Launched in 2002 as a 30th anniversary tribute to the Royal Oak, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept watches like to skirt a line between serious horology and boundary pushing fun for the popular Royal Oak design. The 2014 version launched… Read More ›
For me, at my second SIHH and still very much a ‘newbie’ fair wise, an unexpected watch, especially when part of a polished and engaging press presentation, still has the ability to make me forget about the crowds and occasionally… Read More ›
With eight new Aquatimers released at SIHH 2014, it was only natural for IWC to include, amongst these, a few special edition models commemorating their commitment to the Galapagos Islands and Charles Darwin Foundation. AQUATIMER EXPEDITION CHARLES DARWIN An automatic… Read More ›
Last year’s surprise appearance of a pocket watch at SIHH 2013 turned out not to be a one-off, with SIHH 2014 bringing in two relatively more accessible pocket watches. The 3 Days Oro Rosso (PAM447) and Oro Bianco (PAM529) are… Read More ›
This first Vacheron Constantin SIHH 2014 post is perhaps a follow up to this post from SIHH 2013. The latest addition to Vacheron’s Métiers d’Art, this year’s collection of four watches again illustrates how how this line produces some really… Read More ›
In October last year we we one of the first to announce Baume et Mercier’s new Clifton Flying Tourbillon, about which you can read more in my 2013 post here. SIHH 2014 brought, along with a formal launch of this… Read More ›
My first SIHH 2014 post is about this watch. Why have I chosen this one to be the first? Well because it’s not only the one that I was asked about the most pre-SIHH and at the beginning, but also… Read More ›
Dear readers and fellow watch lovers, Another year has passed and it is SIHH time again. With thanks to Richemont Australia for the invitation, I am again in Geneva, arriving earlier today. There will be in-depth blogposts about the fair,… Read More ›
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