The SIHH may be expanding in terms of exhibitors (although reduced in days), but Baselworld has been shrinking both in terms of participants and length, with the 2019 edition to be even more noticeably smaller than this year’s due to… Read More ›
Watch shows
SCHWARZ ETIENNE : La Chaux-de-Fonds Petite Seconde Rétrograde Tourbillon
Recently, Sydney saw the launch of Swiss brand Schwarz Etienne, entering the Australian watch market for the first time courtesy of their new authorised dealer Fairfax & Roberts, who invited me to one of their launch events. Founded in 1902… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Lang & Heyne Georg
It remains the case that rectangular watches are less commonly made and less commonly worn, than round ones, so it is always interesting when a brand decides to launch one in this case shape. Today, we are looking at one… Read More ›
ULYSSE NARDIN : Marine Torpilleur Military
Last year Ulysse Nardin unveiled the Marine Torpilleur (French for ‘torpedo boat’), a chronometer that is a lighter, thinner version the brand’s Marine Chronometer. This year, they have released a military version. They contain the same movement inside, but the… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Vacheron Constantin’s Métiers d’Art Les Aérostiers
When a new Métiers d’Art model is announced by Vacheron Constantin, with it comes both high expectations and a high aesthetic bar to meet. This year’s ‘Les Aérostiers’, a collection of limited edition pieces that tell the story of the early… Read More ›
LOUIS MOINET : from the Earth’s crust to the moon
We thought that we would continue on a skeletonisation theme this week, going from the ‘everyday wear’ type of watch to the other end of a spectrum, with two spectacular watches launched this year in editions of a mere three… Read More ›
ON THE WRIST : Zenith Defy Classic Skeleton
A couple of months ago, we introduced Zenith’s new 2018 Defy Classic. Coming in a 41mm-sized titanium case, it is available in two variants; one with a skeletonised dial, and one with a sunburst blue dial. Both models have applied… Read More ›
ARMIN STROM : Pure Resonance
This year, Armin Strom has taken their ‘Mirrored Force Resonance’ technology and created a second movement presented in a new watch collection called ‘Pure Resonance’. Earlier this year we had the opportunity to see the ‘Fire’ and ‘Water’ Pure Resonance… Read More ›
FERDINAND BERTHOUD : Chronomètre FB 1R.6-1
Earlier this year, Chopard co-CEO Karl Friedrich Scheufele’s young brand Ferdinand Berthoud released an interesting new regulator-style watch, the Chronomètre FB 1R.6-1. Inspired by the Marine Chronometer No.7 made by the brand’s namesake Ferdinand Berthoud more than two centuries ago,… Read More ›
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS : Piezoelectricity and the Midnight Zodiac Lumineux
Van Cleef & Arpels has both a watch and jewellery history in themes relating to astronomy and western astrology. Although it will not be formally launched until later in 2018, earlier this year we had the opportunity to see some… Read More ›
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