The Androgyne collection, by virtue of its very distinctive fifty-two part case, has perhaps stood out as Manufacture Royale’s most immediately identifiable (and complex) case creation if we exclude the Sydney Opera House-inspired ‘Opera’ which inhabits, like the architectural landmark,… Read More ›
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ANGELUS : U40 Racing Tourbillon Skeleton
This year Angelus has released a number of new pieces, and today we are bringing another of them to you – the U40 Racing Tourbillon Skeleton. As the name indicates, its inspiration lies in the automotive arena (a popular hunting… Read More ›
TAG HEUER : Carrera Heuer-02T
One of the most talked-about releases this year from TAG Heuer has been the Carrera Heuer-02T, a COSC-certified automatic chronograph combined with a grade 5 titanium and carbon flying tourbillon. Not just because of the fact of it, but also… Read More ›
ANGELUS : From the U10 Tourbillon Lumière to the U40 Racing Tourbillon
In 2015 the venerable name of Angelus found itself once again in the watch spotlight after a three decade odd hiatus. Arguably the domain of vintage watch enthusiasts, its name was most frequently uttered alongside nostalgia about its movements (both for… Read More ›
CARTIER : the road to success
So we’ve decided to have a bit of a cushion case week this week. Meet the new cushion-cased Drive de Cartier collection, which was launched at SIHH 2016 with three inaugural models (plus one colour variant of one). The dials… Read More ›
CARTIER : Clé de Cartier Flying Tourbillon
The new Clé shape/ collection has been Cartier’s focus this year, and we recently shared some photos of the Clé de Cartier Mysterious Hour that was added to January’s base collection. Today is about another Clé launch – the Flying Tourbillon…. Read More ›
ROGER DUBUIS : Hands-on with the Excalibur Spider Double Flying Tourbillon
Last month at SIHH 2015 Roger Dubuis’ presentation introduced a number of skeletonised models featuring the Astral Skeleton movement with the distinctive Dubuis signature of a star in the movement architecture. Amongst the new models launched was the Excalibur Spider… Read More ›
NEWS : MB&F HM6 Capitaine Flam and the ‘Space Pirate’
Unlike many who revisit the cultural influences of their youth through the purchasing of collectibles that they either lost or perhaps were unable to obtain at the time due to a lack of pocket money, Max Busser has the enviable… Read More ›
WATCH PROFILE : Arnold & Son UTTE
Swiss brand Arnold & Son recently extended what it calls it Instrument Collection with the addition of two new versions of its UTTE tourbillon. In fact the ‘UTTE’ of the name is an acronym for ‘Ultra Thin Tourbillon Escapement’. They… Read More ›
NEWS : Blancpain Villeret 12 Day Flying Tourbillon
The Maison of Blancpain, whose Villeret Collection is both one of its core strengths and yet still, so much under the radar of many, recently added a new piece to the collection – the ‘Volant Une Minute 12 Jours’, aka… Read More ›