Looking From A New Perspective of Vintage Watch Buying

A short while ago, we visited with Christie’s Vice President and Director of Private Sales, Mr. Reginald Brack. In the weeks following our video with Brack, Christie’s team of top-notch watch specialists began working on an almost revolutionary project, The Watch Shop. The Watch Shop is an online version of Christies Private Sales that makes it easier for Christie’s international clientele to make their vintage purchases without the hassle of buying vintage and without having to fear replacement parts or shoddy movements, etc .

Xetum: A Watch Company to Watch

Don’t want to spend a fortune? Want quality? Want to impress the guys back at the office? Here’s the solution to your seemingly hopeless problem: Xetum. This California born and raised watch company produces a line of elegantly simple wristwatches that are made in Switzerland but designed in their San Francisco HQ.

Luke RottmanMay 8, 2014Comment

An @Baselworld2014 Video Rewind With Armin Strom

Events, Baselworld, VideosLuke RottmanMay 6, 2014Baselworld 2014, Armin Strom, Haute Horology, watch reviews, Interviews, CEOComment

Watches in NYC: A collection of Upcoming Watch Events for the Aspiring Collector

May in New York is the Mardi Gras for watch lovers all around the world. Why? Well, in this fabulous month, NYC takes on a watch theme. First with Madison Avenue Watch Week, and then with Timecrafters 2014, I don’t think one city can get any better than this. Madison Avenue Watch Week, or MAWW, is a five day long event, starting on the fifth and ending on the tenth, where, generally by appointment or invitation, watch enthusiasts get a chance to spend some “paradise-like time” with the watches of their dreams.

VIDEO: On The Wrist Of The Watch Adviser: The Vulcain Cricket

Vintage Watches, Videos, ReviewLuke RottmanMay 3, 2014Vulcain, Cricket, Vintage Watches, watch reviews, video, Watch CollectingComment

On The Auction Block: Two Exceptionally-Rare Watches at Antiquorum’s May 11th Geneva Auction

Auction season in New York is right around the corner, but until then we have to point out some fascinating finds we have seen in Geneva that will be up for sale soon. If you visit Antiquorum's website, you’ll see the highlights of their upcoming auctions put into a slideshow. As I was clicking through the pictures, I noticed two pieces that stood out to me, two pieces I have never seen or even heard of in my life.