Launched in 2012, the Octo collection arguably didn’t pick up momentum until 2014, when it went into Piaget’s ultra-thin territory with its record-breaking manually wound Octo Finissimo Tourbillon. Since then, they have gone into overdrive and more than established their… Read More ›
At the SIHH 2019 H.Moser & Cie released the Concept Black Minute Repeater in a Swiss Alp case. Now, at Baselworld 2019, the minute repeater and tourbillon combination is revisited in a different physical form – the new Endeavour Concept… Read More ›
Back in 2014 Chopard introduced their first watch using Fairmined® gold, the standard for ‘fair mined’ having been determined in 2011 by the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM). At the time, I noted that some of the challenges faced by… Read More ›
Hautlence are a brand that is not above a bit of fun, and being unexpected. Last year they launched the HL Kinetic table clock, a time piece which displayed hours and minutes via spheres in two transparent columns. Each black… Read More ›
In his first launches for 2019, Kari Voutilainen focused not on any new model, but on new sizing (the ones in today’s post are 44mm and 37.5mm) and dial materials/ patterns for his Vingt-8. Today, we are sharing some of… Read More ›
Ochs und junior are known for approaching the telling of time in a very pared back form, with distinctive aesthetics to match. It is difficult not to be able to tell that a watch is from the brand, even… Read More ›
Casio’s marking of the 35th birthday of the G-Shock continues with a new model that is gold in both name and form. The Pure Gold Dream Project G-Shock has its genesis in the pièce unique Casio ‘Dream Project’ G-Shock concept… Read More ›
Hysek recently announced the latest addition to their IO collection, the new Double Orbitale. Time telling in this new piece is in a jump hour direct read format with minutes and seconds indicated by a different spin on a traditional… Read More ›
It is not just about the CODE 11:59 from Audemars Piguet this year, with #thewatchnerd finding himself noticing a rather different new release from the brand at the SIHH. The Haute Joaillerie Sapphire Orbe is an unabashedly eye-catching white gold… Read More ›
The blue theme we noted in January continues apace, with Breguet’s Classique Ref. 5177, one of the most ‘quintessentially Breguet’ of its watches, now released in Grand Feu Blue Enamel. Previously available in white enamel with blued hands, this new… Read More ›
