It’s amazing how much difference changes to metal or dial colour/ material/ texture can make to a watch. This year, A. Lange & Söhne have released a new Little Lange 1 Moon Phase with a guilloché argenté-coloured dial in a… Read More ›
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What Is Fine Watchmaking?
Well the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH) has given its answer this question, and recently launched the English version of their White Paper on the topic. The FHH’s Cultural Council, in consultation with forty-six members of the industry, have… Read More ›
AUCTION : Rolex Ref. 6062 ‘Bao Dai’ sold for 4.3 million CHF
On the first day of the Phillips/ Bacs & Russo auction in Geneva this weekend, what is known as the Rolex ‘Bao Dai’ (Keeper of Greatness) Ref 6062 sold to a phone bidder for 5,066,000 CHF (including buyer’s premium), doubling… Read More ›
RICHARD MILLE : RM 11-03 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary
The longstanding close personal relationship between Richard Mille and motor sports legend Jean Todt has lead not just to the latter wearing the former’s watches, but also watches designed in his honour. Earlier this year we had the opportunity to… Read More ›
GREUBEL FORSEY : Signature 1 Platinum
In recent years Greubel Forsey has been characterised by a very public desire to nurture the preservation and continuation of watchmaking skills, first manifested in the form of the Naissance watch (more formally called ‘Le Garde Temps – Naissance d’une… Read More ›
JAEGER-LECOULTRE : Geophysic Tourbillon Universal Time Platinum
In 1958 Jaeger-LeCoultre commemorated the International Geophysical Year by creating a robust utilitarian watch that was protected against magnetic fields (600 gauss), shock and water resistant, and extremely accurate. Fitted with Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 478b, the Geophysic chronometer was presented to… Read More ›
HYT : H3 Iceberg
In 2015 HYT launched a radically new look to their liquid display watches in the form of the H3, with a linear time indicator using two bellow mechanisms located on in the top right and left corners of the case…. Read More ›
MANUFACTURE ROYALE : 1770 Micromégas Révolution limited edition
You may recall our earlier post about the 1770 Micromégas. It was Manufacture Royale’s first watch containing an automatic in-house calibre and also had another first, a double tourbillons with two different speeds – the left a six second revolution… Read More ›
CARTIER : Rotonde de Cartier Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon
I have a liking for ‘mystery dials’, and 2017 has brought with it a rather impressive new one from Cartier, who have combined a minute repeater and double tourbillon into such a watch. Not only this but rather intriguingly, it… Read More ›
SINN EZM 12 : a watch for emergency medical professionals
The Sinn EZM range are the most function-focused of their watches, and their latest model, the EZM 12, was developed for medical professionals involved in emergency air rescues. Time is critical in rescue/ emergency medical situations in terms of treatment,… Read More ›
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