There seem to have been quite a few perpetual calendars released this year, and a number of them have featured 2019’s popular colour, blue. Today is about another to add to this bundle, but this time with a more modern… Read More ›
Watch materials
BASELWORLD 2019 : Chopard L.U.C XPS Twist QF
Back in 2014 Chopard introduced their first watch using Fairmined® gold, the standard for ‘fair mined’ having been determined in 2011 by the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM). At the time, I noted that some of the challenges faced by… Read More ›
ULYSSE NARDIN : the new Freak X
Since its introduction in 2001, the Freak has consistently been a focus of innovation for Ulysse Nardin. This year, the innovation comes in the form of the new Freak X, a new entry point into the Freak family. The new… Read More ›
H. MOSER & CIE : Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept Vantablack®
What does H.Moser & Cie’s latest watch have in common with someone falling into a pit created by Anish Kapoor at Porto’s Serralves Museum? Vantablack®. Kapoor’s ‘Descent Into Limbo’ is an eight-foot deep pit, the inside of which the… Read More ›
PIAGET : Art & Excellence Altiplano stone marquetry tourbillon
Piaget is perhaps best known for its storied ultra thin watch history courtesy of the Altiplano, but it has also been notable for coming up with some really beautiful dials in both men’s and women’s collections, some of which have… Read More ›
MANUFACTURE ROYALE : Customisation is king
This year, Manufacture Royale has been focusing on a new keyword – customisation. This is the direct consequence of the brand increasingly dealing directly with their end customers, many of whom want a personal touch to their new watch. They… Read More ›
GoS : Gustafsson and Sjögren’s Sarek goes ‘ice blue’
The GoS Sarek, which we covered last year (click on this link), had its premiere as a prototype at Baselworld 2016. Coming in a 43mm stainless steel case, it not only had their largest Damascus dial up to that point,… Read More ›
ROGER DUBUIS : A new partnership and the new Excalibur Aventador S
Earlier this year Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis launched some watches in collaboration with tyre manufacture Pirelli – the Excalibur Spider Pirelli Automatic Skeleton, and the Excalibur Spider Pirelli Double Flying Tourbillon, the first as shown below. Now, they have continued… Read More ›
RICHARD MILLE : RM 11-03 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary
The longstanding close personal relationship between Richard Mille and motor sports legend Jean Todt has lead not just to the latter wearing the former’s watches, but also watches designed in his honour. Earlier this year we had the opportunity to… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : De Bethune’s Kind of Blue Tourbillon Meteorite
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 ›
