Happy Friday, and welcome back to Bring A Loupe! Rewinding two weeks here to Thanksgiving week here in the States, our last standard edition of this column included some devastating personal news – losing access to my eBay account. The good news is that I'm back in after a few calls and a random address…
For a seventies moment, it looked like we could stem the Japanese tide with groundbreaking all-American futurism. The Pulsar Time Computer was the world's first digital watch and starred on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson. With a "time screen" boasting a few seconds of glowing red LED digits at the push of a button,…
The holiday season is a time of giving and receiving, and for many, it's the moment when cherished new treasures come into their lives. A gleaming wristwatch or a sparkling piece of jewelry can symbolize love, success, or celebration. Yet, the value of these gifts extends beyond their monetary worth—they hold sentimental significance that deserves…
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Last week, Hublot introduced the third in a series of tourbillon watches in partnership with the artist and designer Samuel Ross. The man behind fashion label A-Cold-Wall* and eponymous design studio SR_A, Ross, is also known as Virgil Abloh's very first design assistant. The designer's relationship with Hublot started all…
Last month, in partnership with UBS, we hosted a get-together and series of talks in New York City called "House of Craft." The event featured a who's who of watch-world luminaries, including industry legend Jean-Claude Biver, actor Keegan Allen, chef Alton Brown, AP CEO of the Americas Ginny Wright, actor Daniel Dae Kim, journalist Jay…
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Massena Lab just dropped its latest project - a collaboration with Vulcain for a very small run of a very Massena take on the Vulcain Cricket Nautical. The original Cricket Nautical was very much a product of the early sixties, with the original model coming out in 1961. The personality…
Brew Watch Co. has certainly had a fruitful year. Though our most recent product coverage hasn't been in a while (it would be amiss not to mention Tony Traina's fantastic podcast episode with Brew Watch Co. founder Jonathan Ferrer from this March), the brand has certainly not been quiet. This year, we saw from the…