I recently had the opportunity to spend some ‘wrist testing’ time with Jaeger Le-Coultre’s Master pink gold Ultra Thin 1907 courtesy of Jaeger-LeCoultre Australia. This was a watch I’d already seen; if memory serves me correctly I’d crossed paths with… Read More ›
Although it is a name that has perhaps become less known to contemporary watch enthusiasts, the ‘Yacht Club’ moniker forms an important part of IWC’s history. The original Yacht Club Automatic was launched at the Baselworld 1967. With its focus on… Read More ›
A few years ago we looked at the simple and classically dressy L.U.C. XP. Yes it has been a bit of a gap between XPs, so to speak, but today we have the equally beautiful variant also in 18 carat… Read More ›
Almost a year ago we did a post about Thomas Prescher’s Mysterious Double Axis Tourbillon. Although the time spent with this watch was very short it stayed in my thoughts, and I wondered whether I would ever have the opportunity… Read More ›
A new 44mm version of the 48mm Avenger Blackbird was launched at Baselworld 2015, and we recently had the opportunity to see it, along with some other 2015 releases, at the Sydney boutique. This more reasonably (and accessibly) sized case… Read More ›
As mentioned earlier this year, Vacheron Constantin introduced a completely new collection called ‘Harmony’ to celebrate their 260th anniversary in 2015. We have already covered the Harmony Tourbillon Chronograph, and today’s watch is the simple Chronograph, perhaps the one that… Read More ›
Earlier this year Baume & Mercier announced two limited edition chronographs to commemorate a new partnership with legendary racecar manufacturer, Shelby American, Inc. When you think about Baume & Mercier car partnerships aren’t what comes to mind, but such partnerships… Read More ›
Vulcain’s flagship (and most well-known) model the Cricket needs no introduction, and today’s post features one that contains the Calibre 120, the original Cricket movement that was patented in 1947. The first modern wrist alarm movement, it predated the more… Read More ›
As the name indicates, the new Transocean Chronograph 1915, launched at Baselworld 2015, commemorates a significant achievement for Breitling – a hundred years since the creation of the first independent chronograph pusher at 2 o’clock. A century ago, Breitling was… Read More ›
Today we have some photos of one of the year’s more attractive releases from Officine Panerai, a Florence boutique-only limited (99 pieces) edition. The Radiomir Firenze 3 Days Acciaio comes in a hand-engraved 47mm brushed steel case that has been… Read More ›
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