I have always wanted to visit Kanchanaburi, Thailand, which is the site of the famous bridge on the River Kwai. Here’s what I found there. Mr. Chin owns a watch and clock repair shop in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, a town bisected by the River Kwai. Yes, there is a River Kwai, and during World War II, […]
According to a family legend, my father won a gold Vacheron Constantin dress watch while playing poker with the Swiss ambassador to Japan when he was stationed there after WWII. My first interaction with the watch was much different but no less auspicious. My father was a true gambler, especially when gambling was against the […]
At the annual trade show Watches and Wonders, timepiece companies kicked off the year with some of the watch world’s biggest debuts, showing where the industry is headed. For the watch industry—as for so many others—2020 began as an apocalyptic disaster film. “Vegas closed first, then New York, then Florida, then London, then Switzerland. Then […]
On December 12, Panerai and Richard Mille timepieces worn by the Academy Award-nominated actor—including “the Rambo of watches”—will go on sale at a Phillips live online auction. Sylvester Stallone with the Richard Mille RM 032, the timepiece he wore as Barney Ross in The Expendables 3, 2014 Photo: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for Lionsgate Sylvester Stallone is […]
Sought-after Rolex and Heuer timepieces worn by cinematic legends will go on sale at a live online auction in December. On December 12, Phillips will hold a live online auction featuring two iconic watches: a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona that actor and race-car driver Paul Newman was given by his wife and actor, Joanne Woodward, as […]
