Reading Time: 5 minutesHautlence HL Vagabonde Tourbillon is a fabulous piece that I had in my hands during SIHH2019. This mesmerising piece uses no hands but a disc system to show the passing time. A rectangular 5N red gold completes the package. This is a short presentation of the piece seen at Geneva.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith elemental links to the H. Moser & Cie. brand, the Heritage Centre Seconds Funky Blue forges a subtle link between past and present, between tradition and modernity. Reminiscent of the pocket watches converted to wristwatches in the early 1920s using fine attachments, this creation is largely inspired by vintageContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe new version of Hysek’s square-case Furtif is powered by a new, 100%-manufacture calibre, the Hysek Furtif Squelette. Boasting the ultimate in skeletonisation, the piece’s meticulous design and finishings gleam and sparkle as never before. The charbonnage finish on the movement, performed in-house by hand, will make every watch unique.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 9 minutesDe Bethune Maestri’Art DW5 Armilia – De Bethune plunges into the fantasy universe of designer and scenographer François Schuiten, nicknamed the “Watchmaker of Dreams”, while engaging in a dialogue with the enigmatic world of The Obscure Cities through signature motif highlighted on the very structure of its DW5.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesMexico City (October 16, 2019) – Swiss watchmaker RJ drops the ARRAW Spider-Man Tourbillon, the brand’s first complication designed and produced entirely in-house, at the annual SIAR event in Mexico City. The ARRAW Spider-Man, an in-house mechanical openworked timepiece, was also launched at SIAR. Each of these technically innovative watches fullyContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesCzapek & Cie Quai de Bergues is one of the nicest and complex collections in the independent scene. There are not too many independent brands out there that bring, year after year, new and interesting interpretation in the same collection. One can say that Czapek competes with established brands byContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesWith 95% of this timepiece – including the hairspring – made using only hand-operated tools, one single timepiece requiring an extraordinary 6,000 hours work (equal to three years man-hours), Hand Made 1 by Greubel Forsey takes traditional watchmaking to a new unprecedented summit. Never before has a hand-made timepiece exhibitedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe UR-100 takes us on a journey through both time and space, two concepts at the very core of URWERK. Using its orbiting satellite hours and minute hands, the UR-100 displays both time (hours and minutes) and space (distance travelled), merging these two concepts in the creation of the all-newContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minuteANTOINE PREZIUSO is pleased to announce that its TTR3 Blue Equalizer Frequencies has been shortlisted for the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2019 and extends its sincere thanks to the jury. The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 7th November, 2019 at the Théâtre du Léman in Geneva.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutesMB&F and L’Epée, two extraordinary brands unveil today the 11th collaboration: MB&F + L’Epée T-Rex. Almost two months ago I have published the press release of the Tom & T-Rex piece for Only Watch Auction. The new piece, the MB&F L’Epée T-Rex is a next step forward. Since the OnlyContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesBorn in 2004, Graham Swordfish came with an unusual look for a chronograph. This year, Graham enriches its Swordfish collection with new models in steel and bronze. Continue Reading