Today we have a guest post from collector/ enthusiast @crunchylatte in which he shares his horological adventures visiting some key Tokyo watch destinations. Enjoy. DISCLAIMER: These are merely the ramblings of one watch enthusiast, and all views expressed are his… Read More ›
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FILM : Celebrating the AHCI (Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants
You may recall the announcement last year of a short film about the AHCI and featuring some of its members, retailers, and industry veterans, talking about the work of independent watchmakers both as individuals and in terms of their importance… Read More ›
SIHH 2016 : Roger Dubuis’ Diva
The Dubuis woman has never been someone who has been in the background, with a strong representation of watches aimed at women one of the brand’s priorities. With this in mind, perhaps it was fitting that their theme for 2016,… Read More ›
WANTED : watchmaker to work with Roger Smith
Okay. So a job advertisement isn’t something that I would normally post about here, but I know that this is something that doesn’t exactly come up regularly, and that I know will be of interest to some of you –… Read More ›
NEWS : Politicians and watches – the tale continues
So it seems that even in Australia we cannot escape controversies involving politicians and watches. Perhaps to some degree we’ve become accustomed to it happening in Russia and the Republics or the People’s Republic of China. But Australia? In a… Read More ›
SIHH 2016 : IWC Mark XVIII Top Gun Miramar
Amongst the cavalcade of pilots’ watches that were released by IWC at SIHH 2016, with perhaps a more low key appearance compared to the Heritage pieces, was a new Top Gun Miaramar model, the Mark XVIII Top Gun Miramar (Reference… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : De Bethune Piece Unique Dream Watch 5 Meteorite
By and large handling a watch for the first time involves impressions about weight, size, lugs, how a watch feels on the wrist, thoughts about straps or bracelets, and overall impressions about how the watch looks. Then comes a watch… Read More ›
SIHH 2016 : Vacheron Constantin upgrades the Overseas
It’s an interesting thing about watches that modern luxury sports watches by and large, with some notable exceptions, have a tendency towards erring on the thicker side whereas dress watches tend to err on the thinner, complications notwithstanding. Last year… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Romain Jerome’s Super Mario Bros
Romain Jerome’s adventures with old computer games continued late last year with their release, following on from the Pac-Man and Space Invaders models, the Super Mario limited edition, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the game’s release. For those familiar with… Read More ›
SIHH 2016 : A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon
The much loved Datograph from A.Lange & Söhne has been ramped up and it was the centrepiece (literally, as it was the one chosen by the brand to be reproduced in their annual ‘uber’ format, dominating their booth) of… Read More ›