With the Olympic Games due to commence on July 23, Tokyo has asked for an extension to its state of emergency until May 31. Omega’s Tokyo 2020 commemorative Planet Ocean 600M, Diver 300M, and Aqua Terra 150M may end up… Read More ›
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FERDINAND BERTHOUD: Chronomètre FB RS
Chopard’s Karl Friedrich Scheufele, the man behind the revival of Ferdinand Berthoud’s name into a fully-fledged brand, fielded a lot of questions during the Watches & Wonders 2021 online presentation/ Q&A. For me, the most interesting nugget of information was… Read More ›
NEW: TAG Heuer Monaco Green Dial Limited Edition
We are almost twelve months into it but no you can’t yet escape the green theme. We’ve covered some multi-coloured releases recently, but I still think that it will run until the end of 2021. Meet the new TAG Heuer… Read More ›
NEW: Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Nonantième
Although the year is not yet half over, and Jaeger-LeCoultre will no doubt release more Reverso models to mark its 90th year, I feel fairly certain that the Reverso Tribute Nonantième will be my favourite of the celebratory year’s releases…. Read More ›
NEW: Franck Muller Vanguard Skeleton Sapphire Colour Dreams
Today is about another new release along the ‘colour theme’ of recent posts but again, an example of how ‘being colourful’ is manifesting itself quite differently between brands. Rather than go the ‘single colour’ route, not unsurprisingly, Franck Muller have… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Carl F. Bucherer Manero Minute Repeater Symphony
At Watches & Wonders 2021 Carl F. Bucherer premiered the Manero Minute Repeater Symphony, the horological centrepiece of their relationship with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Alongside this partnership, Swedish composer Lisa Streich wrote a piece entitled “PERIPHERY”, commissioned by the… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Open Gear Pink Panther
Watches, like other inanimate objects, are inherently neutral. Sizing, decoration – these are all a product of socio-cultural and historical influences, and preferences similarly the subjective mix of time, place, and individual. It’s why there are trends, why which watches… Read More ›
EXHIBITION: Vintage Fifty Fathoms
It was only last month that we covered the new Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms No Rad, a limited edition re-interpretation of the 1960s’ Fifty Fathoms “no radiations” with its immediately recognisable symbol. We mentioned the simultaneous release of a… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Chopard L.U.C. Perpetual Chrono
The L.U.C Perpetual Chrono is a model that has made appearances in the Chopard lineup before, but in white gold, rose gold, and platinum forms. Now, it comes in a new grade 5 titanium case. The dial is solid gold,… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: IWC Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar
The perpetual calendar complication has found its way into a many different IWC models since it was developed by Kurt Klaus in the 1980s. In the Big Pilot collection family, into which it made its first appearance in 2006 (a… Read More ›
