Jewelry & Watches

From JustLuxe Content Partner MensGear For our readers who have been with us for quite some time now, you all know our fondness for a certain colorway. We actually embrace almost every type of chromatic scheme as long as the execution is tasteful. On the other hand, an all-black version of any product just looks more captivating. Of course, when it comes to stylish timekeeping instruments, it all boils down to personal preference. Nevertheless, it seems like most watchmakers agree that an all-black motif oozes a more refined appeal that works for any occasion. Even the world’s most prestigious names…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Hublot roars to start the Lunar New Year with the Spirit of Big Bang Carbon Gold Tiger, a watch striped to mimic the big cat star of the Year of the Tiger. The 42mm barrel-shaped watch, a specially designed model within Hublot’s 42mm Spirit of Big Bang collection, features a golden striped case and a black-striped rubber strap. The new Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Carbon Gold Tiger.Hublot, which touts its use of ‘fusion’ that mixes watchmaking materials for aesthetic and technical reasons, melds carbon fiber and 18-karat yellow-gold to create this model’s unique…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine TAG Heuer adds a 42mm size model to its Connected Watch collection while enhancing the technology and feature set of its existing 45mm model. The new size answers requests for a slimmer, compact version of its smartwatch, which the watchmaker debuted in 2015. The new TAG Heuer Connected, pictured in new 42mm size.The new 42mm model offers not only a thinner case but also a clearly dressier profile with its ergonomic steel pushers, a thin bezel below its sapphire crystal, and a fully integrated bracelet. With its ceramic bezel, the upgraded 45mm model is still quite…

Bob's WatchesBob’s Watches, the largest e-commerce retailer of pre-owned Rolex and luxury watches compiled an in-depth report from sales data over the last decade and analyzed how Rolex values have performed in the secondary market over the period. What they found was staggering!   While the company analyzed the performance of all Rolexes, there were two models in particular that stood out. The stainless-steel Submariner Ref. 16610 was easily the highest selling Rolex over the time period, while the Daytona is the model that has appreciated most, with an average pre-owned price of over $30,000. It’s not a surprise to…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Grand Seiko introduces two new U.S.-exclusive Special Edition timepieces to its Heritage Collection. The new models are extensions within the watchmaker’s Special Edition So¯ko¯ collection introduced last year to celebrate the end of autumn and the sight of the first winter frost. Grand Seiko says its designers were inspired by the clear blue skies over the Sea of Japan during the early winter months for the dial of this Hi-Beat 36000 model (SBGH295).And as you might expect, both of the new models feature light blue dials. The first new watch, the Spring Drive SBGA471, features…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Chopard adds a 44mm two-tone chronograph to its high-flying Alpine Eagle collection and, in a collection premiere, attaches the watch to a leather strap. Previously available in Chopard’s own Lucent Steel alloy and/or cased in ethical rose gold, the sporty Alpine Eagle XL Chrono range now includes this model newly and luxuriously cased in ethical rose gold and a ceramic/ titanium alloy. Chopard’s Alpine Eagle XL Chrono range now includes this model luxuriously cased in ethical rose gold and a ceramic/ titanium alloy.Like all of the Alpine Eagle models, the dial here retains a radiant pattern…

Bob's WatchesOver the last few years, auction prices for classic Rolex references have spiraled out of orbit into the realm of super-rich fiction. And with every unique or ultra-rare model that breaks the previous record, the bar is raised for those that follow. It’s a fascinating time to be a Rolex collector, and nigh impossible to predict what the future holds. But, for now, we’ve put together a list of the most expensive Rolex watches ever sold. Bob's Watches Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona ($17.8 Million) When Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona resurfaced in 2016 after a three-decade absence, it’s fair to say the…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine The latest desk clock to emerge from the collaboration of designers and technicians at MB&F and L’Epée 1839 looks like a polished eyeball. But when opened, the timepiece, an inventive 6.7-inch round desk clock called the Orb, takes the shape of either a blooming flower or a shiny beetle spreading its wings. The new MB&F x L’Epee Orb, an eight-day desk clock.The wings, or elytra, which is the technical word for a beetle’s protective wing covers, can be closed or opened. However, they are posed, the wings frame and support a new, exposed hour-striking clockwork based on a similar…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Chronoswiss deftly adds a guilloché spiraling leaf pattern to one of its best sellers, creating the eye-catching Open Gear ReSec Jungle. The new Chronoswiss Open Gear ReSec Jungle.The 44mm watch, with the familiar Chronoswiss multi-layer regulator dial, knurled bezel, and onion crown, features a separate hour hand and a prominent central minute hand. Named for its premier function (ReSec stands for Retrograde Seconds), the watch’s jumping seconds hand along the lower half of the dial operates in a half-circle, leaping from the thirty seconds position back to start its arc to complete counting each minute. For…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Patek Philippe underscores its reputation as the source for the finest minute repeaters with a new model, the Ref. 5750 Advanced Research Minute Repeater, an extra-loud chiming wristwatch that utilizes a new sound amplification system. Patek Philippe will make fifteen 40mm platinum-cased Ref. 5750 Advanced Research Minute Repeater watches.The Geneva watchmaker says its new watch delivers dulcet time-telling tones that can be heard up to 180 feet away from the wearer’s wrist. Patek Philippe’s new system, dubbed ‘Fortissimo ff,” consists of a sound lever, or metallic ‘blade,’ that oscillates a sapphire crystal wafer located on the back of…