At Watches & Wonders 2015 Panerai officially launched new versions of the popular 42mm Radiomir 1940s that came out two years ago, containing the new manual-wind Calibre P.1000, replacing the P.999. The new movement has a seconds at 9 o’clock,… Read More ›
Limited Editions
NEW : MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual
With all things being equal we will hopefully be able to bring you live photos of the just-announced Legacy Machine Perpetual from MB&F in the nearish future but in the meantime, some quick facts on today’s announcement. The latest Legacy… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Girard-Perregaux 1966 Collection Enamel Dial LE
Some of us are browsers. We enter a boutique, start at the entrance, and let our eyes glance over all (or almost all) of the watches. Our step falters. We linger here and there when something piques our interest, when we… Read More ›
VACHERON CONSTANTIN : a record-breaking 57 complication pocket watch
Eight years, three master watchmakers, fifty-seven complications, 2826 parts, ten patents, ten ‘firsts’, 957grams, 98mm in size, one reference number (Ref. 57260). Oh, and one hashtag, of course. Venerable house of horology or not, Vacheron Constantin’s 260th birthday is in… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Omega Rio 2016 Bullhead
In a year the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will be underway, and official timekeeper Omega has released a special Seamaster Bullhead limited edition to commemorate the occasion. For fans of their 2013 re-release, of whom I am one, the… Read More ›
NEW MODEL : Urwerk UR-106 ‘Lotus’
Meet the UR-106 ‘Lotus’ , the brand’s first watch aimed at women, although it is worth noting that they do have a solid female ownership and following as it is. As Chief designer and co-founder Martin Frei says – “We… Read More ›
ON THE WRIST : Baume et Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra
A little while back I attended the Sydney launch of Baume et Mercier’s tribute to the classic Shelby Cobra racing car, and got some ‘quick and dirty’ photographs of both the models, stainless steel and red gold. When I was… Read More ›
PIAGET : the rose takes new forms
Having already covered the hand-embroidered Piaget rose dial earlier this year, today it’s the turn of two other interpretations of their floral emblem. For those who wish to know a little about the significance of the Yves Piaget rose,… Read More ›
GREUBEL FORSEY & PHILIPPE DUFOUR : Le Garde Temps, Naissance d’une montre
A query as to whether anyone wanted me to take photos of anything at particular at SIHH 2015 lead to one very unexpected request from a few people – could we take some photos of “the Naissance” please? At this… Read More ›
ZENITH : Pilot Type 20 Hommage à Louis Blériot
Sometimes in the watch world there are not just trends, but perhaps what one can call micro-trends. Well it appears that there is a meteorite micro-trend in 2015. We’ve had Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Calendar and Parmigiani’s Tonda. The latest option for… Read More ›