Rare 5,655-Carat Emerald Like No Other Discovered In Zambia
Earlier this month, in the world's largest emerald mine in Zambia, a large rare emerald was unearthed by geologist Debapriya Rakshit and miner Richard Kapeta. T... Read More...
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These Apple Watches are Diamond, 18K Gold, and cost over $74,000
Like the Apple Watch but think it's not as high-end as you would like? Well now there are diamond encrusted watches with the full functionality of the Apple Wat... Read More...
NASA Finds Huge Space Explosions Hurling Platinum and Gold through the Universe
Out there in space, our ‘rare’ metals and stones are plentiful. There are moons, asteroids made up of diamonds and platinum which, if somehow brought back to ea... Read More...
French Designers Build 3D Printed Watch
While 3D printing is still mostly used for prototyping, one French watchmaker, Unitam, teamed up with a 3D printing company, Stainless, to build a first of its ... Read More...
Inside the New York Patek Philippe Watch Training School
Laurent Junod, who has been with Patek Philippe for over 30 years and now heads the school for training watchmakers, gave a tour of the school to GQ. It is impo... Read More...
Omega Sets a New Standard for Quality
The COSC (Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute) was the only agency whose certification for precision was considered the pinnacle of timekeeping accurac... Read More...
Watchmaking Future is in the Hands of Young Leaders
In 2015, Apple introduced the Apple Watch and millennials started pouring in to buy one. The watchmakers just didn’t realize up until this point that huge marke... Read More...
October 2018 Esslinger Newsletter
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Rolex Demand at its highest in 30 years
Demand for Rolex watches is at its peak globally. So much so that it is in short supply. Interestingly this is not a Rolex caused scarcity, the figures show a s... Read More...
Swiss Watch with Drop of World’s Oldest Rum Sold for over $19,000
Recently, a rare limited edition titanium Speake-Marin watch was sold at an auction for £15,000. The unique Swiss timepiece features a tiny vial containing a dr... Read More...
Swiss Decline to Probe Watchmakers over Parts Supply
Swiss competition authority WEKO has formally declined to investigate allegations over the supply of spare parts for independent watch repair shops. Watchmakers... Read More...
$140,000 Donation Help Veterans Watchmakers Training
Sam Canaan of Dover is training Veterans in watchmaking with a vision to offer respectful employment after service and support them in building a new career. Th... Read More...
Swedish Royal Family Crown Jewels Stolen Suspects Were Chased In a Motorboat
Jewels belonging to King Karl IX of Sweden were stolen from Strängnäs Cathedral that had been put up on displayl. Two royal crowns belonging to the 17th-century... Read More...
The Future Of Watchmaking With 3D Printing and Robotic Watchmakers
“History and tradition are best respected by innovating, and not simply imitating and repeating the past,” says Felix Baumgartner, co-founder of luxury watch br... Read More...
US Government publishes new Laws to include Man Made Diamonds
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has changed its definition of diamonds to expand its scope to include man-made diamonds. The previous definition stated, “A d... Read More...