If nothing else Richard Mille can always be counted upon to present a talking point at SIHH. This year it was the RM 50-02 ACJ Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph designed in conjunction with Airbus Corporate Jets (above). As well as… Read More ›
Women’s watches
SIHH 2016 : Roger Dubuis’ Diva
The Dubuis woman has never been someone who has been in the background, with a strong representation of watches aimed at women one of the brand’s priorities. With this in mind, perhaps it was fitting that their theme for 2016,… Read More ›
A. LANGE & SÖHNE : Saxonia Boutique Edition Grey Dial
Late last year A. Lange and Söhne added two new models to their entry level piece, the Saxonia, which had been given a small cosmetic revamp at SIHH 2015 into a smaller 35mm piece as well as a slightly amended… Read More ›
ON THE WRIST : Zenith Elite Ultra Thin Lady Moonphase
With the arrival of Australia and New Zealand’s first brand manager for Zenith also came the offer to test drive a few models. As expected, we jumped at the opportunity. Perhaps not so expected, we have not restricted ourself to… Read More ›
BAUME & MERCIER : Jade Promesse
If we go back a bit over a year ago to Watches & Wonders 2014 Baume & Mercier launched a special edition of their sucessful Promesse line, with red lacquer, to mark the occasion. This year they followed up with… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2015: Piaget Limelight Stella
One of the foci of Piaget’s Watches & Wonders 2015 releases was that of their first automatic complication watch for their women’s collection in the form of the Limelight Stella watches. The complication in question? A moonphase, courtesy of the… Read More ›
PIAGET : the rose takes new forms
Having already covered the hand-embroidered Piaget rose dial earlier this year, today it’s the turn of two other interpretations of their floral emblem. For those who wish to know a little about the significance of the Yves Piaget rose,… Read More ›
JAEGER-LECOULTRE : Rendez-Vous Ivy Tourbillon
The Rendez-Vous collection, which has been a rather huge success story for Jaeger-LeCoultre, has also been characterised by some special releases of complicated models such as a tourbillon, perpetual calendar and, last year, the Ivy Minute Repeater, which made its… Read More ›
CARTIER : Grains of gold on a new Ballon Bleu
It is at Cartier’s Maison des Métiers d’Art at La Chaux-de-Fonds that it develops the ideas and brings together the research and nurturing of crafts that have played an important role in their history when it comes to watches with… Read More ›
BAUME & MERCIER : Re-launch of the Classima and an appeal to youth
This year Baume & Mercier have relaunched new Classima collections for both men and women. I was in attendance earlier this year at one of the official lauches of this new collection, and to some of those present, it appeared… Read More ›
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