Reading Time: 5 minutesChopard took Baselworld 2019 by storm with its first flying tourbillon calibre – the Chopard L.U.C Flying T Twin. The sophistication and the elegance of the Flying T are doubled by the ethically certified “Fairmined” materials. The brand assured the finesse with the “Poinçon de Genève” quality hallmark. A conciseContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesZenith Defy Classic Ceramic is the latest addition in the entry level Defy Collection. Relaunched in 2017, the Defy brings back the innovation and coolness of the past collections. In 2018, Zenith added the Classic as an entry level of the collection. But don’t get a false idea. The DefyContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesBell & Ross revisit its Vintage Collection with a new, inspirational chronograph, the BR V2 94 Bellytanker Bronze. As the name suggests, the case is made of bronze. But this time, the case of this gorgeous gold reverse panda dial will not age. The patina is held back by aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesLANGE 1 was one of the four watches that A. Lange & Söhne presented on 24th of October 1994. An important date in the German’s watchmaking history and one of the most important milestones for the brand. Walter Lange and his partner Günter Blümlein made history that day. This year,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 7 minutesChristophe Claret Angelico is the anniversary piece from the Le Locle-based manufacture: the 30th anniversary of the Manufacture and the 10th anniversary of the brand. The Angelico was launched during SIHH 2019 The timepiece is a spectacular package of breathtaking horological complications and astonishing finishes. I will present you todayContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the AuroChronos Festival, I got the chance to get in contact with Roland Baptiste. I know his work for some years but never got the chance to see live his watches. The master engraver has tremendous experience in the art of engraving but also a love for fine mechanicalContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesLa Maison de connaisseurs, Vacheron Constantin, released this year at SIHH a nice surprise in the Overseas Collection. The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon 6000V is the first of its kind in the brand’s sports collection – an 80 hours power reserve automatic watch equipped with a sixty seconds tourbillon. Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday I will present you the multi-talented Gavox Aurora 446.0 Steel. Yes, a quartz watch. Not your usual mechanical piece, but smart and good looking. Not today’s meaning of smart but the classic clean, tidy, and well dressed smart… And if you don’t know the brand, the Gavox Watches, andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesJaeger-LeCoultre released at SIHH 2019 a dream dress watch, the Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon. I presented it to you, a while ago, the official press release here. While breaking some of the rules when it comes to the size and the display (of the dress watch canons), I cannot getContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesIWC introduced at SIHH 2019 several pilot’s watches. One of the collections, the Spitfire, contains two interesting pieces in steel and bronze – the IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Spitfire Ref. IW387901 and, respectively Ref. IW387902. The bronze version made the headlines a few days ago with a new campaign movie.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor Mather’s Day, I want to show you a watch that conquered me at Baselworld 2019 – the Bvlgari Serpenti Seduttori. I was absolutely thrilled to see it. The Serpenti collection fascinated me since the first times I saw it, many years ago. There were the classic movies with ElizabethContinue Reading