December 26, 2009 – 2:36 pm
It’s Saturday and I’m in the shop today. I’m normally blessed so that I don’t have to work on weekends (a rarity in the retail watch & jewelry business), but today I’m in the shop. It’s national watch sizing day. Today customers return to the stores where their loved ones purchased their [...]
December 22, 2009 – 12:29 pm
On the heels of our most recent post here on the blog, the Wall Street Journal has released a gallery of some of the photographs collected by Michael Clerizo for his recently published book, Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking. The watches showcased in the gallery include examples by the likes of independent watchmakers such as George [...]
December 16, 2009 – 11:06 pm
Absolutely stunning are the first two words that come to mind when I gaze at the pages of this generously proportioned book cultivated by French photographer Guido Mocafico.
In 2007, Mocafico presented a series of 12, large format, 105×105cm photographs of high-end, hand-finished watch movements at Hamiltons Gallery in London, England. From beautifully understated [...]
December 10, 2009 – 10:36 pm
My boss recently came to me with a very interesting question: He was trying to sell a new Rolex to a gentleman who had a Rolex with a 3035 inside. He wanted to know what improvements had been made in the 3135 movement. That was a tough question.
I often hear people say [...]
December 3, 2009 – 2:30 pm
While I am working on another quality article I thought I would post a few links of interest. While doing research for my next article I stumbled upon chronometrie.com and found some really nice articles like the following:
Rolex 3135 Review
You might explore around the site and find some other good articles as well. And, [...]
