One of their most popular modern complications, but with a history of some eight decades, Patek Philippe’s World Timer watches are immediately recognisable. In their modern guise, Patek started the ball rolling in 2000 with the Reference 5110, which was… Read More ›
Women’s watches
HANDS-ON: Panerai Submersible QuarantaQuattro
In its drive towards producing (and encouraging) watches more sustainably, last year Panerai released the Submersible eLAB-ID PAM1225 which was 98.6% recycled-based material by weight. Alongside this, they also introduced the use of the sustainably sourced case material eSteel™ in… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: URWERK UR-100V Time and Culture I
That watches are about time, in whatever form, interpretation or incarnation, is self-evident, but the first release in URWERK’s new 100V Time and Culture line, which they say was based on an idea from watch journalist and collector SJX (to… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2022: Roger Dubuis Excalibur Monobalancier EON Gold™ 42mm
Meet the newest Excalibur from Roger Dubuis – the Monobalancier (‘MB’), released in two new references – both in a 42mm EON GOLD™ case but one with a diamond-set bezel. The case material is a proprietary 4N gold alloy that… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2022: Cartier Coussin
Cartier inevitably throw up something every year in Geneva that I find simply fun. This can be for any number of reasons, but in thinking back about it, more often than not, there is some sort of (non calibre-related) motion,… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2022: Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II ‘Destro’
You probably wondered if we would cover ‘that’ watch and well yes, here it is – the new Rolex GMT-Master II (126720VTNR) ‘Destro’, the first serial production left-handed model by Rolex. As ‘Mr Rolex’ James Dowling puts it, this is… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2022: Tudor Black Bay Pro
Tudor released a number of new Black Bays at Watches & Wonders 2022, but the standout was without question the Black Bay Pro, a new reference that should sell like hotcakes. It adds a watch with ‘Explorer’ vibes to the… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2022: Chopard L.U.C XPS 1860 Officer
Sometimes there are some attractive ‘quiet’ pieces that are released alongside the headliners. There were definitely the latter from Chopard this year, and we will cover them, but there was also a lovely classically styled new release that just gently… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2022: Van Cleef & Arpels Poetic Complications Lady Arpels Heures Florales and Lady Arpels Heures Florales Cerisier
One of the lessons I learned early at SIHH in terms of brands was to keep an eye on Van Cleef & Arpels. Why so? Well it wasn’t about what they do with jewellery or their use of stones and… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2022: Angelus Chronodate
The modern incarnation of the Angelus name/ brand has been as far as you can get from its history, but this year at Watches & Wonders Geneva they made a direct reference to a historical model of note, but also,… Read More ›