Last year saw retailer The Hour Glass release a number of 40th birthday commemorative limited editions in conjunction with their brands. Some of them sold out immediately upon announcement. One of these was the the watch that is the subject… Read More ›
Bridges are an important part of the Girard-Perregaux story. Earlier this year they launched a new Neo Tourbillon with Three Bridges movement in a 46mm sized sapphire case, the first time that such a material has been used in this… Read More ›
Early this year Montblanc released two Minerva-branded salmon dial watches as a part of its Heritage collection. The headline act was the Heritage Pulsometer LE (100 pieces) with its Manufacture manual-wind monopusher Calibre MB M13.21 column wheel chronograph movement based… Read More ›
This year’s horological half centuries continue with today’s post about another such commemoration. Fifty years ago this December, Seiko introduced the world’s first quartz wristwatch – the Quartz Astron. The Astron 35SQ was based on a quartz crystal oscillator (an… Read More ›
A number of months ago we introduced the new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin. Containing the 2.89mm thick Calibre 5133, a movement that made its inaugural appearance in the record-breaking RD#2, it is a 41mm sized case… Read More ›
The education arm of Christie’s are starting a new online course entitled ‘History of Watches: 1700 to Now’. A five week video-based programme, it will cover the development of watches from their first appearance in pocket form to today’s wristwatches…. Read More ›
Without much fanfare, the re-located Omega Museum has opened in a new building aptly called the Cité du Temps in Biel/ Bienne. The new building is situated between Omega’s historic buildings and the new Swatch Headquarters. Designed by architect Shigeru… Read More ›
Earlier this year we mentioned that 2019 marks two decades since the commercial launch of Seiko’s Spring Drive movement (a limited edition Credor in 1999), and that they have released a number of new models to mark the occasion. Today… Read More ›
Historically significant figures in English watchmaking such as Tompion, Mudge, Arnold, Earnshaw and Harrison are well known amongst watch and clock enthusiasts. Their works are in museums and significant collections, and if their pieces come up for sale, they command… Read More ›
As has been widely discussed this year, 2019 is a fifty year landmark for a number of brands. One of the most significant of these is, of course, that of the El Primero. Throughout this year, Zenith have been marking… Read More ›
