We’re suckers for limited edition timepieces commemorating motorsports greatness.  From the Tag Heuer Monaco to the BRM R50-VT to the Chopard Jacky Ickx Edition, there’s something about expensive watches that are built for people who love to go really, really fast. [...]

The Ernst Benz by John Varvatos Limited Edition Chronoscope. What a mouthful. The watch is basically a limited, special edition chronograph created by Ernst Benz for John Varvatos.  In our estimation, it’s probably because he carries their watches in all [...]

True story – when I first graduated from college and got my first real job the first thing I bought was… a watch. Probably the dumbest thing for me to do financially (since I financed it), but I didn’t care.  [...]

We’ve been seeing ads for the new Graham watches all over town. Surprisingly, the billboard is almost the actual size of the watch (well almost – the watch is 47 mm). As we see it more and more we’re starting [...]

Love Rolexes? Ever wonder about the history of their brand but were too lazy to do the research?  Are you even too lazy to read long paragraphs?  Want their heritage represented in pictures beside a gold Rolex? Boom.  Here you go: [...]

Not a big enough gearhead to know who Jacky Ickx is? According to Wikipedia: Jacques Bernard “Jacky” Ickx (last name pronounced “Ix” or “Icks”) (born 1 January 1945 in Brussels) is a Belgian former racing driver who achieved 25 podium [...]

It’s that time of year again. It’s the time ESM puts out their “ultimate timepiece of the year” in the hopes that some Saudi prince who happens to be a fan of our site is feeling extra generous. For this year’s [...]

What makes a timepiece special? History and heritage. Now if you are the type of person that just sits at a 9 to 5 job, creating the history and heritage for your particular timepiece may be a bit difficult.  You’re [...]

As you already know, we love high-end watches.  We also love luxury exotics and high end vehicles. Thankfully for us, Chopard (for their 150th anniversary) has created the L.U.C. Engine One Tourbillon as an homage to the automotive spirit. In other [...]

Whoever said a Rolex made entirely out of yellow gold is cheesy obviously didn’t know about the circular cheesiness scale. Wait, you don’t know about the circular cheesiness scale? The circular cheesiness scale postulates that objects measured on the scale hits a [...]

Want to know the best way to wind down in the afternoon after you had a rough day at work?  By looking at high-end, luxury watches. I like to imagine I am shopping for my extensive watch collection, where I [...]

Sometimes watches do not have to be overly complicated to be stunningly elegant. Proof of this concept can be found with the Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 XXL Small Seconds just released for this year’s SIHH.  According to Girard-Perregaux’s official press release: [...]