Felix Baumgartner

The inaugural Vacheron Constantin Concours d'Elegance is underway! I am personally very excited about what this event will mean for the watch industry - as it will bring a lot of attention to designs of the past. And the winners and response may influence

Patek Philippe Ref. 3473 , nicknamed ‘ Coin Edge ’ referring to its bezel , was launched in 1962 and in production for approximately three years (some sources say only two years). According to research , a total of only around 100 examples of this model w

Among the Patek Philippe timepieces using a movement manufactured by Niton (Manufacture des Montres Niton S.A. which launched its resurrection piece yesterday ), the two platinum watches shown below, with triple-date calendar à guichets and moon phases re

This post is more about the book, one I can truly recommend and ended up reading in one go. I’ve always had great admiration for Svend Andersen because, in my view, he is the man who made it possible for us to have so many independent watchmakers today. A

I spoke to Felix Baumgartner at length about the piece, along with the technical director at UN (two separate conversations); without boring you to death, all I can say is that both DNAs were really well integrated. Both sides were able to get their DNAs

It's been an amazing ride. And doesn't the time just fly away in a blink? It was definitely not easy. The brand was founded in 2005 in the summer. There was no product for two years. Almost everything was running off of Busser's savings. The first product

So many trials and tribulations in the first 10 years could kill a man or at least make very good men give up. Max did so much in those ten years. And had so many incredible problems that were outside of his control. It was a good thing that he was a humb

99% of the watches posted here are classically styled mechanical pieces. In twenty years of being seriously interested in watches that is all I have collected. Having said that there are innovative/alternative ways of displaying time that interest me. I t

Apparently he dies in a paragliding incident. Rest in peace Felix. Will always remember your edge of space jump wearing a Zenith. Moderator Edit: This is Felix Baumgartner, the extreme sportsman and Zenith watch brand ambassador. Not Felix Baumgartner, th

Moderator Patrick_y looks at the current offering of watches on the market and sees a troubling trend that he identifies as the tragedy of mass manufacturing. Increasing industrialization of the Swiss watch industry and the massive scale of automation has