Reading Time: 5 minutes Franck Muller presented last year during WPHH – World Presentation of Haute Horlogerie new additions in the Remember line up. These watches look normal at a first look. Only until you notice the hands going counter-clockwise. But the numbers seem to be wrong too – in reverse order. And thereContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes Vacheron Constantin launched last year at SIHH 2019 two new pieces in the FIFTYSIX® Collection. The FIFTYSIX® Self Winding and the FIFTYSIX® Complete Calendar received the new petrol blue dials. Vacheron Constantin FIFTYSIX® Complete Calendar is a dial colour variation of the past models remaining unchanged on the technical side.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutes A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon Ref. 740.056 was launched last year at SIHH 2019. Part of the Saxonia Collection, the watch is the second version of Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon. The first version, Ref. 740.036 in platinum was launched in 2016 and it was the most complicated Datograph toContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Hémisphères Rétrograde Slate was launched at SIHH 2019. It is the third version of the 2017’s GPHG winner. So a year ago, plus or minus a few days, I had the pleasure to have it in my hands. This multi complications timepiece stand out in elegance andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes Roger Dubuis Excalibur Huracán Performante is a high tech timepiece created in partnership with Lamborghini Squadra Corse. The result is a watch recalling the Lamborghini Huracán supercar: a calibre designed to resemble the car’s V10 engine, a rotor weight depicting the alloy rims, Alcantara leather from the car interior andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes For the first ladies’ watch article of the year and decade, I thought about something special – the L.U.C XP Esprit de Fleurier Peony. It is a gorgeous Chopard lady’s piece launched at Baselworld 2019. What else if not flowers and butterflies can cross the mind of a gentleman whenContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes Last year, the independent brand Grönefeld celebrated their 10 year anniversary with a pinnacle piece: Grönefeld 1941 Decennium Tourbillon. The celebration timepiece presents and represents all the signature elements of the Duch Horological Brothers.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes During the SIHH 2019 days, the independent Louis Moinet launched two “fairytales” pieces (pun intended) celebrating 150 years of Jules’ Verne Around the Moon. Louis Moinet Moon is available in steel or in 18k gold. Besides the obvious appearance depicting the Moon’s surface, the Louis Moinet Moon watch contains aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutes Ferdinand Berthoud launched this year at Baselworld their first Moon phase indication in the FB collection. The Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1L series consists of two models, 10 pieces limited series each: FB 1L.1 “Near Side of the Moon” and FB 1L.4 “Far Side of the Moon”. Today I will presentContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes This year at SIHH, Bovet 1822 launched a ladies diamond timepiece – the Bovet Récital 23 Moon phase. Récital 23 is the first “writing slope” watch dedicated to the ladies. Featuring an aventurine dial and a spectacular SuperLuminova treated moon phase, the Bovet Récital 23 Moon phase is a delightContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutes At the beginning of December MB&F launched the Legacy Machine Thunderdome, an extraordinary creation and collaboration between Maximilian Büsser and Friends together with Eric Coudray and Kari Voutilainen. The launch Press Release explained all that had to be explained and revealed all that had to be revealed. So I willContinue Reading