not for one man: Mr. Hans Wilsdorf. He was the founder of two of the most significant and enduring watch brands, namely Rolex and Tudor. While the former was created as a high-end luxury brand, the

From his teenage years on, Bernhard Bulang was always interested in watches and specifically in the dials. An informal collector of early Swatch watches and other cheap models, Bulang remembers his first big-brand watch: a TAG Heuer Formula 1, which

As the head of the TAG Heuer museum, Catherine Eberlé-Devaux presides over a collection belonging to an innately masculine brand. She laughs as she confirms: “Heuer is, for sure, a male brand but — if we must start with stereotypes — then ‘heritage’

As an international team of 18 dedicated specialists in the Christie’s Watch department, our close relationships with collectors around the world help foster a competitive selling and bidding environment where we collectively see on average more than

How has business been for Harry Winston this year? Business has been very good for Harry Winston in 2017. We have introduced quite a few new collections — for both jewelry and timepieces — that have been very well received by our clients. As we look

When I look at my Omega CK2998 — the special edition that was released last year and which I forgot to order at the time, making it the first new watch I have paid significantly over retail for, ever in my life — I see eras in time from the last half

Roger Dubuis started off the year by announcing a new partnership with Pirelli, presenting a number of watches in the Excalibur collection with colors and straps taken straight from the F1 paddock, quite literally, as the rubber is sourced from tyres

If you look up “style” in the dictionary, more than a half-dozen definitions will face you, both nouns and verbs. At least two apply to this issue, one being “style” as a type of behavior, as in “a stylish individual” or “she has style”. “Cool”, “sua

James, how did you come to know the Newman family? JC: Nell and I met in college. It was a tiny school in Maine and we were both studying human ecology. Nell enrolled under her childhood acting name of Nell Potts and I had no idea who her parents wer