In 2018 Jaquet Droz released a skeletonised version of its Grande Seconde, a key part of the brand’s offerings since 2002 and inspired by a pocket watch built by Pierre Jaquet Droz in 1748. Even though the movement is open-worked,… Read More ›
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NEW: Glashütte Original Sixties and Sixties Chronograph Annual Edition 2020 Glacier Blue
Glashütte Original’s Sixties line, along with the Seventies models, belong to their retro-inspired Vintage collection, with dials that provide a canvas for colours that reflect both the two decades for which they are named, and the occasional foray into a… Read More ›
NEW: Roger Dubuis Excalibur Twofold
Roger Dubuis is known for experimenting with case materials, with a distinctive aesthetic to the combination of material and complication. In this latest release, the Excalibur Twofold, it brings their double tourbillon into a watch with three highlights – a… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS : Patek Philippe allows online sales by authorised dealers in response to COVID-19
Professional Watches has reported that in response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on sales with the widespread closure of its retailers, Patek Phillippe has agreed to allow temporarily allow its authorised dealers to sell existing stock online. For the full… Read More ›
NEW : Audemars Piguet [Re]master01 Chronograph
Over the last half a dozen years there was a (marketing?) craze that that spread in all manner of directions – things being ‘reimagined’. It was sometimes an object (even food), sometimes a space, sometimes even an idea. I once… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS: Geneva Watch Days rescheduled to August 2020
In some ways, time has become both something of which we are more acutely aware and simultaneously something from which many feel disconnected from at present, but it was only at the beginning of this month that Geneva Watch Days… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous Sonatina Amour
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s long time relationship with the Venice Film Festival is marked, each year, with special launches. In 2017, the brand presented a series of three limited edition Rendez-Vous pieces to celebrate their Métiers Rares (Rare Handcrafts) workshop. With a focus… Read More ›
NEW: Arnold & Son Nebula 38 Steel
The Nebula was originally launched by Arnold & Son at Baselworld 2016. Coming in a 41.5mm stainless steel case and introduced as the brand’s entry level timepiece, it highlighted their Calibre A&S 5101, a manually wound movement beating at 21,600VPH… Read More ›
NEW: Seiko Presage Studio Ghibli Porco Rosso
Perhaps like me, you have been making your way through Netflix’s current Studio Ghibli promotion; watching some for the first time, reacquainting myself with others, and wondering which ones they’ll put up next. If you find yourself in self-imposed isolation… Read More ›
NEW: Bulova Military Hack Automatic
Bulova has launched a new Military Hack Automatic inspired by the brand’s vintage 3818-A milwatch, produced in the 1950-1960s when they supplied wristwatches to the U.S. military according to milspecs 3818-A and 6433-A. The 3818-A had, as the name of… Read More ›
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