Casio’s marking of the 35th birthday of the G-Shock continues with a new model that is gold in both name and form. The Pure Gold Dream Project G-Shock has its genesis in the pièce unique Casio ‘Dream Project’ G-Shock concept… Read More ›
Baselworld 2015
ZENITH : the battle of the fusée and chains
Since the appointment of of their first locally-based brand manager in September 2015 Zenith’s Australian presence has been gradually gaining a foothold courtesy of events, more points of sale, and an increased availability of more models. Recently, I had the… Read More ›
FABERGÉ : Lady Compliquée Winter
It may be now owned by Gemfields, but the Fabergé name still has a strong brand recognition based on its founder and history. Eggs, objet d’art and jewellery may be what they have been most famed for, but Fabergé have… Read More ›
PETER SPEAKE-MARIN : Magister Vertical Double Tourbillon
Launched last year and recently announced in a ‘black’ version, today we share with you Peter Speake-Marin’s inaugural white gold Magister Vertical Double Tourbillon, released last year and seen by us earlier this year. Part of his J Class Collection,… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Romain Gauthier HMS Ten
You may recall an earlier post about some limited editions of Romain Gauthier’s HMS Ten, a continuation of the ‘Prestige HMS’ Collection and released in three variants of ten pieces each : platinum case with a blue dial, white gold… Read More ›
ANGELUS : From the U10 Tourbillon Lumière to the U40 Racing Tourbillon
In 2015 the venerable name of Angelus found itself once again in the watch spotlight after a three decade odd hiatus. Arguably the domain of vintage watch enthusiasts, its name was most frequently uttered alongside nostalgia about its movements (both for… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Seiko Credor Eichi II
With last month’s opening of Australia’s first Seiko boutique in Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building it seems the right time to share with you a watch that is one of Seiko’s premium pieces. It is only in recent years that the… Read More ›
DE BETHUNE : DB25 Quetzalcoatl
During Baselworld 2015 De Bethune released a piece with the unusual name of ‘Quetzalcoatl’, and I finally had the opportunity to see it in Sydney during an Australian visit by Alessandro Zanetta, who was travelling with a very large number… Read More ›
DE BETHUNE : DBS Tourbillon
It’s interesting how much impact young independent brands have had on the watch industry. Established in 2002, De Bethune is known for its distinctive mold-breaking designs for what are, at their heart, often quite classical pieces of watchmaking. Even their… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Chopard L.U.C Regulator
In 2006 Chopard produced their first Regulator model, and at Baselworld 2015 they rebooted its look. With thanks to Chopard Australia, I had the opportunity to look at one recently. As I’ve mentioned before, the L.U.C. Collection is my favourite… Read More ›
