Reading Time: 5 minutes Claude Meylan Tortue Lady is a special collection of the independent Vallée de Joux brand. The brand created it exclusively for ladies and, only recently, due to the public’s request, gentlemen’s versions were added. This year, the collection was enriched with an extraordinary piece – the Claude Meylan Tortue LadyContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutes Bell & Ross released this year at Baselworld the Bell & Ross BR 03-92 MA-1 watch. The green orange beast is inspired not by the known Robert Louis Stevenson’s story but by the iconic aviation reference – the MA-1 flight jacket. The brand’s determination and dedication to bring the cockpitContinue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutes Remember the MING 19.01 that I reviewed last year? Ming iterated it to the MING 19.02 Worldtimer – the same greatness but more complex. The key elements of the first model are there but some changes were done to accustom the complication. This is my hands-on review of one ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutes With the occasion of the brand’s boutique opening, Czapek launched an 18 pieces limited series celebrating piece. The watch, called “Midnight in Geneva”, is a metaphor of the present, remembering the past and celebrating the future. As its name suggests, the timepiece’s name is inspired by the Woody Allen movieContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes Since last year’s October, I wished to get my hands on the new 1941 Principa from the prominent Horological Brothers. The Grönefeld 1941 Principia press release was the first to introduce me to the new timepiece. But I had to have my hands-on on it. Why? It was the firstContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutes At the beginning of SIHH 2019, I published the press release of the Greubel Forsey Balancier Contemporain. The 39.6mm size, the first watch in such a small print for the independent brand, raised a series of difficulties overcome by the experienced watchmakers in years. The Greubel Forsey Balancier Contemporain has a biggerContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Romain Gauthier Prestige HMS Stainless Steel is the first timepiece created by the independent brand in… steel – as the name suggested. This limited edition was officially launched today. I got the chance to a preview and now I come with my own impressions. Continue Reading
Reading Time: 16 minutes It was not easy to take a decision regarding the first watch to review after SIHH. If you had a look at my SIHH impressions Part1, Part2 and Part 3, you should already have an idea what I have seen. Therefore I decided to start completely random. Why not withContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes I got the chance to have a more intimate look to the newest creation of De Bethune – the DB28GS Grand Bleu. Even if I didn’t get the chance to get too deep into technical detail, I was impressed not only by its beauty but also by the intriguing and innovativeContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutes Why do I love Reverso? It’s hard to tell. Maybe it has to do with the big impact that “The Thomas Crown Affair” had on me twenty years ago. Or the fact that it is one of the favourite timepieces of my better half. I particularly like the Reverso Duoface version,Continue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minute Happy New Year 2019! First of all, best wishes for the new year. Hope for the best, expect for the worst! 2018 was a hard year but also fulfiling year. I know for sure that 2019 it will be a full year too. I will be on my own toContinue Reading