In 2006 Chopard produced their first Regulator model, and at Baselworld 2015 they rebooted its look. With thanks to Chopard Australia, I had the opportunity to look at one recently. As I’ve mentioned before, the L.U.C. Collection is my favourite… Read More ›
In 2010 Chopard completely redesigned their Imperiale Collection, then celebrating its 20th birthday. Two years ago they released an all-black version called, of course, the Imperiale Chonograph All Black, and it is today’s watch. Made from DLC-coated stainless steel, this… Read More ›
A few years ago we looked at the simple and classically dressy L.U.C. XP. Yes it has been a bit of a gap between XPs, so to speak, but today we have the equally beautiful variant also in 18 carat… Read More ›
Some of you may remember Chopard’s launch, a year ago, of their first watch using ‘fair mined’ gold. At this year’s Baselworld they have launched a second model. The new L.U.C XPS Fairmined® watch is also a limited edition, but… Read More ›
Consumer concerns about ethical mining, blood diamonds and the like have gained currency in the last decade or so, but they still remain far from mainstream. This year, Chopard have launched their first watch using Fairmined® gold, the standard for… Read More ›
The Grand Théâtre de Genève was the scene of the 2013 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). One and a half thousand guests joined the President of the Swiss Confederation, Mr Ueli Maurer, to celebrate the watch industry, with fifteen… Read More ›
The 2012 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève took place on Thursday November 15 at the Geneva Grand Théâtre, with TAG’s Mikrogirder taking out the top award, and MB&F’s Legacy Machine N°1 garnering two, including the Public Prize. Congratulations to all… Read More ›
Lately, I’ve been finding myself being increasingly drawn to time-only watches. Part of this has been for practical reasons such as not having to correct the date when I decide to wear a watch with a date function, and the… Read More ›
You may have already read my post about my afternoon of MB&F Machine Madness. Well this is the second part of my MB&F Marathon Friday, otherwise known as ‘Max Büsser eats half of Australia’s coat of arms’. But more about… Read More ›
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