When the David Rutten Meteorite Watches brand and its inaugural model the DR01 Streamline were launched, like many I was curious (especially as a sub CHF 10,000 meteorite watch), but as it is a niche limited edition (88 pieces) watch… Read More ›
Watch materials
HANDS-ON : De Bethune DB28 Yellow Tones
The Denis Flageollet blue for which De Bethune has become known and which, arguably, is the best ‘brand blue’ around, has become the company’s distinctive signature to the point where a completely yellow watch took me some time to get… Read More ›
AUDEMARS PIGUET : Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 41 White Ceramic
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 ›
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 ›
