Reading Time: 2 minutes Van Cleef & Arpels is one of the few watch brands where I like all their collections and watches. The watches are not just watches – are pieces of jewelry. For today I want to show you a special watch: the Midnight Planétarium. the reason I like this one moreContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Eterna is one of those watch companies who has made history: in 1948 Eterna improved the 360-degree rotor design using ball bearings instead of jewel bearing, providing a more reliable and robust support for the weight wing. The Eterna-matic movement from 1948 In the Heritage Collection, Eterna celebrates the most important milestoneContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes For the first day of 2017, I want to present one of the most spectacular watches I ever saw – the Astronomia Tourbillon from Jacob & Co. In front of this watch I am speechless, please see the presentation video and I will give the information later. Before I startContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes An industry revolution? You can say that… Sevenfriday, when launched in 2012, started something, maybe not a revolution, but a big wave for sure. I’ve met Sevenfriday watches between non-collectors, low budget collectors and haute horlogerie collectors. It’s a watch you just love, it doesn’t matter if it’s your onlyContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minute A few years ago Denis Giguet created for Harry Winston one of the most interesting watches I’ve ever seen: the Opus Eleven. The watch has no hands for showing the time: using 566 components, 155 jewels and 24 conical pinions – the hours are displayed by means of an original system madeContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minute This is one of my favourite watches from Montblanc – the Montblanc Heritage Spirit Orbis Terrarum from the Meisterstück Heritage Collection. The Heritage Orbis Terrarum is available in 3 versions: a stainless steel case with steel bracelet, a stainless steel case with alligator skin strap and an 18k red gold case withContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes El Primero (“The First” in Esperanto) is one of those watches that inspires generations of watch lovers. As the first automatic Chronograph, it has established in 1969 a new milestone: the first one-piece caliber as chronograph automatic and not as a module on a base caliber. More than that, atContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Admiral of Time is a 50mm marvel. There are 20 pieces in a gold case and 10 pieces in titanium so it’s not an easy to spot watch. It’s a full Carillon Westminster Minute Repeater with a sophisticated hidden activation system: one of the lugs slides to activate theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes SEIKO is an important player in the market for the people who want tradition, robustness and affordable. But it’s not just that, some people have a special thing for Seiko, maybe emotional or maybe practical. For instance, my father wears a Seiko on his job every day and seems toContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes I don’t think I need to tell you how cool this watch is! When I first saw it, it was instant love… Perfect in every aspect! Forget about words like passion for the underwater world, first modern diver’s watch, technical achievements or new technical solutions (words used in the presentation from Blancpain Website for theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Certina”, taken from the Latin “certus”, meaning “assured”, “certain”, as their exclusive trademark for the export and marketing of their outstanding quality Swiss Made watches. (source: Wikipedia). I decided to start with a citation from Wikipedia because I didn’t know how to say it better: a high-quality product with aContinue Reading