At Watches & Wonders 2014 Cartier launched a whopping sixteen new novelties and two new movements, mostly additions to existing collection lines, and many of which were presented by Carole Forestier-Kasapi, Head of Fine Watchmaking. Today’s post is about one… Read More ›
Montblanc’s distinctive Nicolas Rieussec chronograph has had a design revamp this year, with a notable new ‘Homage’ edition. Although launched earlier this year, I did not have the opportunity to handle it until Watches & Wonders 2014 in Hong Kong,… Read More ›
Having already written about my favourite new piece from Officine Panerai’s Watches & Wonders 2014 launches, today’s post is about another piece that grabbed my attention, the PM587 limited edition (1000 pieces) Marina Militare Acciaio, in a 47mm Radiomir 1940… Read More ›
A few months ago Bremont launched the latest in their series of limited editions which pay tribute to important historical places and events that relate to Bremont’s focus on matters aviation-related. The Bremont Wright Flyer pays tribute to, as the… Read More ›
At Watches & Wonders 2014 I had the opportunity to see perhaps one of the lesser known Altiplano creations from Piaget this year. Part of their “Mythical Journey” watches, this is called the Altiplano Scrimshaw White Gold. A word more… Read More ›
Thirty years after the model was first launched, Watches & Wonders 2014 saw the (re) launch, by IWC of the Portofino Midsize Collection. Never ones to do anything by half measures, the launch was done in typical IWC fashion complete… Read More ›
The focus of Baume et Mercier at Watches & Wonders 2014 was the new Promesse women’s collection, but along with that came the annoncement of three additions to its popular Clifton range, my favourite of Baume’s lines. Two of these… Read More ›
At Watches & Wonders 2014 Audemars Piguet was pretty much carrying on with the SIHH 2014 theme in terms of the history and development of the Royal Oak Offshore, but with the formal launch of a new ROO Tourbillon Chronograph,… Read More ›
Having read on QP about a new Panerai Radiomir 1940 to be launched at Watches & Wonders 2014, I made a beeline for the booth on day one, and found the new 45mm PAM572 and PAM573 with the P.4000 micro-rotor… Read More ›
Vacheron Constantin’s Patrimony collection, now with the Patrimony Tradtionelle models called ‘Traditionelle’ and the Contemporaine models becoming ‘Patrimony’, gained a number of new models during Watches & Wonders 2014, all in rose gold with a slate grey dial, but in… Read More ›
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