In 2020 Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud introduced the Chronomètre FB 2RE. Coming in two limited editions of ten (numbered) pieces each in either 18k white gold or rose gold, it had a new movement, the FB-RE.FC, which combined a one-second remontoir… Read More ›
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HANDS-ON: Hermès Arceau Duc Attelé
A (central) triple axis tourbillon isn’t a complication one associates with Hermès, let alone combined with a minute repeater, but that’s exactly what you get in the new Hermès Arceau Duc Attelé, coming in two numbered limited editions of twenty-four… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: Parmigiani Fleurier’s new Toric Petite Seconde
At Watches & Wonders Geneva 2024 it was Parmigiani’s year to relaunch the latest incarnation of the Toric, after a year which they said was their best to date. The new models include a new Petite Seconde coming in two… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: Piaget Polo Date 150th Anniversary Edition
For Watches and Wonders 2024 Piaget formally launched two watches under the collective banner of the Polo Date 150th Anniversary Edition, in limited editions of 300 pieces each. In stainless steel cases of either 42mm or 36mm, both come on… Read More ›
AUCTION NEWS: Titanic watch sells for £1.175 million
The 14kt gold Waltham pocket watch recovered from the body of businessman John Jacob Astor, of the famed family and one of those who died on the Titanic in 1912, sold for £1.175 million (including premium and taxes) at an… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: Roger Dubuis Orbis in Machina Central Monotourbillon
This is the year of the tourbillon for Roger Dubuis, with four limited edition models launched during Watches & Wonders 2024. Aa they put it, there are four key characteristics of a Dubuis torbillon – a large cage, large balance… Read More ›
NEW: IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Tourbillon with Globe-Shaped Day and Night Indication
Amongst a slew of new Portugiesers launched by IWC at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2024 were almost half a dozen in ‘Obsidian black’, of which two, the new Portugieser Perpetual Calendar in a new case, double ‘glass box’ sapphire and… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Skipper Rose Gold
TAG Heuer has launched a gold version of its sailing chronograph, the Carrera Skipper Chronograph. In 18k rose gold, it is essentially the same as the 2022 steel model, only in a new 18k 5N rose gold ‘Glassbox’ case with… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: Ulysse Nardin Freak S Nomad
Introduced by Ulysse Nardin in 2001, the Freak and its variants and evolutions, have become the brand’s modern calling card, with over twenty patents related to its development. Now, the new Freak S Nomad follows in the footsteps of the… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: Van Cleef & Arpels Brise D’Été Watch
Van Cleef & Arpels’ Poetic Complications Lady Arpels is once again the canvas on which something technical meets something which is quite the opposite, combining the brand’s distinctive ‘poetry of time’ as applied to nature, with an on-demand animated feature…. Read More ›