In 2018, to commemorate the centenary of the death of Swiss artist Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918), Jaeger-LeCoultre’s ‘Métiers Rares’ artisans helped create a series of limited edition Reversos featuring engraved and enamelled miniature reproductions of Hodler’s works. Last month I was… Read More ›
Since 2012 NOMOS Glashütte have been supporting the German Doctors Without Borders (Ärzte ohne Grenzen) with the sale of special ‘red 12’ pieces, and they have just launched two new limited edition Ahois for this year’s fundraising models. To date,… Read More ›
One of the more unexpected non COVID-19-related things that has happened over the last few weeks has been two reminders of a time, years ago, when I set myself what turned out to be an overly ambitious goal of reading… Read More ›
In 2018 Officine Panerai introduced five new models to its Radiomir 1940 collection, all featuring deep blue Mediterranean-inspired dials and matching blue alligator straps, with either a second rubber strap or a blue fabric one, depending on the model. The… Read More ›
The Baselworld organisers may have recently announced an offer to this year’s exhibitors to carry forward 85% of the fees for the cancelled Baselworld 2020 to Baselworld 2021 (with the remaining 15% to partially offset out-of-pocket costs already accrued), but… Read More ›
In 2018 Jaquet Droz released a skeletonised version of its Grande Seconde, a key part of the brand’s offerings since 2002 and inspired by a pocket watch built by Pierre Jaquet Droz in 1748. Even though the movement is open-worked,… Read More ›
Glashütte Original’s Sixties line, along with the Seventies models, belong to their retro-inspired Vintage collection, with dials that provide a canvas for colours that reflect both the two decades for which they are named, and the occasional foray into a… Read More ›
We recently mentioned H.Moser et Cie’s foray into directly selling pre-owned pieces. Now, they have gone one step further, with the launch of a new site that sells a selection of new pieces and along with it, three special limited… Read More ›
Roger Dubuis is known for experimenting with case materials, with a distinctive aesthetic to the combination of material and complication. In this latest release, the Excalibur Twofold, it brings their double tourbillon into a watch with three highlights – a… Read More ›
Over the last half a dozen years there was a (marketing?) craze that that spread in all manner of directions – things being ‘reimagined’. It was sometimes an object (even food), sometimes a space, sometimes even an idea. I once… Read More ›
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