Today’s watch is one example of a series of enamel-dialed avian-themed Master Grand Tourbillon models that have been made by Jaeger-LeCoultre. Two of them feature cranes; this one, featuring a red-crowned crane, is one of them. What these bird watches… Read More ›
At Watches & Wonders 2014 Cartier launched a whopping sixteen new novelties and two new movements, mostly additions to existing collection lines, and many of which were presented by Carole Forestier-Kasapi, Head of Fine Watchmaking. Today’s post is about one… Read More ›
Montblanc’s distinctive Nicolas Rieussec chronograph has had a design revamp this year, with a notable new ‘Homage’ edition. Although launched earlier this year, I did not have the opportunity to handle it until Watches & Wonders 2014 in Hong Kong,… Read More ›
A few months ago Bremont launched the latest in their series of limited editions which pay tribute to important historical places and events that relate to Bremont’s focus on matters aviation-related. The Bremont Wright Flyer pays tribute to, as the… Read More ›
At Watches & Wonders 2014 I had the opportunity to see perhaps one of the lesser known Altiplano creations from Piaget this year. Part of their “Mythical Journey” watches, this is called the Altiplano Scrimshaw White Gold. A word more… Read More ›
The focus of Baume et Mercier at Watches & Wonders 2014 was the new Promesse women’s collection, but along with that came the annoncement of three additions to its popular Clifton range, my favourite of Baume’s lines. Two of these… Read More ›
Would I like to see a ‘simple’ watch from Thomas Prescher? When I met Thomas and Heike Prescher earlier this year and was asked this question by Heike, I was momentarily struck silent, as my mind tried to quickly think… Read More ›
Swiss brand Arnold & Son recently extended what it calls it Instrument Collection with the addition of two new versions of its UTTE tourbillon. In fact the ‘UTTE’ of the name is an acronym for ‘Ultra Thin Tourbillon Escapement’. They… Read More ›
Girard-Perregaux’s modern ‘gold bridges’ haute horlogerie watches are manifestations of Constant Girard-Perregaux’s mid-19th century tourbillon with three bridges which garnered a ‘first class’ award from the Neuchatel Observatory and a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1889. Those… Read More ›
Earlier this year I featured Vacheron Constantin’s Fabuleux Ornements collection which debuted at SIHH 2014. Recently I had the opportunity, with thanks to Vacheron Constantin Australia, of looking at these stunning watches at greater leisure here in Sydney, and so… Read More ›
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