Reading Time: 4 minutesAs the dusk of winter falls, nature is wrapped in deepening silence. Christmas markets shine with a mysterious light and the fragrance of sweet pastries and traditional Christmas cakes drifts through the air. Typical wooden handicrafts appear in windows and on Christmas trees, and not just here in Saxony, butContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesNEW YORK – 10 DECEMBER 2019 – GAME CHANGERS, the 2019 New York Watch auction hosted by PHILLIPS in Association with Bacs & Russo, realized $20,169,875/ CHF19,847,157 / €18,177,091, selling 100% by lot and 100% by value. This auction marks the first time that a US auction has ever seen five watchesContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesGraham 1695 released four new bronze models in the Chronofighter Vintage Collection. The watches come in a 44mm bronze satin-brushed case. The Vintage Bronze pieces present the signature left-hand crown and chrono pusher pushers. Enjoy the vast image gallery of the new timepieces at the end of the article. Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhile the primary function of watches serving as temporal points of reference has already challenged watchmakers, that of helping to determine spatial bearings is another daunting venture. Especially when these two functions are combined within the same chiming watch. By integrating in a single watch a tourbillon regulator aimed atContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe tide has already come crashing in this winter in Switzerland, bringing with it three brash new models in the Ulysse Nardin DIVER collection. After the November launch of the DIVER X & LADY DIVER, Ulysse Nardin is now emerging with the latest chapter in the DIVER story: three new,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesPanerai Luminor Due Goldtech™ – 42 mm – A synthesis of sophisticated elegance, historic roots and Italian design, since 2016 the Luminor Due has been the tangible expression of Panerai’s unceasing technical aesthetic development. The powerful amplification of a new language. A model out of the ordinary. A careful custodianContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Swiss Haute Horologerie manufacturer’s latest collection, Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet, launched at the beginning of the year, presents a case composed of contrasting features speaking to the watch’s beauty and technical intricacy. Its multifaceted and curved architecture which required the use of dedicated tools and pushed hand finishingContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt Blancpain, excellence lies at the heart of all its watch creations, combining expertise, innovation and aestheticism. The new Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate is the most recent example. This platinum timepiece with a blue dial marks a return to essentials in which hours and minutes reign supreme. Issued in an 88-pieceContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesOnce steeped in the opulent luxury and tranquillity of this setting, who wouldn’t want to suspend time and never have to return to normality? Fully renovated, the legendary Eden Rock on Saint Barthélémy is reopening its doors in autumn 2019. United by their shared values, Hublot and Oetker Collection areContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew SkyDiver Military Limited Edition – Inspired by the 1973 model, the new SkyDiver Military Limited Edition was engineered for paratroopers and the extreme conditions they might face. Like its mysterious 1970s predecessor, the new SkyDiver Military is a strictly limited edition to 555 pieces.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesVacheron Constantin « La Musique du Temps®”: an assortment of one-of-a-kind models created within the Les Cabinotiers department as a tribute to the musical arts. Les Cabinotiers Minute repeater tourbillon – Four seasons are four new one-of-a-kind creations conveying the rich tones of the crafts cultivated within the Maison. MasterpiecesContinue Reading