One of the most intriguing watch launches in 2013 was surely that of the brand of Breva with its Genie 01, the world’s first mechanical wristwatch showing not just the time, but acting as a portable mechanical weather station, with… Read More ›
Limited Editions
HANDS-ON : Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Compressor Chronograph Ceramic
With the plethora of dress watches announced by Jaeger-LeCoultre at SIHH 2014, a new limited edition sports watch was almost missed by some, but for fans of all-black ceramic pieces, and of chronographs, there was something of interest. The new… Read More ›
CARTIER : Birds of a Feather
Having mused about starting with a series of avian pun for this post, I have decided to restrain myself and let today’s two new Cartier Metier d’Art pieces speak for themselves. There is certainly a lot to crow about here…. Read More ›
PRE-BASEL 2014 : Zenith’s Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 GMT 1903
In the run-up to Baselworld brands will often issue pre-releases of new watches, before an official Baselworld launch. Today’s offering from Zenith is one such watch, a piece that I had the opportunity to look at in Geneva in January…. Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Romain Jerome Tattoo-DNA Collection
One of the downsides of being in Australia is that if you receive an email inviting you to a watch launch, the chances are that it is going to be in Europe. Given the absence of a personal jet or… Read More ›
SIHH 2014 : CARTIER Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire
Cartier likes to create show stopping haute horlogerie pieces, and headlining this year’s offerings at SIHH 2014 was a perpetual calendar tourbillon known as the ‘Astrocalendaire’. Housing a variant of the in-house automatic Calibre 9459 MC, this complication comes in… Read More ›
NEWS : MB&F Performance Art Piece collaboration with Xia Hang
MB&F have just announced their latest ‘Art Piece’ – a collaboration with Chinese artist Xia Hang (about whom you can read more at the M.A.D. Gallery website), some of whose thoughtful whimsical sculptures featuring an E.T.-like creature can be viewed… Read More ›
SIHH 2014 : IWC’s Aquatimer commemorates the Galapagos Islands
With eight new Aquatimers released at SIHH 2014, it was only natural for IWC to include, amongst these, a few special edition models commemorating their commitment to the Galapagos Islands and Charles Darwin Foundation. AQUATIMER EXPEDITION CHARLES DARWIN An automatic… Read More ›
SIHH 2014 : PANERAI releases two more pocket watches
Last year’s surprise appearance of a pocket watch at SIHH 2013 turned out not to be a one-off, with SIHH 2014 bringing in two relatively more accessible pocket watches. The 3 Days Oro Rosso (PAM447) and Oro Bianco (PAM529) are… Read More ›
NEWS : HANDS-ON with Omega’s groundbreaking Seamaster Planet Ocean Orange Ceramic
Whilst in Geneva in last week I was invited by Omega (Australia) to visit their Geneva boutique and meet with Mr. Gregory Kissling, Omega’s Head of Product Management, for an introduction to Omega’s new Seamaster Planet Ocean, with its newly… Read More ›
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