From inside the Neuchâtel Observatory (Observatoire Cantonal de Neuchâtel) during their Watches & Wonders Geneva 2021 launch, Arnold & Son CEO Bertrand Savary announced the new Luna Magna, featuring not just the brand’s first three-dimensional moon but also, the largest… Read More ›
Watch shows
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Tribute To Great Explorers
Travel seems but a distant memory at the moment, and being in Geneva for what was then SIHH when I was last there, even more so. But we can still think about travel again, and so it is that Vacheron… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Ressence Type 2N ‘Night Blue’
Ressence has launched the latest addition to its Type 2 collection, which debuted in 2018 as a concept piece – the Type 2N ‘Night Blue’. It is the third member of the Type 2 collection, following from ‘Grey’ and ‘Anthracite’…. Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Chopard L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25
I do love a jumping hour watch, and Chopard have just launched their first, called the L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25. The number in the name alludes to this new model celebrating twenty-five years of the Chopard Manufacture. The 40mm case… Read More ›
NEW: Montblanc 1858 Split Second Chronograph LE 18 “Lime Gold”
Montblanc’s march into building their heritage-inspired watch collections has picked up pace in recent years. One of these collection families, the 1858, was introduced as a modern take/ tribute to Montblanc’s history and that of the Minerva manufacture, and it… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS: HOURUNIVERSE plans summer show
With COVID-19 still in full flight worldwide and international travel heavily curtained for an indefinite period, the organisers of the inaugural HOURUNIVERSE have optimistically announced that they still plan an ‘in person’ show in Basel during the summer of 2021…. Read More ›
EXHIBITION: “The Heartbeat of the City: 500 Years of Personal Time”
From Tuesday 27 October until Sunday 13 December 2020 the History of Science Museum, Oxford, is hosting an exhibition on time and time-keeping called “The Heartbeat of the City: 500 Years of Personal Time”. It is presented by the History… Read More ›
NEW: Panerai Submersible Goldtech™ Orocarbo (PAM01070)
This may be the year of the Luminor for Officine Panerai this year, but that does not mean that they have abandoned new releases from their other collection families. At the recent Watches & Wonders Shanghai they launched a new… Read More ›
NEW: A.Lange & Söhne’s Honeygold “Homage to F. A. Lange”
To mark thirty years since the brand’s modern rebirth, A. Lange & Söhne has launched three special watches in its proprietary ‘Honeygold’ in honour of Ferdinand Adoph Lange. They are the 1815 Thin Honeygold, the 1815 Rattrapante Honeygold, and the… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS: Swiss Takeover Board on Murdoch entry into MCH Group
The corporate adventures of Baselworld/ HOURUNIVERSE/ Art Basel organiser the MCH Group continue, with the latest update a consequence of the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held earlier this month, during which 848 shareholders (91% of the nominal share value) voted… Read More ›