ALEX WILLIAMS

September 21, 2019

The Grandest of Watches Encroach on the Football Field

Fancy watches aren’t just for golf and tennis anymore. But, players are discovering, what’s on your wrist might not result in emotional fulfillment.
July 11, 2019

Marlon Brando’s Rolex From ‘Apocalypse Now’ Resurfaces

Considered a lost classic by watch buffs, the missing Rolex GMT was found in a family dresser. It will be auctioned this year.
June 5, 2019

Omega’s Moonwatch Enters the Stratosphere

On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, prices for the Omega Speedmaster take off.
March 20, 2019

Watches Are Yet Another Easy Way Rich People Make Their Money Into More Money

The high-end watch market is a strong investment vehicle for wealthy people.
March 20, 2019

Six Up-and-Coming Collectible Watches for Your Bonus Check

There are still bargains to be had in collectible timepieces, dealers say. At your own risk!
February 2, 2018

Yesterday In Styles: Remind Me, Why Was It That We Ever Watched Infomercials?

Advertisement Print headline: “The Stepford Channel,” published here in October 1992. The story: It was the ’90s and suddenly David Letterman and Jay Leno found themselves […]
January 10, 2018

Rex Reed Bangs a Gong on the Mediocrity of Modern Life

Advertisement “That’s me with Larry Olivier,” said Rex Reed, reaching for a black-and-white photo in a silver frame in his eighth-floor apartment in the Dakota on […]
December 11, 2017

The Year in Style: Can Parents ‘Robot-Proof’ Their Child’s Job Future?

Advertisement Like a lot of children, my sons, Toby, 7, and Anton, 4, are obsessed with robots. In the children’s books they devour at bedtime, happy, […]
November 21, 2017

How Charles Manson Nearly Made It in Hollywood

Advertisement For a fleeting moment in the confused swirl of the 1960s, Charles Manson, a diminutive ex-convict who had taken to hippie silks and a cosmic […]
November 4, 2017

Four More Zzzs for Snooze City

There it was, that word again. “I’m going to call you ‘the boring’ because that’s what you are,” a Donald Trump impersonator blustered to New York […]