Elizabeth Doerr

January/February 2012 Issue : Good Life Guide

Racing Watches

Watchmakers have been using design elements to tie into the high-octane world of motor racing since the dawn of the automobile—which came...more

Posted: February 1, 2012 By Elizabeth Doerr

September/October 2011 Issue : Good Life Guide

The British are Coming

It’s seldom remembered in this age of Swiss dominance, but quality watchmaking was once the purview of the English. The art of fine horology was...more

Posted: October 1, 2011 By Elizabeth Doerr

September/October 2011 Issue : News & Features

The Best Watches of 2011

Elegant styling, profound complications and tributes to classic models mark our annual best-in-show top-10 list of wristwatches.

Posted: October 1, 2011 By Elizabeth Doerr

July/August 2011 Issue : Good Life Guide

Dive Time

The dive watch now seems so timeless that it’s hard to recall that the style once explored uncharted waters. Today, these watches that love to get...more

Posted: August 1, 2011 By Elizabeth Doerr

May/June 2011 Issue : Good Life Guide

Serious Fashion Watches

Fashion is no longer a dirty word in watchmaking; at least three serious makers are proof positive that transferring iconic apparel labels to ticking...more

Posted: June 1, 2011 By Elizabeth Doerr

March/April 2011 Issue : News & Features

The Watchmakers Who Saved Glashütte

Ferdinand Adolph Lange established a horological industry in a poor German town in 1845, and his great-grandson Walter resuscitated it a century and a half later

Posted: May 3, 2011 By Elizabeth Doerr

March/April 2011 Issue : Good Life Guide

Red, White and Ticking

It is not well known that the good ol' U.S. of A. was once an important center for production of mechanical pocket and wristwatches. But two...more

Posted: April 1, 2011 By Elizabeth Doerr

January/February 2011 Issue : Good Life Guide

Black Beauties

Every year the fashion world seems obsessed with one question: What is the new black? Black confers understated style as well as sophistication on...more

Posted: February 1, 2011 By Elizabeth Doerr

November/December 2010 Issue : Good Life Guide

Ulysse Nardin Executive Dual Time

This traditional watch company hailing from the heart of the Swiss Jura has the exceptional and enviable position of being known for two different...more

Posted: December 1, 2010 By Elizabeth Doerr

September/October 2010 Issue : News & Features