Reading Time: 4 minutesAs fascinating as it is intriguing, the minute repeater is one of the most remarkable complications in watchmaking history. An outstanding technician, Abraham-Louis Breguet quickly developed a passion for the subject and sought ways of improving the mechanism. For this reason, as early as 1783, he created the first repeatingContinue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutesIn response to a request from a client who collects both luxury cars and fine watches, Vacheron Constantin, the Manufacture has created a unique timepiece designed to fit into the fascia of an exquisite Rolls Royce Coachbuild commission – Rolls-Royce Amethyst Droptail. Working closely with the British luxury house onContinue Reading
Reading Time: 9 minutesFirst presented in 2018, Horological Machine N°9 – nicknamed HM9 ‘Flow’ – was a tribute to the extraordinary automotive and aeronautic designs of the 1940s and 50s. The result was a case like no other that echoed the epoch’s flowing, aerodynamic lines.Despite its striking external appearance, MB&F founder Maximilian BüsserContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesURWERK embarks on a new groundbreaking journey, redefining the very essence of time through a fresh and captivating approach. No satellite hours or hours and minutes hand, nor even a case, dial or crown. Does this instrument even tell the time? Definitely – and beautifully – so! The expertise ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is the story of the watch that started it all. The watch that opened the world and the world of watchmaking to Jacob Arabo.“The World Is Yours” Dual Time Zone watch by Jacob & Co. is a tribute to anArabov family heirloom, inspired by a double time zone watch that Jacob Arabov receivedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesLe Locle, August 22, 2023: One of ZENITH’s most strikingly colourful pieces to date, the DEFY 21 Chroma returns in two equally electrifying limited editions in white and black ceramic: Zenith Defy 21 Chroma II Reference: 49.9014.9004/01.R953 and Reference: 49.9013.9004/21.R952.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesOnce again, Maurice Lacroix embraces the urban landscape and takes inspiration from those tall architectural buildings that endow a city with its unique skyline. Made from a variety of materials, beam-type structures confer strength while at the same time inviting light to bathe interior spaces. A couple of years ago,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 7 minutesTo celebrate its partnership with Alinghi Red Bull Racing, TUDOR is unveiling two brand new Pelagos FXD models: a chronograph and a time-only watch inspired by yacht racing. With cases made from carbon composite, titanium, and stainless steel and fitted with Manufacture Calibres, these watches embody the daring spirit thatContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Union Glashütte Belisar Date Sport Pro sets professional accents – whether above or underwater. With its sporty technical qualities, including an automatic movement with silicon hairspring, it is a reliable companion that cuts a fine figure in any adventure and impresses with its timeless design at the same time.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Japanese sword, known as the katana, is a world-renowned masterpiece in steel. The distinctive and sophisticated process of crafting the katana, coupled with its superb functionality, has created a fascination and allure worldwide. This art form has inspired three new US-exclusive Grand Seiko creations influenced by the materials andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesAn unusual combination of age-old construction principles and ultramodern watchmaking style, the Flying Tourbillon Grande Date B1.618 is the expression of transparency, pure lines and high-tech spirit, meant to seduce lovers of prestigious grand complication timepieces.Continue Reading