During Baselworld 2015 we mentioned the new Pulsometer monopusher released by Longines. As noted at the time, this follows on from a 2013 Asthmometer-Pulsometer chronograph and is one of the latest in their heritage-inspired pieces. To briefly recap the basics, this… Read More ›
To meet him, Kari Voutilainen is a very modest man. Low key, much like his much-heralded watches, which hold a special place amongst collectors, especially those who are patrons and supporters of independent watchmakers. His workshop does not make many… Read More ›
The Rendez-Vous collection, which has been a rather huge success story for Jaeger-LeCoultre, has also been characterised by some special releases of complicated models such as a tourbillon, perpetual calendar and, last year, the Ivy Minute Repeater, which made its… Read More ›
Recently, lumiere photographie and I were invited by Rado Australia to view their Baselworld 2015 novelties here in Sydney. The new releases that we saw were a mix of quartz and automatic models, but it some of the latter which… Read More ›
It is at Cartier’s Maison des Métiers d’Art at La Chaux-de-Fonds that it develops the ideas and brings together the research and nurturing of crafts that have played an important role in their history when it comes to watches with… Read More ›
It is impossible to write about anything involving the 1972 Munich Olympics without acknowledgement of the events that not only dwarfed them, but which have also proven to be the dominant enduring memory from them. What was meant to be… Read More ›
A little while ago we looked at two new models from Montblanc, the Heritage Chronométrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph and the limited edition Heritage Chronométrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph Vasco da Gama, about which you can read at this link. Today the… Read More ›
At SIHH 2011 Lange & Söhne released a Saxonia Dual Time watch for travellers. This year, as part of a revamping of three Saxonia models, they have also made some alterations to the Dual Time. It is now 38.5mm as… Read More ›
In late 2014 Romain Jerome did a collaboration with Warner Bros. on behalf of DC Entertainment to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Bob Kane/ DC Comics’ Batman. Earlier this year I had the chance to see it in the bat-metal… Read More ›
When I heard the words ‘rubber’ and ‘diamonds’ used in the same breath I admit that I was a bit taken aback. To some degree I still am, but the opportunity to have some one-on-one time with this watch did… Read More ›
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