Only Real: Intro

A week before West London’s indie-pop act Only Real was set to drop his debut full-length Jerk at the End of the Line, he’s released all of the tracks in a comprehensive streaming YouTube playlist. Commencing with the exciting yet sublime “Intro,” the album is all but guaranteed to be an ideal spring to summer soundtrack for a thoughtful sunshine daze. The entire collection of …

Baselworld 2015: Six Green Watches

Inflections of color from stunning emeralds to dyed leather

At last year’s Baselworld, we took note of the impressive array of watches sporting brilliant blue dials. They ranged from classy and classic, to fun and vibrant. And this year, we felt the same about inflections of green throughout watches. With variations from subtle to stunning and prices ranging from the hundreds to the hundreds of thousands, the following options reflect a color that deserves …

Baselworld 2015: Bulgari’s Magnesium Collection

Smartwatches crafted from three groundbreaking materials, and attached to data vaults in Swiss bunkers

At this year’s Baselworld watch and jewelry fair, we got hands-on with Bulgari‘s new smartwatch concept pieces. And while it’s just a concept now (with a superb functional demo model already in existence), the luxury brand plans on taking it to market this fall. The Magnesium collection isn’t the watch you’d expect in the age of the Apple Watch. It’s a self-winding mechanical wristwatch—the type …