Unfortunately I am unable to be in Geneva for Watches & Wonders this year, so it felt fitting to start with Hautlence’s Retrovision ‘85 Limited Edition, a ‘follow up’ in a broad sense, to one of my favourite pieces from… Read More ›
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NEW: Hautlence Linear Series 3
Hautlence’s new Linear Series 3 ‘Red Passion’ joins the blue and black Series 1 and 2 with a limited edition red model. The stainless case, which measures 43mm x 50.8mm (12.2mm thick), is a mix of satin and polished finishing… Read More ›
UPDATE: Hautlence Retrovision ’47
In an announcement that is not a surprise to those who saw Hautlence’s Retrovision ’47 at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2024 and spoke to them about it afterwards, especially given the huge number of unofficial expressions of interest expressed in… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: Hautlence Retrovision ’47
As a rule, the timepieces shown at Watches & Wonders will be available for sale. There are obviously some rare exceptions to this rule, and Hautlence sister brand H.Moser & Cie is the most well-known exponent of such timepieces. One… Read More ›
NEW: Hautlence Vagabonde Tourbillon Series 3
In 2018, Hautlence launched the HL Vagabonde 01 and 02. It used a new automatic movement, the HTL 205-1, which was developed from sister brand H.Moser & Cie’s HMC 200, and used three open-worked discs to display time, orbiting around… Read More ›
NEW: Hautlence Vagabonde Series 4
As mentioned, Hautlence is putting its head back above the parapet, and along with the new Linear Series 1 is a fun new limited edition version of its wandering hours model. The stainless steel case is 43mm x 50.8mm x… Read More ›
NEW: Hautlence Linear Series 1
It has been awhile since we last featured Hautlence, a brand for which we have a soft spot, but it seemed fitting, following a post about the new H.Moser & Cie Streamliner, to follow it with a new piece from… Read More ›
NEW: Hautlence HL Sphere 02
One of the most enjoyable watches I had the opportunity to handle in 2019 was the Hautlence HL Sphere 01. As mentioned, it was the HL Kinetic table clock brought to wrist size, displaying hours in a spherical ‘jumping hour’… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Hautlence HL Sphere 01
Earlier this year Hautlence launched the HL Sphere 01, about which we wrote at this link. A wrist form of the HL Kinetic table clock, it displays hours and minutes via a spherical ‘jumping hour’ and a retrograde minute display…. Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2019 : Hautlence HL Sphere 01
Hautlence are a brand that is not above a bit of fun, and being unexpected. Last year they launched the HL Kinetic table clock, a time piece which displayed hours and minutes via spheres in two transparent columns. Each black… Read More ›
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