This year’s SIHH 2017 saw Girard-Perregaux follow on from 2016’s reintroduction of the Laureato extended to a bigger range – as they put it, “the rebirth of an icon”. With a collection now available in stainless steel, pink gold, white… Read More ›
Watch Profile
SIHH 2017 : A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Perpetual “Pour le Mérite”
This year A. Lange & Söhne’s key piece for SIHH, and the one whose form took the traditional larger-than-life manifestation at the front of the booth, was their newest addition to their “Pour le Mérite” line, a new grande complication… Read More ›
Cnidarian dreams: MB&F’s HM7 Aquapod
By #thewatchnerd [Today’s post is by our London-based partner #thewatchnerd, who attended SIHH 2017 at the invitation of Jaeger-LeCoultre U.K. #thewatchnerd’s post is being simultaneously posted on his site and is replicated here in its entirety. Photos are by @initialjh if… Read More ›
SIHH 2017 : PANERAI LAB-ID LUMINOR 1950 CARBOTECH 3 DAYS PAM700
A striking 49mm Carbotech watch from Panerai was not only its key piece at the SIHH 2017 but also, as their press presentation emphasised, a sign of the brand’s future direction – the use of new materials and investing in… Read More ›
NEW : DE BETHUNE DB25L Milky Way
In a break from SIHH 2017 posts today we bring to you the new De Bethune DB25L Milky Way, which #thewatchnerd and I had the opportunity to see in Geneva. This new piece features De Bethune’s instantly recognisable blue mirror-polished titanium… Read More ›
PHOTOS : SIHH 2017 IWC Da Vinci Collection
Earlier this month we introduced you to the reboot/ extension (click here) to the longstanding Da Vinci collection from IWC. It was clear that, like the Portofino Midsize, these would be primarily aimed at the female market, and the presentation… Read More ›
PHOTOS : SIHH 2017 Piaget Altiplano 60th Anniversary Blue
You may recall a recent post about some of the celebratory Altiplano models that Piaget is releasing in 2017 to mark its 60th anniversary. It turns out that these two blue models aren’t the only special pieces to mark this… Read More ›
PRE-SIHH 2017 : the 60th anniversary of Piaget’s Altiplano
Piaget’s flagship Altiplano is sixty years old now, and although Horologium is significantly younger than that, we have liked featuring it, and have a special fondness for the record-breaking version that came out in 2014. At the SIHH 2017 Piaget… Read More ›
SIHH 2017 : Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Moon Phase and Retrograde Date
Vacheron Constantin have launched their pre-SIHH 2017 teasers not with some simple models, but with a Traditionnelle Minute Repeater Tourbillon which we will cover later, but also a new addition to the much loved Patrimony Retrograde line. It is the… Read More ›
PRE-SIHH 2017: IWC Da Vinci Collection
This year’s SIHH will see IWC revamping some Da Vinci models and we will cover them (and more) when the time comes, but as we lead up to the Salon some of the new Da Vincis whose launch has been announced have piqued… Read More ›