In 2014 Urwerk introduced the manual-wind UR-105 via the Iron Knight and Dark Night, followed in 2015 by the automatic UR-105 TA (Turbine Automatic) Knight, whose movement is regulated via dual air turbines visible on its back. There were then… Read More ›
Last month Peter Speake-Marin added to his classic J-Class Collection with a new variant of the single-handed Velsheda (aka descendant of Shimoda). Again we have the single polished, blued steel hand extending across the diametre of the dial, counter balanced… Read More ›
The Dubuis woman has never been someone who has been in the background, with a strong representation of watches aimed at women one of the brand’s priorities. With this in mind, perhaps it was fitting that their theme for 2016,… Read More ›
By and large handling a watch for the first time involves impressions about weight, size, lugs, how a watch feels on the wrist, thoughts about straps or bracelets, and overall impressions about how the watch looks. Then comes a watch… Read More ›
Romain Jerome’s adventures with old computer games continued late last year with their release, following on from the Pac-Man and Space Invaders models, the Super Mario limited edition, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the game’s release. For those familiar with… Read More ›
The much loved Datograph from A.Lange & Söhne has been ramped up and it was the centrepiece (literally, as it was the one chosen by the brand to be reproduced in their annual ‘uber’ format, dominating their booth) of… Read More ›
In what has become a ritual of sorts we paid a visit to M.A.D. Gallery Geneva last week. Usually the visit is after SIHH, but this year, it was on the Sunday before the start of the fair, at which… Read More ›
I’ll just plant this right here, for your consideration. It is 38.2mm x 44.00mm x 10.3mm, 18 carat white gold, limited to fifty pieces, USD24,900. Oh and spring bars.
During Baselworld 2015 De Bethune released a piece with the unusual name of ‘Quetzalcoatl’, and I finally had the opportunity to see it in Sydney during an Australian visit by Alessandro Zanetta, who was travelling with a very large number… Read More ›
A number of months back without much fanfare, Jaeger-LeCoultre released a mini-collection of Master Ultra-Thin limited edition pieces that combine skeletonisation and enamelling. Their first big public outing was at Watches & Wonders 2015. There are a total of four… Read More ›
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