In an earlier post about Officine Panerai’s commemoration of 70 years of the Luminor, I mentioned a new composite material making its debut – Fibratech™ , a basalt-fibre composite created to be light (it is 70% lighter than steel and… Read More ›
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NEW: Parmigiani Tonda Tondagraphe Tourbillon
Following on from the previous post about a new model combining a chronograph and a calendar function, today’s post it is also about a newly announced piece combining a chronograph with other complications – in this case, with a tourbillon…. Read More ›
NEW: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Chronograph Calendar and a Master Control update
Named for the fact that it was the first of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s collections to have the ‘1000 Hours Control’ certification, the longstanding Master Control collection is getting some attention this year with newly tweaked Date, Calendar, and Geographic models, plus the… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS GENEVA 2020: Vacheron Constantin Fiftysix® Sepia
Two years after the collection’s launch, and after the Fiftysix® ventured into petrol blue at last year’s SIHH, this year sees another colour being added to mix – a dark brown duo in 40mm-sized 18 kt 5N pink gold cases… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS: Baselworld 2020 update
In the latest news regarding the beleaguered Baselworld, organisers the MCH Group have issued the following press release : Baselworld: agreement with exhibitors and examination of new platforms The MCH Group and representatives of the exhibitors at Baselworld have reached… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS GENEVA 2020: Roger Dubuis Excalibur ‘Diabolus in Machina’
It is always an interesting experience visiting Roger Dubuis at the pka SIHH now Watches & Wonders Geneva, and with this year’s having been purely digital in form, it’s even more of a shame that we did not have the… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS GENEVA 2020: Montblanc 1858 Monopusher Chronograph & 24H
There has been an interesting level of confidence about direction from Montblanc in recent years. It has been as though they decided on some clear collection identities and are settling in to steadily expand each of these. The vintage-inspired 1858… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS GENEVA 2020: A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater White Gold
Although launched by A. Lange & Söhne five years ago, the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater, the first wristwatch that combined a mechanical jump hour with a decimal repeater, more than retains its originality and achievement. Now, as a follow up to… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS GENEVA 2020: IWC Portugieser Automatic 40 (Ref. 3583)
Sometimes, it is the simple watches that can get a lot of people excited. Amidst the many new releases in IWC’s year of the ‘Port’ is the new Portugieser Automatic 40 – the revisiting of a much loved classic with… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS GENEVA 2020: Laurent Ferrier Grand Sport Tourbillon
Last year Laurent Ferrier, a brand best known for an at times creative take on classical watches and the quality of its finishing, released their first luxury sports watch. The Grand Sport Tourbillon was released in 2019 for quite specific… Read More ›
