Reading Time: 7 minutes15 years of Bugatti Veyron – how it all began? In 1997, on the “Shinkansen” express train between Tokyo and Nagoya, a sketch was created that would change the automotive world. Following a discussion with the then Head of Powertrain Development at VW, Karl-Heinz Neumann, he drew on an envelopeContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are many pilot watches out there. Somehow, Zenith manages to steal my heart every year with their Type 20. With a clear vintage presence and a large palette of colours, the Zenith Pilot Type 20 is a distinct appearance. At the end of SIHH 2019, I have visited ZenithContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Sinn Spezialuhren Bicompax Chronograph 936 awarded by the Red Dot Award in the category ‘Product Design 2020’. The Red Dot is a recognised seal for excellence in design quality. Only products that demonstrate design excellence are awarded the quality seal by the international jury.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesHailing from Japan, the winner of the tenth Walter Lange Watchmaking Excellence Award 2020 is Nayuta Shinohara from the Tokyo Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry. Competing against seven contenders, he won the competition for the best watch with a retrograde display and the 10,000 euro prize as the jury’s topContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesGraham continues the Animals series with a new piece – Graham Chronofighter Vintage Ltd – Dragon. After the Bear and the Tiger, the Dragon continues the series of exceptional and mythical creatures.Continue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJaeger-LeCoultre surprises us with some #stayathome activities: – colouring. You will find below three pictures with a link to colouring pages to be downloaded to phone or tablet. You can print or share this with you kids and friends or you can exercise yourself this stress releasing activity. HOME OFContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesBreitling is proud to present the elegant 35-millimetre Navitimer Automatic, designed for women of style, action, and purpose. Reflecting more than 65 years of history, the modern take on the Navitimer Automatic 35 has a distinctly sophisticated personality inspired by some of the most impressive Breitlings of the 1950s. WomenContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesLast year we witnessed the launch of quite a few interesting ladies’ watches. Between them, the Parmigiani Tonda 1950 Stone-set continues a prominent collection in a precious approach. The Tonda 1950 Stone-set is an ultra-thin time only, small seconds watch with a classic appearance worthy of a lady connoisseur. IContinue Reading
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Chronomat holds a significant place in Breitling’s history. Introduced in 1984, when extra-thin quartz timepieces were the order of the day, Breitling placed a bold bet on an impressive mechanical watch that proved to be a winner and became an icon of its era. Nearly 40 years later, theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 7 minutesUlysse Nardin has just offered a grant to the Azores University’s marine research centre to acquire ten pop-up biologging sensors to tag blue sharks in the Atlantic and document our knowledge of this endangered species. Swimming with blue sharks, his DIVER 44mm on the wrist, Fred Buyle tags marine animalsContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutes55 years ago, Seiko introduced its, and Japan’s, first-ever diver’s watch. With an automatic movement and water resistance to 150m, it proved its reliability when it was used by members of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition from 1966 to 1969. In the years that followed, Seiko created many other diver’sContinue Reading