When H.Moser & Cie released the first Swiss Alp watch it was a flashpoint for discussions about the brand. As a bit of marketing, it was ingenious, but over the last couple of years they have shown that it was… Read More ›
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SIHH 2019 : Audemars Piguet’s new CODE 11:59
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 ›
H. MOSER & CIE : new Pioneer Tourbillon
H.Moser & Cie have continued to expand their Pioneer collection with the introduction of a new limited edition (flying) tourbillon model. Beneath a domed sapphire crystal is the familiar Moser midnight-blue fumé dial, with sunburst pattern. The indices and hour… Read More ›
MB&F : the HM7 Aquapod goes green
Two years ago, MB&F released the remarkable Cnidarian-inspired HM7 Aquapod (about which you can read here) in two limited editions of sixty-six pieces in rose gold, and thirty-three pieces in titanium. The former had a black ceramic bezel and the… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2018 : Blancpain Villeret Tourbillon Volant Heure Sautante Minute Rétrograde
Blancpain has just launched an unexpected new watch in the form of a flying tourbillon piece that uses jump hours and retrograde minutes as their timekeeping form. This striking new watch comes in both unlimited (18 carat red gold case)… Read More ›
GLASHÜTTE ORIGINAL : Senator Tourbillon Edition Alfred Helwig
Glashütte Original have announced a new limited edition version of its Senator Tourbillon, named in tribute to Alfred Helwig, the onetime head and Master Watchmaker of the German School of Watchmaking in Glashütte who created the first flying tourbillon in… Read More ›
ULYSSE NARDIN : Executive Skeleton Tourbillon
You may recall our ‘on the wrist’ post last year about the Ulysse Nardin Executive Dual Time. Well earlier this year, we had the chance to look a variant of this – the Executive Skeleton Tourbillon in blue ceramic and… Read More ›
JAEGER-LECOULTRE : Geophysic Tourbillon Universal Time Platinum
In 1958 Jaeger-LeCoultre commemorated the International Geophysical Year by creating a robust utilitarian watch that was protected against magnetic fields (600 gauss), shock and water resistant, and extremely accurate. Fitted with Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 478b, the Geophysic chronometer was presented to… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2017 : Angelus Skeleton Tourbillon U21 and U22
Last year saw Angelus’ launch of the U20 Ultra-Skeleton Tourbillon (see photo below), a innovative piece using a layer of clear sapphire as its main plate, to which the movement bridges are fastened. This year, launched at Baselworld 2017, Angelus… Read More ›
ROMAIN JEROME : Moon Orbiter GMT
In many ways Romain Jerome’s DNA Collection best personifies the early years of the brand and the sort of watches for which it gained prominence, with their names reflecting the samples of objects and things that found their way into… Read More ›
