In 2012 HYT burst into the watch industry with the H1, an attention-grabbing and incredibly innovative watch that truly was unlike anything that people had seen before. It was rapidly followed in succession by the H2 in 2013.Unmistakably 21st century in their looks but… Read More ›
SIHH 2016
LAURENT FERRIER : Galet Traveller Globe Blue Night (Bleu Nuit)
You may recall a post earlier this year about Laurent Ferrier’s Galet Traveller Boreal. As we are coming around to a time of the year when many are not only about to travel but perhaps also decide to buy themselves… Read More ›
Van Cleef & Arpels : Lady Jour des Fleurs
With the arrival of Van Cleef & Arpels boutiques in Australia (at present in Melbourne, the Sydney boutique due to open on Castlereagh St diagonally opposite to Westfield) and a change in the seasons we bring you the Lady Jour… Read More ›
JAEGER-LECOULTRE : Master Compressor Chronograph Ceramic Ref. 205C571
The watch of today’s post may seem a little familiar. This year has seen Jaeger-LeCoultre give the Master Compressor Chronograph ceramic an update with a funky new dark slate grey dial and blue accents. With date, second time zone and… Read More ›
PIAGET : Altiplano 900D
A couple of years ago Piaget released the Altiplano 900P, which was remarkable for being the world’s thinnest manual-wind watch at its release. Since then, Piaget have consolidated the importance of the Altiplano to their collection and this year, introduced… Read More ›
IWC : Timezoner Chronograph
Perhaps it is because during the next few weeks I am about to do a bit more travelling than I had anticipated, but world timers have been on my mind. In a recent post I covered the unusual De Bethune DB25 World… Read More ›
JAEGER-LECOULTRE : Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Calendar Black Dial
This year may be the year of the Reverso for Jaeger-LeCoultre, which is going all out to celebrate its 85th birthday, but there have been other releases that have had a little less fanfare but are still worth noting. One… Read More ›
DE BETHUNE : DB25 World Traveller
Because of their small size, De Bethune are not a brand that has a lot of releases every year, but when they do decide to release something radically new, it’s always worth sitting up and taking notice, like the remarkable… Read More ›
KARI VOUTILAINEN : Customisation is king
Today we have a different sort of a post about a watch we’ve covered already, Kari Voutilainen’s Vingt-8 (see this link). For this and his Vingt-8 GMT 6, about which you can read here, we mentioned that Voutilainen is known… Read More ›
URWERK : EMC Time Hunter
Many of you will recall Urwerk’s EMC – Electro Mechanical Control watch that was released a couple of years ago. For those who refresh to refresh their memories, go to our earlier post at this link. This year Urwerk has… Read More ›