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
Reading Time: 4 minutesI am talking about Catherine Deneuve, the talented silver-screen star and her Baignoire. She might still love it but I used the past tense since she had a long period in her 20s when she was often spotted it wearing that beautiful Cartier piece. While I am convinced that herContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Bucherer Blue Editions are a fantastic way to express new innovative and daring ideas using exceptional blue as the main decorating detail. For this autumn, the brand expresses its love for mechanical ladies in blue with three major independents: Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon with Three Flying Bridges Bucherer BLUE, H. MoserContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesGeneva Watch Days 2022 was, according to the official numbers, a real success: 33 participating brands, 1200 watch professionals and 2500 unique visitors. For the third consecutive year, I participated in with the Watch I Love Magazine – I could not miss again meeting old friends and seeing live watches, especiallyContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesGeneva Watch Days 2022 was, according to the official numbers, a real success: 33 participating brands, 1200 watch professionals and 2500 unique visitors. For the third consecutive year, I participated with the Watch I Love Magazine – I could not miss again meeting old friends and seeing live watches, especiallyContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen Glashütte Original asked me what PanoMaticLunar I would like to review photograph, I immediately thought of the green dial model launched in 2020. I was so impressed by it back then that I wished to take extra time to enjoy it. We have a deep look at the GlashütteContinue Reading