Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen we thought we have heard all about the hour striker and the room for innovations is close to an end, Ulysse Nardin launches a visual, technical but also auditive spectacular striking wristwatch – the Ulysse Nardin Blast Hourstriker. Created in collaboration with Devialet, the Blast Hourstriker uses ingenious soundContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesJust a few days before the start of the online Watches & Wonders, Cartier launched in preview a few exceptional Haute Joaillerie timepieces. Of course, from the new launches of the Maison des Métiers d’Art could not be missing the well known Panthère.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor IWC Schaffhausen, 2020 was the year of the Portugieser. The prominent collection was updated with in-house calibres and various variations. But besides its traditional look, the IWC Portugieser received some colour variation as well. We have a short look at the IWC Portugieser Automatic Ref. IW500714 burgundy dial andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesWatches and Wonders Geneva 2021 moves forward and innovates with a major industry gathering taking place in two phases in April 2021. A month during which watchmaking worldwide will be held in the spotlight online and offline. Some forty leading brands will be present, April 7-13, on the newly enhancedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn 12th of November 2020, Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève awarded the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton with the Calendar and Astronomy Watch Prize. An extraordinary achievement and recognition for one of the most spectacular QP launched this year. The watch is the Overseas’ highlight piece launched byContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesIts looks are chic, its temperament sporty. A symbol of escapism and exploration, the 41 mm Vacheron Constantin Overseas self-winding model, unveiled at the Watches & Wonders Shanghai 2020 exhibition, combines for the first time its sleek silhouette sculpted in pink gold with a blue Overseas dial.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesPride, along with excess, are part of Roger Dubuis’ mindset, a duality that allows unfettered exploring of new territories and the ability to demonstrate the other side of its “personality”: dramatic singularity. Indeed, powered by an obsessive quest for pleasure, freedom, and hedonism, all these characteristics are inherent to itsContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesCartier presented during the online Watches & Wonders 2020 new versions of Pasha de Cartier. The return of one of the most loved watches of the French Maison was celebrated with two sizes, in 35mm and respectively 41mm, in steel and gold. The new pieces respect the original design inContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShanghai’s hottest address, the West Bund Art Center makes the ideal setting for a showcase of the culture and expertise of watchmaking. Events throughout these five days include brand keynotes, product launches, talks, panel discussions, explanations of the latest technologies and a hands-on introduction to watchmaking. This immersive and engagingContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesCartier launched during the Watches & Wonders 2020 a series of engraved Cartier Santos-Dumont Limited-Edition watches. Four spectacular pieces, some in very limited numbers paying a tribute to the one that led to the inventing of the first purpose-designed modern wristwatch. A watch created by a need and that achievedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesA true goldsmith’s artwork, the new Hermes Cape Cod Martelée highlights its anchor chain shape in a subtle play of forged and patinated surfaces.Continue Reading