Dior’s watches are perhaps one of their less widely known product lines, but one of their watches with its striking vivid hues grabbed my attention a few months back and I thought I’d share it with you today. Meet the… Read More ›
Switzerland
GoS : Gustafsson & Sjögren’s Damascus steel watches
It had been a long wait, and truth be told I had thought that I would never see watchmaker Patrik Sjögren and blade smith Johan Gustafsson’s Damascus steel watches in anything other than an online form. After a number of… Read More ›
INTERVIEW : Zenith CEO Aldo Magada
In a strong sign that they have confidence in the local market, late 2015 saw the appointment of Zenith’s first brand manager for Australia and with this, the brand’s appearance at what will no doubt be an expanding number of… Read More ›
BREGUET : Classique Hora Mundi Ref. 5727
This year has brought with it several new key releases from Breguet, including the latest iteration of the clever Hora Mundi, their Reference 5717 multiple time zone watch launched in 2011 that was the first mechanical jumping 24 city time… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Romain Gauthier HMS Ten
You may recall an earlier post about some limited editions of Romain Gauthier’s HMS Ten, a continuation of the ‘Prestige HMS’ Collection and released in three variants of ten pieces each : platinum case with a blue dial, white gold… Read More ›
JAQUET DROZ : Grande Seconde Dual Time
I’ve covered a number of dual/world timer watches, and today brings another one from the folks who were responsible for the Twelve Cities world timer that remains one of my favourites of this complication. Meet the new Grande Seconde Dual… Read More ›
HUBLOT : MP-05 LaFerrari Sapphire
When Hublot launched the MP-05 LaFerrari (named after the supercar of the same name) many minds were boggled not just by the size, but by the movement. Inspired by the LaFerrari supercar, this was a ‘superwatch’ to match (and with… Read More ›
ZENITH : El Primero Tourbillon Skeleton Chronograph
Flying somewhat discreetly under the radar for Zenith this year has been a new tourbillon chronograph, which was formally launched at Baselworld 2016. At first glance the combination of functions and layout may seem familiar to Zenith fans. This is because… Read More ›
H.Moser & Cie : Endeavour Small Seconds Bryan Ferry
At the end of 2015 H.Moser & Cie announced a rather unexpected new ‘collaboration’ limited edition variant of their Endeavour Small Seconds with singer/ songwriter/ musician Bryan Ferry. I am probably one of those who is least likely to know… Read More ›
RJ-Romain Jerome : Tetris
Space Invaders, Pac-Man and most recently, Super Mario. The list is incomplete without one of the most popular games of all time, and one whose obsessive players perhaps straddled more generations at the same time than those others – Tetris…. Read More ›