When the David Rutten Meteorite Watches brand and its inaugural model the DR01 Streamline were launched, like many I was curious (especially as a sub CHF 10,000 meteorite watch), but as it is a niche limited edition (88 pieces) watch… Read More ›
Limited Editions
NEW : RJ Arraw Spider-Man Tourbillon
Swiss independent watch brand RJ (previously known as Romain Jerome) have again partnered with Marvel Studios for a new limited edition Spider-Man watch (you may recall the one from last year, this time in the form of the Arraw Spider-Man… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Jacob & Co Astronomia Dragon
Today’s post is about a timepiece from a brand best known for watches that are impossible to miss; often because of the exuberance with which the brand uses precious stones, but generally because Jacob & Co don’t shy away from… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Chopard L.U.C Chrono One Flyback
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 ›
HANDS-ON : De Bethune DB28 Yellow Tones
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 ›
HANDS-ON : Andersen Genève Vita Vinum
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 ›
NEW : Arnold & Son Globetrotter Night
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 ›
NEW : Louis Moinet Chronosphere
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 ›
NEW : Ulysse Nardin New Executive Tourbillon Free Wheel LE : Osmium, Aventurine, Straw Marquetry, and Carbonium® Gold
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 ›
NEW : URWERK UR-100 SpaceTime
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 ›
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