On a recent business trip to Las Vegas, I was able to carve out a little spare time to explore Sin City’s other vice: shopping. While gambling – or gaming in the industry’s parlance – is the mother’s milk of Las Vegas, the city’s retail offerings rival most of the world’s A-list cities. Think of…
Tag: Watches
Vintage Wrist Watches
I noticed on Polo’s Rugby blog that there was a post about the vintage watches being offered at the company’s East Hampton store. Though not the focus of the original post – a shot of some vintage sunglasses in a display case – questions rolled in about the great watches displayed on ribbon bands alongside…
Environmental Horology
I am a watch guy; not dedicated to one particular style or maker, my tastes run the gamut. Vintage, brand new, elegant complications or chunky dive watches; I like them all. I have become a bit of an evangelist about one thing though – I think people should wear mechanical watches or watches that don’t…
LVMH Buys Hublot
Today Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton (LVMH) announced the purchase of Swiss watch maker Hublot from the company’s founder, Carlo Crocco. The outright acquisition of the company brings Hublot, founded in 1980, into the orbit of the largest and some say most voracious, luxury goods company in the world. Known for targeting and then acquiring niche…
Mastering The Wall Street Style
So you want to be the next Gordon Gekko? Think you’re a master of the universe, ready to wheel and deal with the big guns on Wall Street? I spend a fair amount of time with those guys and though it’s been a rough couple of months in the Big Apple, most are still looking…
It’s Hip to be Square: Bell & Ross
When it comes to wrist watches, the shape and style of the watch case is often a variation on a common platform. Typically, they are round, rectangular or Tourneau – all fairly traditional shapes. Once in a while though, a manufacturer comes along and dramatically changes the playing field. While not for everyone, Bell &…
Dressing the Candidates
There is a big job interview going on right now. It’s for a particularly high profile position; the pay is alright but nothing stellar. There’s an unusually large amount of job stress because it’s rather 24/7; you just can’t seem to escape the office.That being said, the perks are pretty good: a fleet of aircraft…
It’s A Watch Thing
Over at BeBetterGuys.com, another great men’s lifestyle website, David Boris has posted a fun article on vintage watches. It is a mix of reminiscing about how he came to own his favorite vintage watch and advice for buying, repairing and maintaining vintage timepieces. It’s a good read and a site worth putting on your short…
Timeless Timepieces
Not too long ago I had a discussion with some guys about watches. The topic was whether cell phones will ever replace the watch and on this issue there tended to be two camps. The first one believes that using a cell phone for telling time and foregoing a watch altogether makes perfect sense and…
Ralph Lauren: Collector & Cultural Curator
I am a little behind the curve on this one, but I jut saw the preview for a fascinating documentary on Ralph Lauren’s vintage automobile collection: “The Ralph Lauren Car Collection: Speed, Style & Beauty.” Considered to be one of the finest of it’s kind in the world, this collection encompasses many marque’ names –…