If you are looking for a calendar watch in 2018, Vacheron Constantin are making sure that they have yo covered. Hot on the heels of the announcement of the Historiques Triple Calendrier 1942 and Triple Calendrier 1948, which we covered… Read More ›
Watch Profile
HARRY WINSTON : the art of mother-of-pearl and silk woven dials
In 2016 Harry Winston launched a limited edition series of watches called the Premier Precious Weaving Automatic 36mm. Behind this somewhat prosaic name were watches that featured interesting delicate woven dials made from Tahitian mother-of-pearl and silver threads woven into… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : The Joker
It can be argued, with some degree of justification I think, that one of the standout (in the literal sense of its prominence) watches of 2017 has been Konstantin Chaykin’s Joker, launched at Baselworld this year. With an unconventional take… Read More ›
AUDEMARS PIGUET : Royal Oak Offshore 25th Anniversary limited editions
In 2018 Audemars Piguet will be celebrating the 25th birthday of the Royal Oak Offshore. A younger brasher and more colourful relation of the Royal Oak, itself a seminal luxury sports watch, the ‘ROO’ has managed to establish its own… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Omega #SpeedyTuesday
In 2012, Robert-Jan Broer posted a picture of his Speedmaster on Facebook using the words ‘Speedy Tuesday’. Since then, the #SpeedyTuesday hashtag has gained a dedicated following, particularly on Instagram, and become its own social media community. In what is… Read More ›
ORIS : Divers Sixty-Five Movember Edition
As a part of their role as the eponymously named charity’s official watch partner, Oris has launched a special edition watch commemorating Movember, with a portion of the sales being donated to the Movember Foundation. Founded in 2003, the Movember… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Laine 1817
For those who are followers of the A. Lange & Söhne Watchmaking Excellence Award the name of watchmaker Torsti Laine is not totally unknown. For others, he probably needs a small introduction. Harking originally from Finland, where he was a… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Girard-Perregaux Esmeralda Three Gold Bridges wristwatch
Watch brands love a reason to create a special watch, especially for their horological landmarks, as it were. Last year, Girard-Perregaux released the ‘La Esmeralda’ wristwatch, an homage to a pocket watch of the same name, famed for its three… Read More ›
LAURENT FERRIER : Galet Square Porcelain Limited Edition
If you have ever delved into vintage timepieces, especially early military wristwatches, you will probably have come across trench watches. These watches were promoted as being for, as the name states, suitable for military service, and were characterised by features… Read More ›
MB&F : Legacy Machine Split Escapement
Two years ago MB&F released their Legacy Machine Perpetual, a perpetual calendar with a new movement by Stephen McDonnell that used a patented ‘mechanical processor’, about which you can read at this link. This Legacy Machine features an integrated perpetual… Read More ›
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