I thought that I’d start my SIHH posts by giving those of you who have never been a ‘feel’ for Palexpo and what the fair looks like. As it was my first SIHH, I had no idea of what to… Read More ›
Audemars Piguet
Just because … a Grande Sonnerie
What is a Grande Sonnerie? It means ‘grand strike’ in French, and is a complication in a mechanical watch or clock which combines a passing quarter striking mechanism with a repeater. That is, on the quarter-hour it strikes the number… Read More ›
A GTG at Scopri Italian Restaurant
Scopri 191 Nicholson Street Carlton VIC 3053 Ph : (03) 9347 8252 A week after having spent a few days in Melbourne, I found myself there again for the Melbourne Watchband’s end of year dinner last month, having been talked… Read More ›
Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2011 : results
The 2011 Aiguille d’Or Grand Prix has just been awarded to De Bethune for its DB28 at the 11th Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) on Saturday 19 November. The Grand Prix was founded in 2001 by the Geneva Watchmaking Grand… Read More ›
Gérald Genta
Gérald Genta, the horological legend and man behind the eponymous brand (although no longer associated with it), is responsible for some of the most (and yes this overused word is appropriate) iconic watch designs produced in the 1970s, some of… Read More ›
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