Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the small Saxon town of Glashütte, elegance and mechanics have long been combined in elaborately finished timepieces. In 1920, the master watchmaker Alfred Helwig gave the tourbillon, one of the most challenging complications of haute horlogerie, the appearance of weightlessness by anchoring the mechanism on one side only. TodayContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesRobert Greubel and Stephen Forsey have shown creative daring and boldness in uniting their second Fundamental Invention, the Quadruple Tourbillon, with their ground breaking interpretation of the GMT with its outsized rotating globe. Displaying three time zones along with a universal time function, this exceptional timepiece is distinguished by itsContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the jewels in the crown of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s virtuoso watchmaking constellation, the Master collection for Men is gaining several new additions this year, including a new Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon watch in pink gold. Following in the lineage of the earliest Ultra Thin models, this piece revels in those same pureContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesF.P. Journe celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Tourbillon Souverain with a new tourbillon: F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain Vertical.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutesIWC Schaffhausen will be showcasing its Pilot’s Watches at the heart of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) exhibition. The Swiss watchmaking company will be presenting a new Spitfire line, a new TOP GUN line and “Le Petit Prince” special editions. Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn the occasion of participating at the Shanghai Watch Festival, De Bethune announces it will strengthen its presence in mainland China to better respond to the interest shown by local collectors. To mark the event, the brand was present in Shanghai with an exhibit of its timepieces, including the famous DB25 Starry VariusContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesI review today a special piece created by the Swiss independent brand Cabestan – the Triple Axis Tourbillon. The concept was also “hiding” the fuse-and-chain traditional complication that is the signature of the Cabestan watches. When I first met the Triple Axis Tourbillon in the flesh I was amazed by theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesA flying tourbillon equipped with a double hairspring, designed for everyday wear, offering a 3-day power reserve, in a steel case water-resistant to 120 metres: the Pioneer Tourbillon model from H. Moser & Cie. is one of the few tourbillons which can be worn, with great elegance, in any circumstance. H.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesBell & Ross amaze us again. After the release, earlier this year of the BR 01 Laughing Skull, the brand comes with a new extraordinary piece – the Bell & Ross BR X2 Skeleton Tourbillon Micro-Rotor. Read below the full press release.Continue Reading