Reading Time: 3 minutesSwitzerland’s most famous and exclusive shopping mile has now yet another attraction: As of November 2022, A. Lange & Söhne will welcome connoisseurs and lovers of the fine mechanical masterpieces from Saxony with a new concept in new premises in Zurich’s Bahnhofstrasse.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesChristiaan van der Klaauw proudly presents a beautiful tribute to our planet Mars, the fourth planet in our Solar System. The mesmerizing CVDK Planetarium Dunes of Mars limited edition features the smallest mechanical Planetarium in the world, made with a specially created CVDK signature Aventurine Glass dial in red –Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesSummer 2012: H. Moser & Cie. is on the verge of bankruptcy, with seemingly no buyers on the horizon. Its situation is desperateand its performance catastrophic, despite the many assets of the brand; namely a fully integrated manufacture that creates innovative products built on a rich and unique history. Enter MELB Holding, an independent Swiss family group ownedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 7 minutesOn October 5th 1962, one of cinema’s most iconic characters made his on-screen debut. Since that first instalment, the James Bond franchise has spanned an incredible 60 years. Based on the novels by Ian Fleming, the 25 action-packed films, produced by EON Productions, have laid the foundation for a globalContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesAcross time and space, a new kind of spacecraft is relentlessly exploring the watchmaking galaxy on the lookout for new unique expressions of the watchmaker’s art… Contemporary timepieces designed by HYT, exclusive owners of mecafluid technology, the symbiotic marriage of science and micromechanics, are propelling the creativity of fine watchmakingContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesOn 27 November, Christie’s Hong Kong will be holding a live auction event that will feature The Triazza Collection, Part I, which comprises some of the rarest and most magnificent timepieces from Patek Philippe. The auction offers a total of over 200 watches, with a selection of highly desirable timekeepers,Continue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minute“This book is my attempt to make sense of watchmaking in the 21st century, to open pathways that might inspire inventiveness and audacity in the new generation. To transmit through my own experience the lessons of history, of art mechanics and today’s technological potentialities. It is my way of taking partContinue Reading
Reading Time: 10 minutesWinter is coming! But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, especially when it marks the arrival of two limited edition Legacy Machine FlyingT models inspired by swirling snow and icy stalagmites. These new Ice and Blizzard editions – limited to just eight pieces each – are the result of aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesUlysse Nardin is offering 30 FREAK X watches decorated with Yagasuri arrow fletching, a monochrome, geometrical Japanese pattern said to bring good luck and in Japanese culture is a symbol of determination. It is THE watch this fall, sold exclusively in Japan and China.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesSarpaneva x Valtteri Bottas Kilpisjärvi: A fine, Finnish watch with a mesmerising dial and all-new automatic movement, for a Flying Finn who, from time to time, depends on the calm of his Northern heartland and its spellbinding night sky.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutesCollaborations between watch and car manufacturers are many. While most of them are OK, there are a few that excel in every aspect: name, design and importance. The Maison Bovet 1822 managed to score not one but two out-of-this-world collabs: the Bovet 1822 Unique Timepieces for the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail andContinue Reading