When you’re ready to buy your first Rolex, combing through all your options can be daunting. Classic or sporty? Steel, two-tone, or gold? Mid-size or large? Modern or vintage? The choices are almost endless. To simplify the decision of which is the b…

Tudor Watches: The Beginning In 1946, Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf started Montres Tudor SA. It was a new wristwatch brand with a specific purpose: to manufacture watches to the same high-quality level as parent brand Rolex. However, Tudor watches wou…

Updated October 27, 2o17: Last night Paul Newman's legendary Rolex Daytona sold in New York at Phillips Auction House for $17.8 million. A gift from his wife, this watch became so iconic it was simply known as Paul Newman's Paul Newman. For decades t…

The Rolex Milgauss was born from necessity. In the 1950s, the world stood on the brink of a scientific revolution. Major breakthroughs were being made in fields such as aeronautics, electricity, and nuclear physics, including at the CERN Nuclear Rese…

Founded by Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet in 1875, Audemars Piguet is an esteemed Swiss luxury watch manufacturer. To some watch enthusiasts, AP is part of the Swiss “Holy Trinity” of wristwatches alongside Patek Philippe and Vacheron…

Cars and watches — the ultimate guys’ toys. So what happens when some of the world’s best watchmakers join forces with some of the world’s best car manufacturers? The creation of epic wrist machines for both gearheads and watch nerds to enjoy. From B…

When it comes to men’s watches, Rolex might just be the best known brand in the world. Iconic watches like the Submariner, Explorer, and Daytona are quintessential Rolex, with designs that are recognizable to anyone with even a passing interest in wr…

Most luxury watch companies are proud of their long histories. But Bell & Ross is quite the opposite—just 24 years old, it’s done a great deal in surprisingly little time. In 1992, designer Bruno Belamich and entrepreneur Carlos Rosillo (Bell and…

“It's a bottomless pit, baby. Two-and-a-half miles straight down.”        Rolex has always been at the forefront of human endeavor. In 1927, when Mercedes Gleitze became the first British woman to successfully swim the English Channel, she wore…

The term “waterproof” is thrown around quite a lot when people talk about watches, despite the fact that no luxury watch is actually “waterproof.” Really, there are just varying degrees of water resistance. And although it sounds a little pedantic, w…

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is one of the most iconic sports watches ever produced, a classic in Art Deco design that has enjoyed an enduring popularity since it was first released in 1931. It’s not hard to see why—combining timeless style with the…

The British royalty is always in the spotlight. Sometimes they make headlines for their personal lives, sometimes for their charitable causes, and sometimes for their style and the accessories they wear, such as their luxurious timepieces. Princes Wi…

The TAG Heuer Carrera After taking over the Heuer brand in 1962, Jack Heuer set his sights on the world of motor racing. The Carrera watch was his initial venture. First launched at the Basel Fair of 1963, the name comes from the notorious Carrera Pa…

It only took five years for the Carrera Panamericana to establish itself as one of the world’s most exciting and deadly races. From 1950 to 1954, the Carrera Panamericana was a border-to-border road race along the new Pan-American Highway, which cove…

The sport of motor racing and the watch industry has a deep and longstanding history together. Motorsports are dependent on highly accurate timekeeping to track each driver’s performance behind the wheel. The relationship between racing and watches a…

When we get clients on the phone, they have lots of questions for us. Which is great! When you're looking to buy a luxury watch online, you should be asking tough questions of the seller, and you should be asking many of them. And since a lot of the…

On Saturday, June 4th, Crown & Caliber co-sponsored an event with Motorcars of Georgia. The event was a celebration of their grand re-opening of the McLaren Showroom. We were pleased to find some watch lovers among the luxury car enthusiasts, pro…

Watches and sports have always gone hand in hand. Whether a particular brand is the official timekeeper for a tournament or a particular model is designed with an athlete in mind, the two have been a longstanding pair, which comes as no surprise, sin…

Stephen Colbert is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, political commentator, and TV host. He began making a name for himself in the late 1990s. Then, he served as a mock new correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. By 2005, he ha…

 OMEGA’s Speedmaster line of watches debuted in 1957, and is rich in history. Since the initial launch of the OMEGA Speedmaster, there have been a wide variety of other chronograph innovations that formed part of the OMEGA Speedmaster name, which we'…

Christopher Scott Kyle was the most lethal sniper in American military history, awarded for his multiple acts of courage and heroism. For his service, Kyle received two Silver Star Medals, five Bronze Star Medals, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievemen…

For those of you who don’t live in New York City, the Metropolitan Museum of Art recently exhibited a collection of antique clocks and watches titled The Luxury of Time: European Clocks and Watches. Don’t worry if you missed it; we had one of our cor…

Each year, members of the watch community, from journalists to diehard enthusiasts, flock to Switzerland with high expectations. After a long journey and inevitable jetlag, patrons rush to their favorite exhibitors hoping to be wowed. And each year…

There’s something special about looking out the window of the jet as you come in to land and reaching for your watch to adjust to the different time zone. It signals that you’ve arrived somewhere new, and that an adventure —whether for work or play—…