Throughout Dubai Watch Week, a common question asked between collectors and press was, "What's your favorite release of Dubai Watch Week?" The Chopard L.U.C. Grand Strike was one of, if not the most complicated. Kari Voutilainen released two new models, and in typically-Kari fashion, they flew slightly under the radar (as he doesn't often toot…
Dubai leaped to the center of the watch world this month as the top names in the industry converged on the rapidly growing city in the United Arab Emirates for the 10th edition of Dubai Watch Week. Hosted and organized by Ahmed Seddiqi and marking the retailer's 75th anniversary, the show, which welcomed a true 'who's…
Ferdinand-Adolph Lange died 150 years ago this year. The name should be familiar, as the man's watchmaking would go on to shape a sleepy town in rural Germany and the broader world, even to this day. For all the attention on Swiss watchmaking, the horological world has always been wider than one country could bear,…
The beautiful, brushed dial is catching the light perfectly, creating a subtle sunburst effect as a simple spar sweeps round to 12. Not 12 o'clock, but a 12 set at 1 o'clock. A crucial 12, though, because it marks the time to change. It signals the zenith of a screaming crescendo that began mere moments…
A few weeks into ownership of my 1976 Land Rover, I slipped into the right-hand driver's seat, pulled the choke, pumped the gas, wiggled the gearshift lever in neutral, and turned the key. Nothing happened. It had a full tank of fuel and a new battery, so what could it be? I won't keep you…