Votum claws itself out of the history books with new models
There are a lot of vintage brands out there that have lain unused. Here’s what happens when they come out of cryogenic sleep. Votum used to make watches in the…
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Introducing the Valachio Avantiam
Valachio is launching their first automatic watch, the Avantiam, with the tag line, ‘classic meets modern.’ So let’s talk a little about what’s classic here. What do you get if…
Basis smartwatches recalled, shutting down
Basis watches are being recalled, and Intel is shutting down the Basis Web site, cloud and app that stored all of its wearers’ health data. What happened to my favorite smart watch wearable (even more than Apple Watch running Watch OS 1 and 2!)?
Watching the Web for August 13, 2016
Thank you all for making time on your end of summer weekend to check out this weeks Watching the Web (even if you are not checking it out on the…
DWISS M2 – A Swiss-powered watch with looks
The awkward-to-pronounce name aside, what we have here is an interesting watch. What makes it unusual is, well, almost everything. M2 is the third model made by DWISS, and they’ve…
Marie Antoinette’s Watch is on Wattpad
Looking for something to read this summer? My book, Marie Antoinette’s Watch, is on Wattpad which makes it free as in “Wow! Free Beer!” It’s gotten 2,000+ reads so far…
The true story of Marie Antoinette’s amazing $11 million watch
On this day in 1983 the most incredible watch in the world was stolen from the L.A. Mayer Museum of Islamic Arts in Jerusalem. The watch, called the Breguet No. 160, disappeared for decades until resurfacing in a dusty attic decades later. My book, Marie Antoinette’s Watch tells the whole story but, in honor of this unique anniversary, I’m posting two chapters detailing the theft of the most mysterious watch in the world, the amazing, $11 million Que
Kiss drummer Eric Singer talks about his growing watch collection
When we last talked to Eric Singer he was talking up Ball Watches on YouTube. Now he’s gone full-bore into collecting, talking about his many watches with the NY Times.
