Helgray is a recently launched brand with a flare for vintage and utilitarian aesthetics. Their second offering, the Silverstone was a immense success on Kickstarter and eclipsed the funding goals for the project.
Read MoreEvery year the watch world descends on Geneva, Switzerland to showcase the latest creations from some of the world's most recognizable brands. Taking place between January 19th-23rd, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie commonly known as SIHH is celebrating its' 25th anniversary this year. Featuring over 16 exhibitors 12,500 guests, and over 1,200 journalists SIHH is one of the biggest watch events in the world.
While SIHH showcases luxury brands such as Audemars Piguet, Panerai, IWC, and Vacheron Constantin among others, the watch industry as a whole takes notes. If you are interested in following the latest updates from SIHH 2015, here are some places to look.
Hodinkee- Ben Clymer and team are the best in the business hands down. Hodinkee has covered SIHH in the past and they have struck gold with their coverage of SIHH 2015. Can anyone say exclusive content? http://www.hodinkee.com/
aBlogtoWatch- Another great source of content. Not the same attention to detail/exclusivity as Hodinkee but definitely worth your time. Ariel Adams is a guru. http://www.ablogtowatch.com/
Famed Swatch Group brand Tissot is at it again. To kickoff 2015, Tissot announced the launch of four new watch collections: The Tissot Bridgeport Automatic, Tissot Chemin des Tourelles Squellete, Tissot T-Round, and the Tissot Lady Heart.
Here is a brief look at the collections-
Tissot Chemin des Tourelles Squellete- Chemin des Tourelles Squellete is the street where the Tissot factory was built in 1907 and where the company still remains today. This new release by Tissot is a blend of modernity and meticulous craftsmanship. Featuring a specially designed mechanical movement with contemporary styling, the watch leaves little the imagination.
Retail Price: $2,050-$2,200 USD
Tissot Bridgeport Automatic- The Bridgeport features a classy design for both men and women driven by the workhorse ETA movements synonymous with the brand. A see-through case back and a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal round out this strong offering.
Retail Price: $375-$875 USD
Tissot T-Round- The T-Round captures the essence of avant-garde design. A perfectly round dial that flows smoothly into the case with studded diamond markers on the dial add just the right amount of feminine touch. Tissot also offers a model with diamonds around the bezel.
Retail Price: $795-$875 USD
Tissot Lady Heart- The Lady Heart Automatic is an elegant timepiece driven by Tissot's Powermatic 80 movement. Reliable and romantic the functionality combined with the sophisticated design of the watch make it an eye-catcher. An onyx dial embellished with a charming flower gives wearers a peak at the beautiful movement beneath.
Retail Price: $795-$875 USD
Tissot is starting 2015 with a bang. The release of these four stylish collections help Tissot's growth in the mid-range market. Given the previous success of Tissot's latest skelton model- T-Complication Squelette, I am betting that the Chemin des Tourelles Squellete will be a best-seller. Be sure to check back in the coming days and weeks for more news and potential reviews surrounding these models.
Serial entrepreneur and Digg Co-Founder, Kevin Rose is trying to take horology into the 21st century. Rose recently launched the app Watchville. Watchville is a one-stop-shop app for all watch industry news and a boatload of other features.
Aggregating news from Hodinkee, aBlogToWatch, Watch Time, and many others, the app provides users with access to some of the most prestigious watch blogs in the business. Outside of the latest watch news, Watchville also integrates an atomic clock and moon phase calendar. The atomic clock is synced in real time to over 100 atomic time servers to guarantee precision. Likewise, the moon phase calendar, UTC Time, and leap year indicator functionality round out the robust nature of this app.
Rose struck gold with the app and budding watch enthusiasts like myself owe him our gratitude. As the industry moves closer and closer to expanding offerings in the entry-level space, Watchville provides the perfect platform to digest the latest content from industry giants. In the months and years to come it would be great to see content from Ivy Time on Watchville, in the meantime download the app, and you can thank me later.
