After a look at Jaquet Droz’s so-minimalist-you-could-blink-and-not-realise-what-you-were-looking-at Grande Heure GMT, today is about another pared back dual time zone watch that was launched at Baselworld 2013 – the Nomad from H.Moser & Cie. Another elegant interpretation of a two time… Read More ›
GMT/ dual/ worldtimer
BASELWORLD 2013 : Jaquet Droz Grande Heure GMT
Jaquet Droz’s ‘Majestic Beijing’ collection contains my favourite JD model the ‘Twelve Cities’ (Les Douze Villes), and it is also the thematic home of the elegant Eclipse watches from last year. Some of the stalwarts of this collection are the… Read More ›
A.Lange & Söhne now in Australia
Many have wondered why there has not been a Lange presence in Australia. The brand has many owners and admirers here, after all. Well the simple answer is that it has not been for want of trying. After years of… Read More ›
Hands-on with the Botta MONDO dual time zone
Sometimes, you end up with a watch unexpectedly. The Black Edition Botta Mondo Dual Timer is one of those watches. The reasons why it turned out to be unsuitable for its original owner (and thus how I became its new… Read More ›
IWC 2012 Pilot’s watches : hands-on with the Miramar & Worldtimer
At SIHH 2012, IWC’s presence was the most talked about, the rather humbly named ‘booth’ a no-cost-spared (partial) reproduction of an aircraft carrier, complete with flight deck, officers’ briefing room, pilots’ locker room, and even a flight deck control room…. Read More ›