Sometimes, new watches can be highly divisive, but seldom has an ‘establishment’ brand’s new collection been subjected to such a rapid, visceral, and almost universal round of negativity at its launch. What happens when the time ticks over from 11:59… Read More ›
The modern A. Lange & Söhne story can be easily traced back to a quarter of a century ago when Walter Lange and his partner Günter Blümlein presented their first four ‘new Lange’ watches, including the then highly unusual Lange… Read More ›
Distinctive case shape designs have been a core part of Cartier’s watchmaking history, with some very recognisable forms that have become mainstays in their collections (and dare we say to the extent that they probably can’t stop them because of… Read More ›
At next week’s SIHH Piaget will present three additions to their Altiplano collection family, one of which features a dial material familiar to some of you, meteorite (see here for a sister brand’s past offering, this link for another one… Read More ›
MB&F has just announced the sixth and final version of their Horological Machine 6, a ‘Space Pirate’ originally introduced in 2014 in titanium that was followed by versions in 5N red gold, and three ‘sapphire’ editions in in red gold… Read More ›
Launched at Baselworld 2018 to mark 280 years of the brand, the Grande Seconde Skelet-One was a modern skeletonised iteration of Jaquet Droz’s signature ‘8’ styled dial design. The three inaugural models consisted of two in gold, and one in… Read More ›
In March 2018, freediver Guillaume Néry announced that he had become a worldwide ambassador for Officine Panerai, revealing that he was ‘chapter 3’ of the TRAITS campaign (his section called, naturally, ‘Mare’), at the same time. So who is Guillaume… Read More ›
Later this month at the SHH2019, Jaeger-LeCoultre will formally launch an updated version of their classic Master Ultra Thin Moon, which has been available in number of colour and metal combinations over the years, and which remains a mainstay of… Read More ›
Zenith’s Defy collection, relaunched during Baselworld 2017 with a selection of pieces including the Defy El Primero 21, Classic Defy Automatic and Defy Classic Skeleton, has spent the period since then slowly adding a couple of new variants to the… Read More ›
With over eighty years of history behind this collection family, for many watch lovers, and indeed arguably for the broader public, IWC has been synonymous with pilots’ watches. This is especially the case for their historical fliegers, but their modern… Read More ›
