“If we want to survive we need to be different.” This was said during an online H.Moser & Cie press session, and whilst being different has been a core part of the brand’s identity, whether in terms of their watches… Read More ›
Watches & Wonders Geneva 2021
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar
One thing you can’t say of Bvlgari is that they are content to rest on their laurels. Seven years and seven world records for thinness – the Octo Finissimo has more than made its mark in its brief life, from… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Oris AquisPro Date Caliber 400
Let’s go back a bit to last year. To this post, in fact. Oris launched their new in-house Calibre 400, an automatic movement with enhanced anti-magnetic features and a power reserve of five days. Coming with a ten year warranty… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Hublot Sang Bleu II Ceramic
Yes Hublot may have launched the mind boggling Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Full Sapphire, with an integrated sapphire bracelet and yes, there may be a new Big Bang Unico Yellow Magic in an incredibly vivid yellow ceramic case (yellow and… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 925
The commercial success that is Tudor’s Black Bay/ BB58 is very likely to continue with the latest launch of the new Black Bay Fifty-Eight 925. The name is easy to work out – the 925 is a reference to its… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Jaeger-LeCoultre Métiers Rares® Reverso One
There are the ‘attention grabbers’ at any watch fair. More often than not, especially for large brands, these are going to be the big sellers for them. That’s why they dominate discussions online and off. But brands are not just… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Ulysse Nardin UFO
Today’s new Watches & Wonders 2021 launch continues on a ‘historical marine origins’ theme linked to our last post about a brand whose namesake after which it is named, John Arnold, is of course, one of the most significant watchmakers… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Arnold & Son Luna Magna
From inside the Neuchâtel Observatory (Observatoire Cantonal de Neuchâtel) during their Watches & Wonders Geneva 2021 launch, Arnold & Son CEO Bertrand Savary announced the new Luna Magna, featuring not just the brand’s first three-dimensional moon but also, the largest… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Tribute To Great Explorers
Travel seems but a distant memory at the moment, and being in Geneva for what was then SIHH when I was last there, even more so. But we can still think about travel again, and so it is that Vacheron… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Ressence Type 2N ‘Night Blue’
Ressence has launched the latest addition to its Type 2 collection, which debuted in 2018 as a concept piece – the Type 2N ‘Night Blue’. It is the third member of the Type 2 collection, following from ‘Grey’ and ‘Anthracite’…. Read More ›