Perhaps in some ways, the last thing that one would expect from the modern Rado brand is a heritage-inspired dive watch, but that’s exactly what 2017 has brought – a homage to one of their pieces with its origins in… Read More ›
Women’s watches
A.LANGE & SÖHNE: Little Lange 1 Moon Phase
It’s amazing how much difference changes to metal or dial colour/ material/ texture can make to a watch. This year, A. Lange & Söhne have released a new Little Lange 1 Moon Phase with a guilloché argenté-coloured dial in a… Read More ›
FABERGÉ : Lady Compliquée Peacock Black
In the latter part of last year that #thewatchnerd arranged for a joint visit to the Fabergé boutique in London, which had kindly agreed to showing us some of their watches. We had been motivated by the desire to see… Read More ›
PHOTOS : SIHH 2017 IWC Da Vinci Collection
Earlier this month we introduced you to the reboot/ extension (click here) to the longstanding Da Vinci collection from IWC. It was clear that, like the Portofino Midsize, these would be primarily aimed at the female market, and the presentation… Read More ›
PRE-SIHH 2017: IWC Da Vinci Collection
This year’s SIHH will see IWC revamping some Da Vinci models and we will cover them (and more) when the time comes, but as we lead up to the Salon some of the new Da Vincis whose launch has been announced have piqued… Read More ›
LONGINES : La Grande Classique
Today’s is perhaps an unusual post in that with rare exceptions, we don’t tend to cover quartz watches, let alone women’s quartz watches, but if a watch grabs your attention for whatever reason then it is worth mentioning, I think…. Read More ›
BREMONT : Solo-32
Bremont has been known for its male-focused offerings but after interest shown from customers and potential customers alike, 2016 has seen them introduce their first women’s watches, the Solo-32. Intended to be reliable, versatile, and accessible price wise, the Solo-32 is… Read More ›
FABERGÉ : Visionnaire DTZ
Today’s post is about a watch that took me by surprise. After a fleeting opportunity to see the movement (sans the case) earlier this year and then some effort on the part of partner site #thewatchnerd, we had to opportunity to look at… Read More ›
Van Cleef & Arpels : Lady Jour des Fleurs
With the arrival of Van Cleef & Arpels boutiques in Australia (at present in Melbourne, the Sydney boutique due to open on Castlereagh St diagonally opposite to Westfield) and a change in the seasons we bring you the Lady Jour… Read More ›
FABERGÉ : Lady Compliquée Winter
It may be now owned by Gemfields, but the Fabergé name still has a strong brand recognition based on its founder and history. Eggs, objet d’art and jewellery may be what they have been most famed for, but Fabergé have… Read More ›