Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the jewels in the crown of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s virtuoso watchmaking constellation, the Master collection for Men is gaining several new additions this year, including a new Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon watch in pink gold. Following in the lineage of the earliest Ultra Thin models, this piece revels in those same pureContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Schaffhausen, 4 March 2019 – IWC Schaffhausen auctioned a Big Pilot’s Watch Single Piece with a one-of-a-kind engraving. The online auction was organized by Sotheby’s and the special timepiece garnered an outstanding winning bid of USD 60,000. The Swiss luxury watch manufacturer will donate its full proceeds from the auction toContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes With great joy, I present you this evening the latest addition in the Brellum family – Brellum Duobox Classic LE.4 Chronometer. Why this enthusiasm? Simple! Since the first Brellum Duobox Chronometer (powered by a calibre based on the Valjoux 7751), I was waiting patiently this triple calendar, moon phase. AsContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutes With the occasion of the brand’s boutique opening, Czapek launched an 18 pieces limited series celebrating piece. The watch, called “Midnight in Geneva”, is a metaphor of the present, remembering the past and celebrating the future. As its name suggests, the timepiece’s name is inspired by the Woody Allen movieContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes The violinist Joshua Bell is one of the great performers of our times; since his Carnegie Hall debut in 1985, he has been able to look back on performances with almost all the major orchestras and conductors in the world. His concept of music as a means of transcultural understandingContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the fifth year in a row, a watch from Glashütte Original wins first place in the prestigious competition for the Golden Balance awards. At the official awards ceremony in Munich on 21 February 2019, the Senator Cosmopolite was honoured for its decisive victory in the category for watches pricedContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Pioneer Chronicle is my favourite marketing game in the world of watches. I presented it last year here: The Pioneer Chronicles – watchmaking made humorous. Since the discovery, this is an excellent source of horological fun. Plus a source of interesting facts. For example, the smooth presentation of the Moser’sContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Approaching the BaselWorld 2019, Bell&Ross becomes more active as usual. Today I want to show you two pieces for which I received the press release recently: BR 03-92 Blue Steel and BR V1-92 Blue Steel. Two pieces inspired by aviation. One in the spirit of modern square Bell&Ross and oneContinue Reading