Reading Time: 4 minutesI had the pleasure to meet (again) with Armand Billard, “one half” from the Sartory Billard, during the Aurochronos Festival 2019. It was the perfect opportunity to photograph the latest collection since Baselworld was way too crowded for that. I am acquainted with their work since they released their secondContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesA month ago, I have published the press release of the Frederique Constant Classic Worldtimer Manufacture, a beautiful timepiece with an in-house movement. I like it, so I asked Frederique Constant for a press loan to have a closer look. This is my review with a generous image gallery. Enjoy!Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesAudemars Piguet launched this year at SIHH a new line of watches, the Code 11.59. I don’t remember, in the recent years, to see so much controversy when it comes to a new release like it was for this collection. The hate that the collection received at the beginning ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesDuring Baselworld 2019, the German brand Tutima Glashütte released a new piece in their Patria Collection. It is a stainless steel, blued dial wristwatch with a gorgeous presence. The timepiece is the Tutima Patria Admiral Blue 6610-01. Here is my review.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutesOn Thursday, 7th of November, I was invited by Girard-Perregaux to visit their freshly refurbished manufacture. The Girard-Perregaux Manufacture tour was organised on three different brand’s sites. The manufacture at Rue des Crêtets, the Haute-Horlogerie Department at Rue Numa-Droz and, the final destination of the tour, the Girard-Perregaux villa. In theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesHautlence HL Vagabonde Tourbillon is a fabulous piece that I had in my hands during SIHH2019. This mesmerising piece uses no hands but a disc system to show the passing time. A rectangular 5N red gold completes the package. This is a short presentation of the piece seen at Geneva.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesOn Thursday, 7th of November, I was invited by Girard-Perregaux to visit their freshly refurbished manufacture. The tour was organised on three different brand’s sites: the manufacture at Rue des Crêtets, the Haute-Horlogerie Department at Rue Numa-Droz and, the final destination of the tour, the Girard-Perregaux villa. I will notContinue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe mighty MB&F just released a new piece in their Legacy Machine 101 Collection – MB&F LM101 Palladium. The 18 pieces limited series will be manufactured with a palladium case and will feature a “vert d’eau” dial (mot-à-mot translation will be “water green” – sea green or aquamarine). I visitedContinue Reading
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