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Oligarchical horology
Just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? Punch and pie for anyone who manages to repeat that one ten times quickly. A good friend of mine recently alerted me of a great article from the Russian press, in which a newspaper has compiled a list of pictures of bunch of Russian political bigwigs and what... »
Antiquorum Selling Sublime Timepieces This Spring
Antiquorum will sell a variety of extremely rare and beautiful watches during their upcoming auction of “Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks.” Their spring sale will be held from March 10-11 and will see over 400 timepieces go under the hammer. One of the highlights will be a Greubel Forsey “Double Tourbillon” (below). Produced... »
Ralph Lauren continues horological efforts with Slim Classique
Last year, Ralph Lauren introduced a line of watches that divided many. On the one hand, the watches themselves were terrific. Some used IWC movements, some JLC. Personally, I really liked the rather conservative art deco styling that the pieces had. On the other hand, and this might sound weird, I felt that RL... »
Commemorative Breguet hunter’s watch up on James
Now here’s quite a number you don’t see too often. I was browsing some of the watches that have turned up on JamesList within the last couple of days (ah, the joys of sorting the results by price), and was greeted by this beautiful rarity. It’s a 2001 Breguet anniversary tourbillon model, no. 867, commemorating... »
JamesList 2009 Year in Review, part 2
Welcome to the second part of our summary of 2009. If you missed the first part, click here. In this segment, the James Spotting staff share some of their favorite items that turned up on JamesList during 2009. Do you have a favorite toy that didn’t turn up in the list? Use the comment... »
$42k Gets You What Kind Of Breguet? A Complex Marine Royale Alarm Watch Of Course
While it was announced sometime ago, the Breguet Marine Royale Alarm watch for 2009 is here. All $42,000 of this luxury sports marine style dive watch, in its shiny glory, can be yours to enjoy. Breguet’s Marine collection has always been a curious look to me. Breguet indicates that the design is based on... »
Breguet recreates revolutionary timepiece
The jewel of the Swatch group, Breguet has always had an eye for history without risking stagnation. A quick history lesson: It’s founder, Abraham Louis Breguet, founded the company in 1775 and invented many horological landmarks, such as the tourbillon. The premier watchmaker in working in France at the time, the Neuchâtel native was commissioned... »
Antiquorum strikes again, breaking another two world records
The state of the world economy does not seem to be much more than a minor annoyance in the luxury watch world, despite reports of the opposite being true. JamesList friend and blogger Ariel Adams sat down a couple of weeks ago to closely inspect two of real gems that were being put up... »
Breguet Timepiece Exhibit At The Louvre In Paris
Do you remember when you finally got old enough to appreciate the things you saw in museums? Sometime around min teenager-hood I began to appreciate that the reason items were in museums were often that they were pretty nicely done. Problem was that most of that stuff was really old – not something you... »