Interview With Kelly Rowland, TW Steel Watches Ambassador
"Big in oversized watches"is the motto that defines TW Steel. Even at the earliest point of its career, the youngish Dutch brand proved a savvy early adopter of the large watch craze that ultimately transcended trends to become an enduring staple on contemporary wrists. TW Steel's models appealed because they engaged the lifestyle fashion aspect of oversized watches with bold, exciting designs, but with respectful nods to traditional watchmaking that garnered a second look from watch aficionados. That stemmed from from TW Steel’s attention to features, fit, and finish well beyond the reasonable price points to aspirational experiments with automatic calibres that indicated an interest in elevating the marque to higher horological waters.Hitting at the right place at the right time has given TW Steel some notable followers. Take Kelly Rowland, for example. Rowland is best known as an original member alongside Beyonce of the superstar R&B vocal group Destiny's Child, as well as
SuisseMecanica SM8 Chronograph Watch Review
Modern in design with all the hallmarks of a traditional mechanical sports watch, the SuisseMecanica SM8 Chronograph collection is a rare breed of thoroughly Swiss timepieces – which, of course, are accompanied by a corresponding price, as well as requisite level of exclusivity. If you’ve never heard of this model or the brand in general, you’d be easily forgiven. Based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the micro-brand of luxury sports watches is boutique at best, and the brainchild of a talented and charismatic husband-and-wife team consisting of Francois and Juliana Renoult.As far as I know, the brand continues to produce in small quantities two versions of their SM8 watch, each with a few different color and finishing variations. In fact, each version of the watch is a limited edition of only 50 pieces. There is the base SM8 which is a three-hand automatic, as well as this SuisseMecanica SM8 Chronograph which adds to the intriguing design. While at first glance th