Fiercely technically-minded brand Ferdinand Berthoud has launched the new Chronomètre FB 2RE; inspired, as the brand’s watches are, by the horological achievements of the man whose name they bear. In 1770 Ferdinand Berthoud was awarded the title of “Clockmaker and… Read More ›
At Baselworld 2019 the Citizen Watch Group and Bulova, which it purchased in 2008, debuted the Electrostatic Accutron Concept. Featuring familiar parts of the original Accutron, it used new-to-wristwatches technology to generate power. Now, in an acknowledgment of how much… Read More ›
Well they did it. At the SIHH 2018, along with the Altiplano Ultimate Automatic 910P, Piaget unveiled the Altiplano Ultimate Concept, the thinnest mechanical watch in the world. The big question was, of course, whether it would just remain just… Read More ›
Perhaps like me, you have been making your way through Netflix’s current Studio Ghibli promotion; watching some for the first time, reacquainting myself with others, and wondering which ones they’ll put up next. If you find yourself in self-imposed isolation… Read More ›
Winner of the Mechanical Exception prize at GPHG 2019, the GENUS GNS 1.2 is arguably one of the most unusual watches to have been released not just last year, but in recent times. The man behind it is second generation… Read More ›
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 ›
