In January of this year, along with #thewatchnerd team, we paid a visit to De Bethune in Geneva, during which we saw two rather remarkable Milky Way themed watches – the DB25L Milky Way which we covered earlier, and this pièce unique… Read More ›
Switzerland
ROMAIN JEROME : Moon Orbiter GMT
In many ways Romain Jerome’s DNA Collection best personifies the early years of the brand and the sort of watches for which it gained prominence, with their names reflecting the samples of objects and things that found their way into… Read More ›
PHOTOS : H. Moser Heritage Perpetual Moon
For a small brand H.Moser et Cie manages to generate an out-sized amount of publicity at times, Their Swiss Alp watch found itself covered heavily beyond traditional watch media and in more recent time, their ‘Make Swiss Made Great Again’ campaign… Read More ›
LOUIS MOINET : Mobilis Double Tourbillon and Kaleidoscope
Mobility. Movement. The new Mobilis from Louis Moinet is aptly named, with its kaleidoscope dial based on no less than two one-minute flying tourbillons, whose unusual rotation in opposite directions power and thus animate, the kaleidoscope at 12 o’clock. With… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Moonphase and Retrograde Date
Vacheron Constantin came up with some impressive ‘uber watches’ during SIHH 2017 involving matters celestial, but as we mentioned earlier, one of the core pieces is a new addition to the much loved Patrimony Retrograde line, and here are some photos and… Read More ›
SIHH 2017 : ROGER DUBUIS Excalibur Quatuor Cobalt MicroMelt®
There is no part of Roger Dubuis that doesn’t exude an extrovert’s confidence. Their SIHH presentations always reinforce this message, and what has come from them so far in 2017 shows that they are not in any danger of changing their… Read More ›
MB&F : LM2 Titanium Limited Edition
Back in 2013 MB&F introduced the Legacy Machine 2, with launch versions in 18k red gold, 18k white gold, and a Platinum 950. Now, they have released an edition in Grade 5 Titanium and also limited to eighteen pieces, which… Read More ›
SIHH 2017 : LAURENT FERRIER Montre École
For those of you who, like myself, have been fortunate enough to know someone starting on their watchmaking training, the graduation ‘school watch’ that s/he puts together is a significant event. It marks the point at which they feel a… Read More ›
URWERK 20th Anniversary : UR-T8
This year marks the 20th anniversary of URWERK, and a few weeks ago they formally launched the new limited edition UR-T8. URWERK’s first transformable watch with their trademark satellite complication, each arm supports a satellite carousel with four rotating hour… Read More ›
SIHH 2017 : BAUME & MERCIER Clifton Club
If you’ve been following us for a few years as we’ve covered the SIHH you will have noticed that Baume & Mercier has been trying a number of different hats on for size, as it were. This year, CEO Alain Zimmerman… Read More ›
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