Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat could be the best watch for the last #speedytuesday of the year if not the cutest Speedy of the year? Launched on 5th October, the Speedmaster “Silver Snoopy Award” 50th Anniversary is one of the cutest anniversary pieces done by Omega. We have a look today at the ReferenceContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesIWC Schaffhausen had quite a busy year. It all started in force with the Portugieser featuring in-house calibre, continued with an updated Portugieser Collection and ended with the GEO Award for the Schaffhausen manufacturing centre. A rather good year despite the inherent problems caused by the 2020’s pandemic. Without theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutesSpringtime 2020, MB&F launches its tenth horological machine. The new machine comes in a very unexpected form, reminding both of a dog and a car. How could this be possible? “The creative adult is a child who has survived” (Rita J. King). So today we are not talking about theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesJust another day until the Christmas eve and we continue the Wishes for Christmas series with another super cool independent – Czapek Geneve. We have a look today at the newest iteration of one of their gorgeous watches, the Place Vendôme Tourbillon Dark Matter. Not a new watch per seContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesH. Moser & Cie Pioneer Centre Seconds Swiss Mad Red was launched during the summer. It immediately caught my attention for its vivid red dial. Considering the sports note of the collection and the thematic dial, I find this independent piece perfect for Christmas times. And not only! Fitted withContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis autumn brought in focus Jaeger-LeCoultre. The Grande Maison released a spectacular classic looking wristwatch featuring peripheral date, moon phase and tourbillon in a precious package. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon Moon is another piece that fits perfectly my dreams and wishes for Christmas. Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis summer has seen some awesome watches launched. Between them, a new piece in the Breguet’s Tradition Collection. Following the rigours of exceptional craftsmanship, the Tradition Quantième Retrograde 7597 comes with two very interesting complications. One visible on the dial, a retrograde date indication and one visible on the back,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis summer, De Bethune celebrated ten years from the launch of their exceptional DB28 Collection. During the Geneva Watch Days, the independent brand launched DB28 Steel Wheels Sapphire Tourbillon. This continuation of an entire line up of successful pieces caught my attention (like any other De Bethune watch actually) andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesVacheron Constantin launched this spring a superb example of Haute Horlogerie watchmaking in its Traditionnelle Collection. To make everything more interesting, a diamond setting was used to highlight the case. The watch stages a gorgeous tourbillon, visible in a mother-of-pearl with diamonds theatre, for the relish of the viewer. Aaaaand,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs part of the “wishes for Christmas” articles, we have a look today at one of the high technical pieces launched this year by the very traditional Jaquet Droz, the Grande Seconde Skelet-One Plasma Ceramic.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 7 minutesParmigiani Fleurier celebrated the 70th birthday of master watchmaker Michel Parmigiani. With the occasion, the brand launched a seventy pieces limited series of Toric in steel. The Parmigiani Toric Héritage honours the great watchmaker and the DNA of the brand. This article presents a short bio of M. Parmigiani andContinue Reading