Reading Time: 7 minutes MB&F comes with a new Legacy Machine – the Split Escapement Titanium Green. As usual, the MB&F press release is excellently written and the pictures are great, so I shared all the info below. I will come in the next days with my own few photos and my impressions aboutContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Christophe Claret is pleased to announce its collaboration with Vasyl Lomachenko – winner of one Europe championship title, two Olympic gold medals and three World Championship titles – and the forthcoming creation of a new watch. Text and images Christophe Claret.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Parmigiani Fleurier presents a new Parmigiani Tonda Métropolitaine version with a feminine timepiece that marries a white mother-of-pearl dial with a diamond-set bezel. The Tonda Métropolitaine Rose Gold Set White Mother-of-Pearl combines the iridescent reflections of organic material with the brilliance of mineral material. Images and text Parmigiani Fleurier.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutes During this year’s Baselworld, I made all possible to visit the Frederique Constant booth. One of the watches that I enjoyed was the Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph, Ref. FC-397HNR5B6. This reverse panda dial is part of a special collection – the Vintage Rally. Frederique Constant dedicated, over the years, severalContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minute IWC Schaffhausen is pleased to announce a worldwide charity competition to support Laureus Sport for Good. A lucky winner will have the opportunity to attend a boxing class with IWC Brand Ambassador Adriana Lima in Mexico City in mid-May. The winner also receives a sightseeing flight and a two-day stayContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Seiko Holdings Corporation (Chairman & Group CEO: Shinji Hattori, Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, hereinafter referred to as “Seiko”) is pleased to announce that Seiko will serve as the official timer of the IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019 which will take place in Yokohama, Japan from May 11 to MayContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes It is with pride that Ulysse Nardin will join forces, for the 11th consecutive year, with the most prestigious nautical show in the world, Monaco Yacht Show, which will take place between September 25-28 2019. The symbol of this partnership: the Diver Blue Shark. Gaëlle Tallarida, Managing Director of theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes British actor and Jaeger-LeCoultre brand ambassador Benedict Cumberbatch recently enjoyed a private watchmaking masterclass at London’s Jaeger-LeCoultre flagship store. Benedict Cumberbatch began by observing one of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s longest-serving watchmakers Richard Phipps-Carter as he dismantled a Jaeger-LeCoultre 925 movement. Phipps-Carter, who originally joined the company 31 years ago, then guided BenedictContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes WatchBox, the leading global platform for pre-owned luxury timepieces, today announced a partnership with Swiss watch retailer Les Ambassadeurs. The partnership brings expertise in the secondary watch market to one of the industry’s most esteemed luxury watch sellers. Les Ambassadeurs represents the first retail institution in Switzerland to formalize aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes The American actor Robert Downey Jr, is a true connoisseur and fine collector of Haute Horlogerie. It was during his latest press conference to promote his newest movie “Avengers: Endgame” where he created the surprise by choosing to wear a De Bethune timepiece on his wrist. (Images and text DeContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutes Montblanc Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph is an interesting watch inspired by a chronograph patented in 1838. This not-the-usual-layout system uses two disks for precise passed time measurement. During this year’s SIHH, I got the chance to have in my hands the latest two iterations, the Reference 119964 in goldContinue Reading