Bruce Willis: The Early Years Bruce Willis epitomizes the all-American action hero on screen. He’s starred in some of the most iconic thrillers and action films of all time, from Pulp Fiction to The Sixth Sense and, of course, the famous Die Hard ser…
Tourbillon Complication: A Prestigious Function In the most basic terms, watches are simply timekeeping devices. However, many luxury watches go far beyond that function. They feature complications. In horology, a complication refers to any feature t…
What Does Water Resistance Mean? When you’re shopping for a watch and checking out the specs, you’ve likely seen information about watch water resistance ratings. However, you may still be wondering, what does water resistance mean when it comes to w…
Martin Scorsese: An American Filmmaker Martin Scorsese is a widely-celebrated modern American filmmaker. His signature filmmaking style, include dark themes, unusual camera techniques, and contemporary music. But you may not know about Scorsese’s dee…
TAG Heuer History The TAG Heuer brand has built a reputation for its casual sport watches with racing DNA and their drive to constantly innovate and update their watch designs. However, before TAG Heuer, there was just Heuer. We take a look at the hi…
The History of the Co-Axial Escapement The precision mechanics packed into timepieces are pretty amazing. It’s no wonder the language of watches can be complex. If you’re just starting out in the world of watches, understanding the intricacies of a t…
The Sport of Scuba Diving By the 1960’s, the sport of scuba diving was growing in popularity. Sea exploration was expanding, technology was improving, and equipment was evolving. So, the enigmatic ocean was becoming a bit less mysterious. Coming face…
A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Datograph Flyback Review A. Lange & Söhne had been back to producing watches for nearly a decade when they launched the Saxonia Datograph Flyback in 1999. The model marked a defining moment for the brand and the watch…
Patek Philippe vs. Rolex: Comparing Elite Watch Brands Patek Philippe and Rolex are two very different watchmakers. Yet separately, they’ve both become two of the most highly regarded and highly coveted brands in the industry. Patek Philippe is one o…
Alpine Skier Mikaela Shiffrin We’re just about halfway through the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The U.S. has already picked up some hardware, and we can’t wait to see who else wins big this year. However, we still can’t help…
Hublot vs. Rolex: A Side-by-Side Comparison Although Hublot and Rolex are arguably two of the top watchmakers in the industry, each brand is incredibly unique. Rolex has been in business for over a century. They take a more traditional approach to wa…
For more than 160 years, OMEGA has been one of the most influential watch brands. They are the official timekeepers of the Olympics and they grace James Bond’s wrist. They have seen some of the deepest ocean depths, journeyed to the moon, and hit the…
Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Le Petit Prince “Make your life a dream, and a dream a reality.” These words, from Antoine de Saint-Exupery are the embodiment of his famous novella, Le Petit Prince. Saint-Exupery wrote the novella in 1942. Since then…
Love. It’s being the peanut butter to someone’s jelly. Or the cheese to someone’s macaroni. Or in our world, a watch to their winder. Whatever your favorite food or horology combo, everyone loves love. So, in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, and that c…
Splurge or Steal: Rolex Submariner vs. Tudor Black Bay Most everyone appreciates a good watch. However, not every budget can afford the top of the line model. At Crown & Caliber, we don’t discriminate when it comes to fine timepieces. We love wat…
The Winter Olympics 2018 The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are kicking off in Pyeongchang, South Korea. So, we can’t help but wonder what some of the top athletes in the world are wearing on their wrists when they’re not competing for the gold. Alpine sk…
Watches and the Military: The Roots The history of mechanical watches and military use is centuries old. There is documentation as early as the Boer Wars of the 1800’s. The nineteenth century was the era of the pocket watch. You’d find military men u…
The Big Game 2018 Football fans rejoice—the big game is finally upon us! This Sunday, the New England Patriots will take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the match up of the year. As you might already know, the Patriots have d…
What do you get when you cross an automotive journalist, with a fairly new penchant for watches, and a horologist who makes his own timepieces and is a lifelong watch enthusiast? Though it sounds like the beginning of a lame bar joke, it isn’t. The r…
SIHH: What Is It? The turn of each New Year brings the release of new products at highly anticipated conferences around the globe. For the watch industry, that moment has arrived. Last week, the top watchmakers and watch enthusiasts gathered in Genev…
Panerai vs. Rolex Panerai and Rolex are two watch companies that each have a very distinct vision and set of intentions for their work. For both companies this began from their early days of operation. Panerai started out as a watch shop and watchmak…
There are plenty of reasons to buy a luxury watch. To start, skilled artisans put these watches together by hand. The craftsmanship is impeccable and the watches reliably keep time. More impressive, these watches tick for decades. They typically only…
The Cartier Tank: It's Inception Louis Cartier, the founder of the brand, invented the Cartier Tank in 1917. It is the brand’s most iconic model. The Tank’s name and design pays homage to the Renault FT-17, a French tank used during the first World W…
The Yacht-Master collection is one of the newer lines in the Rolex family of watches. The first model hit the market in 1992, and the reimagined update debuted in 2010. Just like its name indicates, this collection is made up of yacht watches, also k…
Real vs. Fake: Breitling Watches Conversations surrounding replica watches can be divisive, with strong opinions on both sides of the debate. What draws people to fake recreations of brand-name luxury items, despite the fact that it’s illegal and mor…