In 1861 Tiffany was making a small number of watches in a workshop in Geneva. Nowadays, awareness of its watch history may be inextricably tied to its New York boutique and certain storied watch brand names, but a couple of… Read More ›
Hands-on
TIFFANY & CO : a new ladies Metro Collection
Tiffany & Co’s Sydney public footprint in recent times has been rather notable, not just because of high profile collection jewellery launches, but also because of a rather remarkable geographical coverage of advertising. In contrast, perhaps in large part because… Read More ›
FRANCK MULLER : the launch of an Australian limited edition
The Franck Muller brand is known for its combination of large tonneau cases and visually arresting dials. Although they do have watches with other types of cases, there is no mistaking their most well-known case, and their distinctive design codes…. Read More ›
VINTAGE : An unexpected Polerouter
Today’s post is about a watch from the early 1960s. A vintage Universal Genève Polerouter of no particular individual horological historical importance, it is a watch whose existence only recently became known to me. It belonged to my late grandfather,… Read More ›
ULYSSE NARDIN : Jade ‘Grand Feu’ Ruby Red
This year Ulysse Nardin have unveiled three versions of the Jade ‘Grand Feu’ model, each coming on a matching strap. These new watches highlight the renowned enamelling work of Donzé Cadrans, about whom we have mentioned before. The new colours… Read More ›
ZENITH : El Primero 36’000 VPH ‘Panda’ and ‘Reverse Panda’
Earlier this year Zenith launched two new El Primero 36’000 VPH chronographs with classic ‘panda’ (black-on-white) and ‘reverse panda’ (white-on-black) dials in black ceramicised aluminium cases. Both of these have finally arrived in Australia, and we had the opportunity to… Read More ›
LOUIS VUITTON : Tambour Horizon smart watch
Some of you may recall a post from a few months back that covered a flurry of ‘smart watches’ released by traditional watch brands this year. If not, you can read it by clicking here. The latest to join this… Read More ›
RADO : HyperChrome Captain Cook
Perhaps in some ways, the last thing that one would expect from the modern Rado brand is a heritage-inspired dive watch, but that’s exactly what 2017 has brought – a homage to one of their pieces with its origins in… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Maîtres du Temps Chapter Three
Today’s watch may not be a new one, having been launched at Baselworld 2012, but the Maîtres du Temps collection, which partnered renowned watchmakers to create a single watch, is still a scarce beast. To see one ‘in the wild’… Read More ›
LAURENT FERRIER : Galet Classic Tourbillon Dual
Unveiled this year, Laurent Ferrier’s Galet Classic Tourbillon Dual was created out of customer demand. Clients expressed a desire to be able to see their tourbillon not just from the (back) movement side, as per their other Galet Classic tourbillons… Read More ›
