Reading Time: 8 minutesThe independent brand Bianchet is offering an interpretation of the golden ratio (the divine proportion) to be enjoyed on the wrist. Although a first look might not reveal the true potential, the organic, natural details that make the Bianchet Carbon Tourbillon B1.618 Openwork, the watches will reveal themselves to anyContinue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutesLa Esmeralda is a legendary tourbillon pocket watch that blended extraordinary precision with several artistic crafts and that was presented at ‘Exposition Universelle’ in 1889. For its 230-year anniversary, the now independent manufacturer celebrates with a series of wristwatches showing its expertise in haute horologerie and artistic crafts. Today, weContinue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutesCollaborations between watch and car manufacturers are many. While most of them are OK, there are a few that excel in every aspect: name, design and importance. The Maison Bovet 1822 managed to score not one but two out-of-this-world collabs: the Bovet 1822 Unique Timepieces for the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn a surreal location in Sicilia, with a selected crowd of journalists, friends of the brand and collectors, Jacob and Co. celebrated the 50th anniversary of the motion picture The Godfather and launched the Jacob & Co. Opera Godfather 50th Anniversary wristwatch. This is an event report from a veryContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesA. Lange & Söhne just dropped a new Zeitwerk. And as with every new watch from the Glashütte manufacturer, it is not just a new dial and case material combination but an entire evolution. And where if not in the fabulously finished movement? Let’s have a look…Moreover, I got theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 13 minutesThis year the Maison Bovet 1822 celebrates its 200 years anniversary. While the name Bovet can be traced before 1822, Edouard was the one founding the Maison in anno Domini 1822. Let’s explore bits and pieces of the fantastic brand’s history.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesUlysse Nardin Freak S was launched during Watches and Wonders 2022. Part of the Freak family, the new model bears 21 years of history and represents a star in the sky of Ulysse Nardin‘s Vertical Odyssey.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe MB&F’s rEVOlution of sports watches started in 2020 with the launch of the Legacy Machine Perpetual EVO. Using an ingenious shock absorbent element and a redesigned inner case, the independent was able to bring its super QP as a “sports” watch. This year’s edition of Geneva Watch Days witnessedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesPontos is a name that most of us over a certain age remember. At least vaguely… It is not Portos of the Three Musketeers, it is not Ponte, from the Florentine Ponte Vecchio – it is simple Pontos, a collection that Maurice Lacroix has since some ages. We have aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the independent watch-making sector, one can find virtually infinite ways to personalise a timepiece. Colours, shapes, engravings – you name it. Mostly, your imagination or wallet are the only limiting factors. But most of these personalisations have a main characteristic – they can be recognised or understood by anyone.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen you ask about the biggest moons you know, a science geek will probably answer Ganymede (a satellite of Jupiter and the ninth-largest object in the Solar System) or Titan (the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest natural satellite in the Solar System). If you ask a watch geek,Continue Reading