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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SIHH 2014: IWC Presents Eight New Aquatimers

SIHH 2014: IWC Presents Eight New Aquatimers

Last year, IWC revamped its Ingenieur collection, introducing several new pilot’s watches. This year, it focused on diver’s watches, with eight new references in its Aquatimer collection, including a chronograph, an automatic, three special editions dedicated to the Galapagos, two technical dive watches and a chronograph perpetual calendar. IWC honored its commitment to preserving the Galapagos Islands, a World Heritage site, with three limited editions, the highlight of which is the Aquatimer Expedition Charles Darwin Bronze. Bronze is a rarely used case material, probably because it takes a patina, which really only seems appropriate in the sports watch category. Panerai READ MORE

Best Skeletonized Watches of SIHH 2014

Best Skeletonized Watches of SIHH 2014

Skeletonization means carving away the bridges and plates of a movement so that only the bones remain, offering a glimpse of the movement. Technically, a watch is “skeletonized” when what is left of the movement is decorated by engraving, gemsetting or filigreeing, and when it is viewed through sapphire crystals at both front and back. Many other watches with movements that are cut away but not decorated and/or only shown through a sapphire crystal at the front, are referred to as openworked rather than skeletonized, but are just as alluring. Here are a few new watches introduced at SIHH that, READ MORE

Audemars Piguet at SIHH: New Royal Oak Offshore Collection

Audemars Piguet at SIHH: New Royal Oak Offshore Collection

Audemars Piguet introduced not one but six new references in its Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph collection in a new 42mm size, called the 26470 collection. I say new, because more recent ROOs  have been 44mm, with some special editions even larger, but the original ROO launched in 1993 was 42mm, and today that size seems appropriate once again as watches are increasingly being scaled back. The new collection is more refined, with downsized, sculpted hour markers and faceted hands. The new pieces also indicate AP’s commitment to ceramic. The crowns and pushpieces are now black ceramic instead of rubber, and READ MORE

SIHH Coverage: Cartier, the Master Watchmaker

SIHH Coverage: Cartier, the Master Watchmaker

Cartier is obviously the brand that overshadows all others at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, but that is not just because it is a global empire with huge profits to throw at R&D. It is because of a culture of creativity combined with the discipline of consistency, all of which is overseen by two particularly talented individuals within the organization: the much-touted Carol Forestier Kasapi, the director of fine watchmaking, and the company’s creative director, Pierre Rainero, who ensures conformity to the Maison’s design codes. The result is a lineup of more than 100 new watches at this READ MORE

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