Reading Time: 4 minutesAlpina Alpiner Regulator Automatic – Some aficionados hunt them. Others hold on to them as the gold standard for readability. And others still are nostalgic for an era when they were essential for keeping the railways running on time. The regulator is the stuff of legend in watchmaking. Fifteen yearsContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesAlpina Watches extended the Startimer collection with new 40mm pieces. Between them, the white dial version caught my attention and I have decided to have a deeper look. The Alpina Startimer Pilot Automatic Reference AL-525S3S6 represents well its collection. The differences from the other pieces being purely cosmetic. Large imageContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesBeautiful and functional? It’s a difficult balance to strike. You have to combine emotion and reason, subjectivity and objectivity, luxury and functionality. It’s a fine line that Alpina has long managed to maintain. Its Startimer collection, devoted to aviation, is not only one of the most popular with pilots, butContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesLa Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland – 8 October 2020: Swiss luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer presents three new Monaco models, the TAG Heuer Monaco Chronograph 39 mm Calibre Heuer 02 Automatic, continuing the new chapter in the collection’s history that began in 2019 – a year in which the brand celebrated the iconicContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlpina has been dedicated to pilots for over 50 years. As an official supplier to various air forces, it has specialised in meeting the requirements of pilots at work by delivering steadfast resistance, unfailing precision and perfect readability. For fans of air travel comes the new limited edition Startimer PilotContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Chronograph is in a class of its own. Certina has poured its more than 130 years of experience in the art of Swiss watchmaking into a unique timepiece. Ultra-classic and exceptionally innovative at once, the design of the elegant Certina DS Chronograph Automatic goes back to a model fromContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesTo mark the brand’s 160th anniversary this year, the TAG Heuer Carrera collection welcomes yet another addition – this time, the iconic chronograph features an elegant design reminiscent of historic models with a touch of modern flair – Carrera Chronograph Calibre Heuer 02. These four chronographs have a refined andContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCate Blanchett, actress and IWC Brand Ambassador, wore the IWC Portofino Automatic 37 with a 5N Milanaise bracelet in gold (IW458116) when she arrived at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on September 4th.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesA contemporary take on tradition: The Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer evolves the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet collection with a new Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph. For the first time ever, Audemars Piguet dares to combine the classicism and prestige of the flying tourbillon with the modernity of the flyback chronographContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesHarry Winston’s Ocean timepiece collection welcomes two Biretrograde models into the sporty yet elegant series. Mother-of-pearl dials mingle with round brilliant diamonds in an 18-karat white or rose gold case. Harry Winston Ocean Biretrograde Automatic 36mm – a winning combination of resilience, sophistication and impressive retrograde complications, these newest iterationsContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesMesmerizing opals and dazzling white diamonds are the stars of the new high jewellery timepieces in the prestigious Premier collection. Inspired by the chrysanthemum flower, Harry Winston’s exceptional gem-setters recreated this spellbinding floral arrangement with precious gemstone petals that will last for all of time – Harry Winston Premier HypnoticContinue Reading