Carol Besler

Carol Besler has written about watches for more than 20 years. From 1990 to 2005 she was editor and publisher of Canadian Jeweller magazine, while contributing regularly to several other publications, including International Watch, Robb Report, Patek Philippe Magazine, Financial Post and Worth. From 2006 to 2009 she was editor of the ladies edition of International Watch and remains a regular contributor to International Watch, Journal Haute Horlogerie, Haute Living, Watch Journal, Robb Report, Fashion Magazine, The New York Times (Watch Your Time), Sharp For Men, The Book For Men, Nuvo, Experience (for Bombardier) and the custom magazines about watches and jewelry published by Tufts Communications.

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TAG Heuer and the many functions of a hard-core sports watch

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TAG Heuer and the many functions of a hard-core sports watch

by Carol Besler Here is a little-known fact about TAG Heuer: Every member of Ferrari’s 1970s Scuderia racing team, for which TAG Heuer was the long-time official sponsor and timekeeper, received a solid gold Carrera engraved with his name and blood type. Blood type? It conjures images of medics rushing to the scene of an explosion, digging through the wreckage to recover the gold watch to determine the blood type of the victim! This intriguing tidbit was buried in a press release about the brand’s newly launched tribute to this era, the Carrera Calibre 1887 Collection. The five chronographs in READ MORE

Gorgeous Graham Silverstone

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Gorgeous Graham Silverstone

In this era of watches that resemble the Sand People from Star Wars, Graham is among the most alien-looking, having introduced great avant-garde classics such as the Chronofighter series with is signature oversized crown protector and the wild-looking Swordfish Booster with iridescent PVD coating. By comparison, the new Silverstone Tourbillograph is downright classic – even though it is still unconventional compared to many other brands. The claw-like arch of the upper bridge, coated in a black varnish for a grey effect, is a unique touch. The tourbillon cage is made of durable ruthenium, a platinum-group metal, and fully open on READ MORE

The Beauty of Blancpain – Inside and Out

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The Beauty of Blancpain – Inside and Out

Blancpain is well known for its complicated and iconic men’s watches, including the celebrated Fifty Fathoms diving watches and the Carrousel tourbillons from the Le Brassus collection. But this has tended to sometimes overshadow the fact that Blancpain has also consistently introduced mechanical ladies’ watches, including several complications, with particular attention to metiers dial finishes. Among the watches in the brand’s Women’s collection are a Flyback Chronograph, a Complete Calendar with Moonphase and a Dual Time Zone, all beautiful watches, set with diamonds and with functions equal to the technology in the men’s pieces. The spectacular Chronograph Large Date, set READ MORE

Hublot’s Wearable Winner

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Hublot’s Wearable Winner

The words “slim” and “classic” are words not usually employed to describe a Hublot watch. The Classic Fusion Skeleton Tourbillon Black Ceramic is just that, however, particularly if you compare it to the typical Hublot aesthetic, particularly the Big Bang. The movement, caliber HUB 6010, is only 4mm thick, compared to, say, the 8.7mm thick chronograph movement, the HUB 4217, used in the King Power. The edgy black case, with its six H-shaped titanium screws, is pure Hublot, though. It’s made of high-tech polished ceramic – an alloy of pure zirconium oxide, which starts out white but is mixed with READ MORE

Cvstos Pairs Classical Style with Space-Age Materials

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Cvstos Pairs Classical Style with Space-Age Materials

During my years as watch editor of a men’s fashion magazine, I came to really appreciate the superwatch aesthetic – timepieces that are almost theatrically technical looking, with openworked, multi-layered dials, cases composed of avant-garde materials and innovative movements. Cvstos produces such a watch, and three new pieces in the Jet-Liner collection using an openworked movement are all perfect examples of the creative presentation of tough-guy elements. The case of the Challenge Jet-Liner Carbon is composed of inlaid carbon fiber, set marquetry style behind windows cut out of a red gold (or titanium) case. Each piece of carbon is coated READ MORE

Chaumet Masters the Metiers

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Chaumet Masters the Metiers

LVMH boutique brand Chaumet has introduced a six-piece metiers collection including a “poetic” movement that outshines similarly crafted collections from bigger brands. The watches in the six-piece “Atrape-Moi … Si Tu M’Aimes” (Catch me of you can) collection in the Montres Precieuses line employ to perfection all the crafts of Switzerland’s artisanal workshops, including enameling, guillochage, miniature painting, engraving, marquetry and gemsetting. The pièce de résistance of the collection involves an intricate dance of time by a spider and a bee, mounted on two rails that rotate within the geometric grooves of a spider’s web. The spider, sculpted in pink READ MORE

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