Care of Carl, in our opinion one of the world's best online men's clothing stores and fortunately based in Sweden, is now venturing further with vintage watches.It was clear that there would be a new venture when Care of Carl bought Gripenbro, a small Swedish company specializing in the sale of used and vintage watches. The founder, Peter...
Ten years since the launch of the first anti-magnetic movement, OMEGA is releasing a new world first: the Spirate™ System, a new way of fine-tuning the movements of its watches that takes movement reliability to new levels. First up with the new calibre 9920 is the OMEGA Speedmaster Super Racing, a new watch in the legendary Speedmaster series.Spirate...
OMEGA has now opened its very own flagship store in Stockholm. OMEGA has been around for a long time in Sweden, at watch retailers such as Bergströms and NK to name a few, but now it has established its own store alongside these. The company already has a flagship store in Copenhagen.OMEGA's flagship store is tastefully (though perhaps...
Collaborations and limited editions are all the rage in the watch industry, and sometimes it can get a little tiresome, but TRIWA's latest collaboration with SSAB feels highly relevant. Swedish TRIWA - an abbreviation of Transforming the Industry of Watches - certainly lives up to its name.Together, TRIWA and SSAB have created the world's first steel clock made...
The news that Rolex has launched a concept for second-hand Rolexes... Rolex Certified Pre-Owned - has attracted a lot of attention in the watch world. The concept means that authorized Rolex dealers can now sell watches that are certified as genuine by Rolex itself. In addition, Rolex provides a two-year international warranty for the watch.Rolex watches that have...
Building a business and a brand is rarely a straightforward process. Especially in the consumer sector. The watch and clothing industries are full of companies that grew quickly and then fell hard.The rise and fall of TriwaTriwa was once one of Sweden's fastest growing fashion brands. Just a few years after its founding in 2007, it had double-digit...
With Omega's classic Seamasters celebrating 75 years, what better color than blue?It was in 1948 that Omega released its first Seamaster. Omega had already been making watches for divers for 16 years, and had supplied over 110,000 watches to British Air Force pilots during World War II. The design with a rubber seal is said to have been...
After the pandemic and conflicts with exhibitors shut down Baselworld, Watches and Wonders 2023 in Geneva is the most important fair of the year for the watch industry.With 43,000 visitors, Watches and Wonders 2023 showed that despite the recession and falling second-hand prices, the watch world continues to thrive. After an intense news flow during the 5-day fair,...
A sure sign of spring is that the watch auctions are back. On April 26, it's time for a new round of Important Timepieces, Bukowski's "final auction" for exclusive watches. We don't really know why there seem to be fewer watch auctions in the winter - is it Watches and Wonders that steal the show or is it...
Although the watch industry has calmed down considerably from the worst excesses of the pandemic, the demand for exclusive watches remains very high. Recently, Christie's set a new price record by selling the most expensive watch ever at online auction.Not surprisingly, the record went to Patek Philippe and their Patek Philippe Grand Complications Sky Moon Tourbillon , ref...
