This year’s Watches & Wonders 2023 was all about the Reverso for Jaeger Le Coultre, with a number of Tribute models being a particular highlight. Of these, one is the new Reverso Tribute Chronograph, a successor to a 1990s model…. Read More ›
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WATCHES & WONDERS 2023: Grand Seiko Masterpiece Collection SBGZ009 Spring Drive Limited Edition
Grand Seiko’s Masterpiece Collection is in a league of its own within the Seiko ecosystem, and this new SBZ009 Spring Drive Limited Edition is a hand-engraved timepiece inspired, as many Grand Seikos are, by the passing seasons of forests and… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2023: Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date
Retrogrades are your friend. They’re my friend, too. Which is just as well, because Vacheron Constantin are going back and giving this alternative time display, some time in the sunlight. Meet the new Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date (aka Reference 4000U/000P-H003), which… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2023: Chopard Alpine Eagle 41 XPS
Chopard’s Alpine Eagle continues to cement its place in the modern Chopard pantheon and the luxury sports watch segment, with L.U.C. calibres inside. Now, joining the collection family is not a complication but an ultra-thin model (8mm thick) that is… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2023: Panerai Radiomir “8 Giorni”
It’s the year of the Radiomir for Panerai at Watches & Wonders 2023, with six new models to that collection family, ranging from “8 Giorni” to an annual calendar. No big surprise but my favourite, and the subject of this… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: Sylvain Pinaud Origine
Independent watchmaker Sylvain Pinaud’s ‘Origine’ is one of the winners of the GPHG 2022, with the recent announcement that the watch was given the “Horological Revelation” award. Launched in earlier this year, I had the opportunity to see it not… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: Ressence & Alain Silberstein – Grail Watch
Back in May 2022, Revolution’s Grail Watch platform launched an unexpected collaborative piece between Ressence and Alain Silberstein. Silberstein has had somewhat of a ‘second life’ as a collaborator in recent years, with his trademark primary colours and shapes finding… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: Panerai Submersible QuarantaQuattro Luna Rossa (PAM01391)
As a part of their ongoing relationship with the Luna Rossa Team, for whom they are official sponsor for the America’s Cup, meet Panerai’s limited edition new Submersible QuarantaQuattro Luna Rossa PAM01391. For those who missed the name change, which… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: Patek Philippe 5270P-014 Chronograph Perpetual Calendar
Patek Philippe’s Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Ref. 5270 made its debut at Baselworld 2011 to replace the Reference 5970. This year, they launched a new platinum variant with a lacquered green dial. The new Ref. 5270P-014 is in the same 41mm… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: TAG Heuer Carrera x Porsche Limited Edition
In early 2021 TAG Heuer introduced the Carrera Porsche Chronograph Special Edition to mark the beginning of their new partnership. Now, there is a second addition to this collaboration – the TAG Heuer Carrera Porsche Limited Edition. Based on the… Read More ›