Reading Time: 3 minutesSeptember 2020 witnessed an unexpected surprise from Certina, the DS Chronograph Automatic. Packing 130 year of experience and a look specific to the ’40s, the watch is remarkable good looking, especially for its price tag.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesLike any other year, Watches & Wonders 2020 (former SIHH) brought a whole panoply of mechanical wonders. Vacheron Constantin amazed again with some exceptional pieces. Between them, the Traditionnelle Tourbillon Chronograph combines two exceptional complications – the monopusher chronograph and the tourbillon in the Haute Horlogerie Traditionelle Collection. Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith an overflowing imagination, URWERK amazes each year with timepieces isolated from other worlds and stories. Even if the watches are various re-edition, the independent brand keeps the Sci-Fi note strong by using new ideas or materials. So is the case of the URWERK UR-100 Gold Edition. This pure breedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesAt GWD 2020, Ulysse Nardin continued the “X” factor of its ultra-tech line with the Blast. Launched in 6 variations, the Ulysse Nardin Blast comes with colourful combinations featuring titanium, ceramic, gold and diamonds. We have a look today at all of them.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesGirard-Perregaux launched during the Geneva Watch Days 2020 several new and interesting pieces. Between them, a very modern and daring interpretation of the brands’ “Three Bridges”. The watch comes in two versions, the Free Bridge & Free Bridge Infinity Edition. We have a look today at both models.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 2019, Cartier launched the new Santos-Dumont. It was a quartz watch, but still, the impact was huge. Last year, in 2020, Cartier released the hand-wound mechanical version in the XL line. We have a look today at the Cartier Santos-Dumont XL Steel Mechanical Ref. WSSA0032.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn March 2020, Blancpain launched two new blue dials in the Villeret Collection. The Blancpain Villeret Quantième Complet comes with a complete calendar and a moon phase in a beautiful sunburst blue background and case in red gold. Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat could be the best watch for the last #speedytuesday of the year if not the cutest Speedy of the year? Launched on 5th October, the Speedmaster “Silver Snoopy Award” 50th Anniversary is one of the cutest anniversary pieces done by Omega. We have a look today at the ReferenceContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesIWC Schaffhausen had quite a busy year. It all started in force with the Portugieser featuring in-house calibre, continued with an updated Portugieser Collection and ended with the GEO Award for the Schaffhausen manufacturing centre. A rather good year despite the inherent problems caused by the 2020’s pandemic. Without theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutesSpringtime 2020, MB&F launches its tenth horological machine. The new machine comes in a very unexpected form, reminding both of a dog and a car. How could this be possible? “The creative adult is a child who has survived” (Rita J. King). So today we are not talking about theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesJust another day until the Christmas eve and we continue the Wishes for Christmas series with another super cool independent – Czapek Geneve. We have a look today at the newest iteration of one of their gorgeous watches, the Place Vendôme Tourbillon Dark Matter. Not a new watch per seContinue Reading