It’s not exactly the same as Greubel Forsey using carbon in a new way, but Girard-Perregaux have now introduced a new composite material to their Laureato Absolute collection. The new Laureato Absolute Chronograph 8Tech’s case is made from a composite… Read More ›
Greubel Forsey, who recently released updated (and smaller) iterations of the Convexe S2 and the Double Balancier Convexe (entailing the reduction of both the curved shape of the case and the movement), was simultaneously working on more than one version… Read More ›
Early last year we saw Sylvain Pinaud’s Origine in Geneva, one of the watch highlights of the year. In that post we mentioned his debut timepiece, the Monopoussir Chronograph, which was formally launched at Baselworld 2019. Now, he has partnered… Read More ›
Zenith has launched two new variations of its Defy 21 Chroma, following on from last year’s launch of a limited edition which combined a white ceramic case and a multiplicity of colours in a1/100th of a second automatic chronograph Defy… Read More ›
The two time zone due ore now comes in British racing green (Pantone 343C to be precise), encased in a 42mm sized grade 5 titanium case which is 10.4mm thick and water resistant to 100m. The due ore uses an… Read More ›
One thing about watches and limited editions/ boutique-only editions is that they provide a window on the nature of some of the brand’s clientele. This is especially the case with independent brands/ watchmakers for whom, with close to zero marketing… Read More ›
Known for astronomical complications in timepieces, Martin Braun’s EOS was launched in 2000. Named for the Greek goddess of dawn, he was the first to feature a dial display of sunrise and sunset indicators on a mechanical watch in the… Read More ›
Vulcain has just announced a re-issue of ‘the ringing diver’ aka the Cricket Nautical, first introduced over six decades ago. The Cricket Nautical was born of a collaboration between three divers who happened to have relevant expertise, and Vulcain. It… Read More ›
Woulda coulda shoulda. What if the 1983 Swatch had been square? Back in 2021, Swatch launched its inaugural BIOCERAMIC collection, made from a composite material consisting of two products – castor seeds, and ceramic. The ratios are two-thirds ceramic and… Read More ›
In keeping with the trend back towards smaller watches, Greubel Forsey has (slightly) shrunk the curved lines of the Balancier Convexe S2 and Double Balancier Convexe, with new versions versions of the Balancier Convexe S2 and the Double Balancier Convexe… Read More ›
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