Instagram, “long time” and “short time”
OPINION
March 2019
The paradox of the supposedly forward-looking new networks is that they constantly plunge us into a distant and magnified past. The internet has given us (…)
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WATCHPRINT
January 2019
F.P.JOURNE - Invenit et Fecit by Jean-Pierre Grosz ROLEX 1905-1960 by Marco Strazzi MY TIME Christie’s with Sandro Frantini
Watchmakers test their DNA
ARCHIVES AND HERITAGE
December 2018
The grand old companies with an uninterrupted history, such as Rolex, Audemars Piguet or Patek Philippe, maintain their heritage with absolute consistency (…)
Rolex GMT-Master II
November 2018
In 1954, Rolex launched the GMT-Master reference 6524 in collaboration with the famous Pan Am company. The model has gone on to become the benchmark for GMT (…)
The price performance of vintage watch icons: ROLEX, PATEK PHILIPPE, OMEGA
October 2018
The performance of watches is a fascinating topic. In addition to the sheer enthusiasm for particular watches, models, brands, materials, and movements, (…)
Watch Curator ’18
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THE AGE OF MATURITY IN WATCHMAKING
October 2018
With greater accuracy and the invention of the chronograph, watchmaking in the 19th century was a booming industry, directly contributing to the rise of the (…)
Yesterday’s marketing is more modern than you think it is
VINTAGEMANIA
October 2018
Art deco advertisements certainly look prettier mounted on your wall than the modern ones you’ll find in the glossy magazines in your doctor’s waiting room. (…)
No price bubble for the Rolex Bubble Back
VINTAGEMANIA
September 2018
In 1933, the engineers at Rolex modified the Oyster case back by giving it a distinctive, rounder, more chubby shape. This was aimed at making room for the (…)
Tiny Jewel Box: watchmaking in Washington DC
TRAVEL NOTES 🇺🇸 UNITED STATES
August 2018
Since Roosevelt in the 1930s, the American political establishment has been buying jewellery from a specific retailer: Tiny Jewel Box. This historic address (…)
Can you dive with your vintage watch?
VINTAGEMANIA
August 2018
Have you ever asked yourself that question? I’m sure that if you’re a collector, or simply the owner of a vintage watch, you’ve surely asked yourself at (…)
Auctions: independent dominance explained
VINTAGEMANIA
July 2018
The most recent sales in Geneva have once again demonstrated the overwhelming supremacy of Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet. Why have collectors (…)
Portfolio ’New materials’
July 2018
New materials free the imagination and offer new creative fields to the watchmaking industry. They bring color, impose transparency, offer lightness (…)
