Named for founder Louis-Ulysse Chopard, the LUC collection has been where the eponymous brand have focused on exhibiting fine watchmaking since its launch. They celebrated 10 years of L.U.C. with a limited edition 10 CF Chrono One in 2006, and… Read More ›
The Denis Flageollet blue for which De Bethune has become known and which, arguably, is the best ‘brand blue’ around, has become the company’s distinctive signature to the point where a completely yellow watch took me some time to get… Read More ›
Earlier this year Andersen Genève introduced a new collection called ‘Art & Culture’ and with it, a limited edition (twelve pieces) launch model called ‘Vita Vinum’ (‘life wine’ in Latin). One of the six finalists in the GPHG 2019 ‘Artistic… Read More ›
Last year Arnold & Son (owned by the Citizen Group) added to its Instrument Collection a watch they said was inspired by the marine chronometers of John Arnold (the man after which the brand is named) – a visually engaging… Read More ›
Hearing about unusual displays or unexpected complications is something we are particularly interested in, and today is about one of these. Louis Moinet have announced their new Chronosphere, a chronograph with a retrograde seconds, which is the first time that… Read More ›
In 2018 Ulysse Nardin Ulysse launched a new model called the Executive Tourbillon Free Wheel, featuring an eye-catching dial with parts of the movement (the tourbillon, power reserve, gear train, and barrel) floating above the dial’s surface. The use of… Read More ›
I was reading Gary’s piece in Quill & Pad as I was writing this post about URWERK’s latest release. He mentions, amongst other things, the topic of patronage of independent brands for him as a collector, as well as their… Read More ›
Pilots’ watches may have been the focus for IWC this year, but that does mean that the other collection families have been ignored. Today we are talking about the Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month in titanium This model was originally… Read More ›
Last year, Geneva based watchmaer Antoine Preziuso presented the pièce unique ‘Trillion Tourbillon of Tourbillons’, a variant of his Tourbillon of Tourbillons originally launched in 2015. A ‘high jewellery’ riff on the original, the Trillion Tourbillon of Tourbillons featured three… Read More ›
Without much fanfare, the re-located Omega Museum has opened in a new building aptly called the Cité du Temps in Biel/ Bienne. The new building is situated between Omega’s historic buildings and the new Swatch Headquarters. Designed by architect Shigeru… Read More ›
