Reading Time: 3 minutesThis year at SIHH, Girard-Perregaux presented two gorgeous ladies’ watches: the Cat’s Eye Plum Blossom in steel with a mother-of-pearl dial Reference: 80484D11A701-HK7A and in pink gold with aventurine dial Reference: 80484D52A401-CK4E. The famous GP ellipse is adorned with diamonds. The backside reveals a pure horological pleasure through the automatic movementContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesJaeger-LeCoultre presented in August a new addition in the Polaris Collection – the Polaris Date Limited Edition with a special blue double-gradient dial. The new timepiece with a hand-lacquered dial conquered my hearth. I decided in the last moment to visit the Salon Exceptional Watches in Prague (SEW Prague), knowingContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesI have reviewed the Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph 42mm two weeks ago. I promised that I will come back with a lifestyle/vacation report. Just like the review of the Laureato 42mm three-hands that was split in two: the product style descriptive review and the lifestyle-oriented review. The Laureato Chronograph is anContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn September I have published the press release of the Bell & Ross new BR05 Collection. I have seen the prototypes during the Baselworld. The fugitive encounter was to brief to make a pertinent impression. So I turned to Bell & Ross for a loan. I opted for the greyContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesH. Moser & Cie Endeavour Centre Seconds Diamonds Purity was officially launched earlier this year, in March. I had the chance to see it and photograph it during Baselworld days. Diamonds Purity is a relatively small watch for modern times – 38mm. And the presence of the diamonds can beContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesCzapek & Cie Quai de Bergues is one of the nicest and complex collections in the independent scene. There are not too many independent brands out there that bring, year after year, new and interesting interpretation in the same collection. One can say that Czapek competes with established brands byContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesGirard-Perregaux Laureato is one of those timeless pieces. For more than 40 years, Il Laureato (as the “The graduate” in Italian – the birthplace of the watch and its name) managed to grow a cult. After the review of the three hands version and its lifestyle-oriented gallery article, it isContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesGirard-Perregaux Laureato joined Diana and me on our trip to Italy at the beginning of September. For seven days, the Laureato was the one and only wrist companion. The sole purpose was to discover how this beautiful, full metal bracelet piece, will behave in a real-life experience. Join us inContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesMy encounter with the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Constant-Force Tourbillon Edition “Le Petit Prince” Ref. IW590302 happened during the days of SIHH 2019. I knew about this watch from the pre-SIHH press release but having it in hands changed my perception of it. With the occasion of GPHG Nomination ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesTAG Heuer presented this year at Baselworld a three hands models related to the historical Autavia Collection. While purists have argued that Autavia should be a chronograph, TAG Heuer announced the intentions for a chronograph to be launched later this year. The new TAG Heuer Autavia Isograph collection is inspiredContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesBorn in the ’70, in the full quartz crisis, Laureato is one of the most iconic watch designs ever to be created. It remained as one of the most emblematic designs of Girard-Perregaux. In 2016, the watch community received with great joy the rebirth of Girard-Perregaux Laureato in a 225Continue Reading