The 14kt gold Waltham pocket watch recovered from the body of businessman John Jacob Astor, of the famed family and one of those who died on the Titanic in 1912, sold for £1.175 million (including premium and taxes) at an… Read More ›
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WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: Officine Panerai Submersible Luna Rossa
Panerai’s Watches & Wonders 2024 was all about its Submersible Luna Rossa series, with not just a prototype racing boat dominating the booth, but also dominating their releases. They have been the official sponsor of the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: Roger Dubuis Orbis in Machina Central Monotourbillon
This is the year of the tourbillon for Roger Dubuis, with four limited edition models launched during Watches & Wonders 2024. Aa they put it, there are four key characteristics of a Dubuis torbillon – a large cage, large balance… Read More ›
NEW: IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Tourbillon with Globe-Shaped Day and Night Indication
Amongst a slew of new Portugiesers launched by IWC at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2024 were almost half a dozen in ‘Obsidian black’, of which two, the new Portugieser Perpetual Calendar in a new case, double ‘glass box’ sapphire and… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Skipper Rose Gold
TAG Heuer has launched a gold version of its sailing chronograph, the Carrera Skipper Chronograph. In 18k rose gold, it is essentially the same as the 2022 steel model, only in a new 18k 5N rose gold ‘Glassbox’ case with… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: Ulysse Nardin Freak S Nomad
Introduced by Ulysse Nardin in 2001, the Freak and its variants and evolutions, have become the brand’s modern calling card, with over twenty patents related to its development. Now, the new Freak S Nomad follows in the footsteps of the… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: Tudor Black Bay 58 GMT
Meet the new METAS (Master Chronometer) and COSC-certified Black Bay 58 GMT, one of the new additions to the successful behemoth that is the modern Tudor (particularly the Black Bay). Six years after the 41mm-sized Black Bay GMT, the inevitable… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: Hautlence Retrovision ’47
As a rule, the timepieces shown at Watches & Wonders will be available for sale. There are obviously some rare exceptions to this rule, and Hautlence sister brand H.Moser & Cie is the most well-known exponent of such timepieces. One… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: Van Cleef & Arpels Brise D’Été Watch
Van Cleef & Arpels’ Poetic Complications Lady Arpels is once again the canvas on which something technical meets something which is quite the opposite, combining the brand’s distinctive ‘poetry of time’ as applied to nature, with an on-demand animated feature…. Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2024: Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Quantième Lunaire
At Watches & Wonders 2024 Jaeger-LeCoultre has chosen to highlight the Duomètre, with models given a gentle revamp. This collection family may not be the most high profile, but since its introduction in 2007, it has been where Jaeger-LeCoultre have… Read More ›
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