Records and Achievements

June 2, 2026

Marilyn Monroe Fans Descended on Palm Springs For Her 100th Birthday

When Marilyn Monroe sang “I Wanna Be Loved by You,” she would have never expected that one day, 1,037 people would gather beneath her giant statue […]
April 9, 2024

Brand Beats Its Own Record for Most Complicated Watch

A Vacheron Constantin pocket watch has 63 complications, including what the brand said is another world first: a Chinese perpetual calendar. Beating its own record for […]
April 8, 2024

Bulgari Recaptures the Crown for the World’s Thinnest Watch

The Octo Finissimo Ultra Mark II is 1.7 millimeters thick, half a tenth of a millimeter less than the previous record-holder. Bulgari has its world record […]
December 10, 2023

His Ancestor’s Watch Was Wound Every 40 Days. He Made It 41.

Stéphane von Gunten was inspired by his great-great-grandfather’s achievement, but he has managed to better it. For the debut of his own watch company, Stéphane von […]
August 10, 2022

A Story About Paul Newman, Three Rolexes and the Sound Barrier

The watches are linked to a land speed attempt. And Newman, the star whose own Daytona still holds an auction record, gave two of them to […]
July 8, 2022

What Happens When a Rock Star Proposes Onstage?

It was something out of a fairy tale, if everyone in fairy tales wore denim and leather and looked like they smoked American Spirits. One minute, […]