I recently had the opportunity to view a number of Parmigiani Fleurier pieces in Sydney as a part of a brand celebration in conjunction with The Hour Glass, and today’s watch is the first of these that I shall introduce… Read More ›
Watch Profile
Benzinger Zeitsprung : Something old, something new
Today’s piece isn’t a new model, but its presence is due to a combination of serendipity and my fondness for jump hours. Seen during my visit to Define Watches in Brisbane, this is the Benzinger Zeitsprung. The model name ‘Zeitsprung’… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Habring2 Foudroyante
Perhaps I am a little slow off the mark with the watch that is the subject of this post, but I don’t get up to Brisbane much (only my second visit in this century), so it has taken me until… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Sinn 140 A limited edition ‘space chronograph’
Sinn is one of those brands that keeps on doing what it does best without any razzle dazzle, and that continues to win a legion of often quite dedicated fans for it. As a ‘bang for buck’ tool watch, the… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : GIRARD-PERREGAUX 1966 DUAL TIME
Girard-Perregaux’s 1966 collection, in which lives the most elegant and classic of their watches, now has two new automatic time zone pieces, the Dual Time, for those for whom the Traveller pieces don’t suit. Launched at Baselworld 2014, with thanks… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Thomas Prescher Triple Axis Tourbillon Regulator Sport
One of the most engaging (and perhaps marginally frustrating) parts of the watch world is that sometimes, you are confronted with so many interesting things on people’s wrists and appearing miraculously out of hidden jacket pockets that you aren’t quite… Read More ›
NEWS : Oris’ new Big Crown ProPilot Altimeter
For most of us, an altimeter on the wrist is an indulgence, a cool thing that we will never use. Perhaps we aren’t even entirely sure what it is, let alone how to read it on our watches. Broadly speaking,… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : GIRARD PERREGAUX Chrono Hawk Pink Gold
During Baselworld 2014 Girard-Perregaux introduced a new addition to their Chrono Hawk sports chronograph range, in pink gold. With thanks to Avstev, I recently had the opportunity to see this piece in Sydney. The new sixty-two part case is 18K… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Platinum
As previously posted, earlier this year I had the opportunity to view the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Orange Ceramic. At the same time I also got to see its sibling, the Seamaster Planet Ocean Platinum with diamond-set ceramic and sapphire…. Read More ›
NEWS : Blancpain Villeret 12 Day Flying Tourbillon
The Maison of Blancpain, whose Villeret Collection is both one of its core strengths and yet still, so much under the radar of many, recently added a new piece to the collection – the ‘Volant Une Minute 12 Jours’, aka… Read More ›
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