By and large handling a watch for the first time involves impressions about weight, size, lugs, how a watch feels on the wrist, thoughts about straps or bracelets, and overall impressions about how the watch looks. Then comes a watch… Read More ›
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SIHH 2016 : A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon
The much loved Datograph from A.Lange & Söhne has been ramped up and it was the centrepiece (literally, as it was the one chosen by the brand to be reproduced in their annual ‘uber’ format, dominating their booth) of… Read More ›
ROGER DUBUIS : Excalibur Brocéliande
Early this year Roger Dubuis announced a new limited edition Excalibur model called the ‘Brocéliande’, a skeletonised flying tourbillon that was to be the first part of a trilogy of limited editions of the same name. A 42mm pink gold… 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 ›
DE BETHUNE : DBS Tourbillon
It’s interesting how much impact young independent brands have had on the watch industry. Established in 2002, De Bethune is known for its distinctive mold-breaking designs for what are, at their heart, often quite classical pieces of watchmaking. Even their… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Richard Mille RM26-02 ‘Evil Eye’
Intended less as a device to aim at those to whom you wish to give the ‘the eye’ and more as a talisman against bad luck, Richard Mille’s RM26-02 ‘Evil Eye’ was launched a couple of months ago, and we had… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Jaeger LeCoultre Hybris Artistica Duomètre Sphérotourbillon pocket watch
Some of you may remember Jaeger-LeCoultre’s monumental Hybris Artistica set of twelve timepieces releases from 2014. As an exercise in saying “hey look at all the things we can do”, it was pretty successful. Today is about one of those… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Piaget Gouverneur Tourbillon
As this point, Australia is not a market with a Piaget boutique, and thus it is difficult for locals to be able to see some of their more complicated and ‘haute’ pieces, although there is obviously nothing stopping someone from… Read More ›
VACHERON CONSTANTIN : a record-breaking 57 complication pocket watch
Eight years, three master watchmakers, fifty-seven complications, 2826 parts, ten patents, ten ‘firsts’, 957grams, 98mm in size, one reference number (Ref. 57260). Oh, and one hashtag, of course. Venerable house of horology or not, Vacheron Constantin’s 260th birthday is in… Read More ›
GREUBEL FORSEY & PHILIPPE DUFOUR : Le Garde Temps, Naissance d’une montre
A query as to whether anyone wanted me to take photos of anything at particular at SIHH 2015 lead to one very unexpected request from a few people – could we take some photos of “the Naissance” please? At this… Read More ›
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