The Lamborghini and Roger Dubuis collaboration has generated a number of watches and in fact several patents as well, during the course of its life. We did not have the opportunity to handle it until this year but one of… Read More ›
Hands-on
TAG HEUER: Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon ‘Glassbox’
We all know about how in 1963 Heuer debuted the Carrera model in honour of the Carrera Panamericana race and Jack Heuer’s love of it. Now, in the sixtieth year of one of the most enduring watch models, TAG Heuer… Read More ›
ROLEX: Yacht-Master 42 Titanium
It might not fall under the category of ‘headline grabber’, but Rolex’s Yacht-Master 42 that it launched at Watches & Wonders 2023 was my pick of their offerings that week. This new version of the Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master 42 made… Read More ›
FERDINAND BERTHOUD: Chronomètre FB 2T.1 – the Final Edition
In 2015 Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud launched its first wristwatch featuring the calibre FB-T.FC. The Chronomètre FB 1.1 combined a fusée-and-chain transmission and a tourbillon with pillar-based construction in an unusual octagonal case. Since then, the Chronomètre FB 1 played a… Read More ›
MONTBLANC: 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date Grey
Last year Montblanc introduced the 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date, called as such for the texture of the dial. This year, they have added a new colour variant – grey, which they say is inspired by the Mer de Clace… Read More ›
HERMÈS: Arceau Petite Lune
Today we are looking at Hermès’ latest Arceau Petite Lune collection, which brings a stylised approach to the night skies in a diamond-set case. This new timepiece comes in a 38mm sized white gold case set with 70 diamonds (0.805… Read More ›
ULYSSE NARDIN: Freak ONE
It was centre stage in an engaging and fun, with an outsized ‘model’ and mirror display at their booth which allowed people to position themselves ‘within’ a movement and see themselves reflected above in it, but at Watches & Wonders… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2023: A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Chronograph
In 2019 A. Lange & Söhne launched their first (manually-wound) luxury sports watch called the ODYSSEUS, which didn’t just introduce bracelets to a brand not known for them, but also brought a production stainless steel watch into the brand. Now,… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: Angelus x Massena LAB Medical Chronograph Limited Edition
The Angelus x Massena LAB Medical Chronograph (part of the new La Fabrique collection) is, as they say, a ‘collectors’ watch’. What do I mean by that? Well it’s a nod back to some 1960s medically-oriented watches for which the… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2023: Oris ProPilot X Kermit Edition
There was no missing the star of the Oris show in Geneva, with Kermit taking pride of place for the unexpected Oris and Kermit ‘partnership’, as it were. Why Kermit? Well Oris tells us that it’s in part because of… Read More ›
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