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 ›
Recently, Bvlgari brought together a special group of watches for the first time in Australia, and I attended an evening organised by Bvlgari, the Australian Financial Review, and Bani McSpedden, highlighting these pieces and the Octo Finissimo line. The stars… Read More ›
Last year saw Angelus’ launch of the U20 Ultra-Skeleton Tourbillon (see photo below), a innovative piece using a layer of clear sapphire as its main plate, to which the movement bridges are fastened. This year, launched at Baselworld 2017, Angelus… Read More ›
In many ways Romain Jerome’s DNA Collection best personifies the early years of the brand and the sort of watches for which it gained prominence, with their names reflecting the samples of objects and things that found their way into… Read More ›
Today’s is perhaps an unusual post in that with rare exceptions, we don’t tend to cover quartz watches, let alone women’s quartz watches, but if a watch grabs your attention for whatever reason then it is worth mentioning, I think…. Read More ›
In 2005 Omega launched its Planet Ocean collection, followed in 2013 by the introduction of the Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m GMT, the first Seamaster Planet Ocean with a second time zone. This year Omega has introduced the Co-Axial movement into… Read More ›
Perhaps best known for their interesting and innovative use of case materials, this year Hublot has reminded us that they do things with movements as well, something that they have done in the past most notably with the Unico and the astonishing… Read More ›
The Androgyne collection, by virtue of its very distinctive fifty-two part case, has perhaps stood out as Manufacture Royale’s most immediately identifiable (and complex) case creation if we exclude the Sydney Opera House-inspired ‘Opera’ which inhabits, like the architectural landmark,… Read More ›
Bremont has been known for its male-focused offerings but after interest shown from customers and potential customers alike, 2016 has seen them introduce their first women’s watches, the Solo-32. Intended to be reliable, versatile, and accessible price wise, the Solo-32 is… Read More ›
Following on from their RailRoad and Heritage 1918 releases earlier this year, Longines have launched another new (old) model to add to their burgeoning heritage collection with the rather lengthily named Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935, based on a 1930s chronograph… Read More ›
