Quill & Pad

Vacheron Constantin enters into a partnership with the most famous museum in the world: the Louvre. Marking the moment, which...

Since the dawn of time (well, almost) watch brands have charmed us with the allure of precious jewels in their...

Many of you are likely to be asking yourselves, “Who is Gerd-Rüdiger Lang?”Understandable. If I told you he founded Chronoswiss...

As regular readers will recall, I subscribe to my pal Terry’s assertion that patronage – specifically buying, wearing, and discussing...

It’s important to have a clear identity to be successful in the crowded world of watchmaking; perhaps doubly so when...

A while ago, friend and fellow journalist Victoria Gomelsky asked me for a subjective listing of my “top” Patek Philippe...

Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild remembers a Sotheby’s wine auction in which a 1977 magnum of Château Mouton Rothschild sold...

What happens when an old flame reenters your life? Those experienced with dating might say it depends on how you...

They at times seem to be on the brink of extinction, and I was almost ready to write their obituary...

In Greek mythology, Tantalus angered the Gods and as punishment was made to stand in a pool of water beneath...