Nowadays when we think of Roger Dubuis we visualise slightly outrageous watches involving spiders, rubber and diamonds bezels, and half a million dollar pocket watches. However, if we go just a few years back we are reminded that they put… Read More ›
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PHOTOS : A.Lange & Söhne 1815 Boutique-only Chronograph
Officially launched at Watches & Wonders 2015, today’s stunning Pulsometer chronograph from A.Lange & Söhne may look familiar. Their 1815 chronograph on which this is based, and with which it shares the same manual-wind Calibre 951.5 movement has, since its… Read More ›
BAUME & MERCIER : Jade Promesse
If we go back a bit over a year ago to Watches & Wonders 2014 Baume & Mercier launched a special edition of their sucessful Promesse line, with red lacquer, to mark the occasion. This year they followed up with… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Omega’s White Side of the Moon
Two years ago the Omega Speedmaster went to the ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ and last year, it went grey with a lunar dust theme. At Baselworld 2015 they launched their latest/ last ‘Side of’ variant the ‘White Side of… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Panerai’s new Radiomir 1940s – PAM574, PAM575 and PAM620
At Watches & Wonders 2015 Panerai officially launched new versions of the popular 42mm Radiomir 1940s that came out two years ago, containing the new manual-wind Calibre P.1000, replacing the P.999. The new movement has a seconds at 9 o’clock,… Read More ›
PHOTOS : IWC’s Portugieser Yacht Club – something old, something new
As most of you will know by now, 2015 is IWC’s year of the Portugieser. As you all know 2015 is IWC’s year of the Portugieser, with a new collection having been launched at SIHH 2015 to celebrate its 75th… Read More ›
NEW : Montblanc 1858 Collection Pilots’ Watch
[NOTE – You may find that this post sounds familiar. Unfortunately I did not know at the time of its original posting that there was a worldwide embargo on the new collection of which these form a part until its… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2015: Piaget Limelight Stella
One of the foci of Piaget’s Watches & Wonders 2015 releases was that of their first automatic complication watch for their women’s collection in the form of the Limelight Stella watches. The complication in question? A moonphase, courtesy of the… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2015 : Baume et Mercier Clifton 1830 Pocket Watch
In this the year of its 185th birthday Baume & Mercier has chosen to mark it with an unexpected offering that was launched in Hong Kong at Watches & Wonders – a five-minute repeater pocket watch. Named after the year in which… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2015 : Cartier Clé de Cartier Mysterious Hour
The new Clé (key) shape was revealed by Cartier at SIHH 2015 and covered earlier by us at this link. There are two distinguishing features to this new collection – the ‘key’ of the name which refers to the new crown… Read More ›