In 2015 Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud launched its first wristwatch featuring the calibre FB-T.FC. The Chronomètre FB 1.1 combined a fusée-and-chain transmission and a tourbillon with pillar-based construction in an unusual octagonal case. Since then, the Chronomètre FB 1 played a… Read More ›
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LAURENT FERRIER: Classic Micro-Rotor and Square Micro-Rotor go Evergreen
Green is still a thing, including for Laurent Ferrier, who added a duo of ‘Evergreen’ dial watches to their offerings. The Square Micro-Rotor Evergreen and the Classic Micro-Rotor Evergreen are the latest additions to the brand’s Micro-Rotor collection share a… Read More ›
MONTBLANC: 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date Grey
Last year Montblanc introduced the 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date, called as such for the texture of the dial. This year, they have added a new colour variant – grey, which they say is inspired by the Mer de Clace… Read More ›
HERMÈS: Arceau Petite Lune
Today we are looking at Hermès’ latest Arceau Petite Lune collection, which brings a stylised approach to the night skies in a diamond-set case. This new timepiece comes in a 38mm sized white gold case set with 70 diamonds (0.805… Read More ›
ULYSSE NARDIN: Freak ONE
It was centre stage in an engaging and fun, with an outsized ‘model’ and mirror display at their booth which allowed people to position themselves ‘within’ a movement and see themselves reflected above in it, but at Watches & Wonders… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2023: A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Chronograph
In 2019 A. Lange & Söhne launched their first (manually-wound) luxury sports watch called the ODYSSEUS, which didn’t just introduce bracelets to a brand not known for them, but also brought a production stainless steel watch into the brand. Now,… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: Angelus x Massena LAB Medical Chronograph Limited Edition
The Angelus x Massena LAB Medical Chronograph (part of the new La Fabrique collection) is, as they say, a ‘collectors’ watch’. What do I mean by that? Well it’s a nod back to some 1960s medically-oriented watches for which the… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2023: Oris ProPilot X Kermit Edition
There was no missing the star of the Oris show in Geneva, with Kermit taking pride of place for the unexpected Oris and Kermit ‘partnership’, as it were. Why Kermit? Well Oris tells us that it’s in part because of… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2023: IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40
IWC is revisiting Gérald Genta’s eternal Ingenieur this year, with four new models of the Automatic 40 launched in Geneva. This latest generation of ‘Inges’ takes inspiration from Gérald Genta’s Ingenieur SL of 1976, which had a screw-on bezel with… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2023: Cartier Santos Dumont Squelette
One of the highlights from Cartier at Watches & Wonders 2023 was their introduction of a new specially developed automatic Calibre 9629 MC skeleton (squelette) movement, used for a new Santos Dumont. Measuring 31.4mm x 43.5mm with a thickness of… Read More ›