New Release and Hands-on Review: Lange 1 Timezone in Honey Gold

The Lange 1 Timezone needs no introduction. This author himself attended the launch event in Glashütte in 2005 (click here for a report of that event). And Honey Gold, which A. Lange & Söhne introduced in 2010 as a tryptique of watches featuring a Tourbograph, a Lange 1 Tourbillon and an 1815 Moonphase. This new release combines the…

8 years ago

New Release: Breitling Navitimer and Superocean Héritage 46 exclusively for SEA.

Breitling announces two limited editions exclusively for the South East Asia market: their Navitimer and Superocean Héritage 46. The Navitimer is a Breitling icon, created in 1952 as a purpose built watch for pilots and aviation professionals. The Superocean is their professional diver watch which Breitling released in 1957.…

8 years ago

Review: Chopard L.U.C. Time Traveler One Worldtime hands-on

Chopard is one of the under-rated manufactures in the world of haute horlogerie. Nestled in the Fleurier, they began in earnest with in-house manufactured movements some 20 years ago through the diligent efforts of their c0-President Karl-Frederich Scheufele. The house was already immensely successful before the L.U.C. manufacture, making high…

8 years ago

The F.P. Journe Patrimoine Service: a brilliant value proposition

When a brand buys back its own watches, sometimes it is for somewhat sinister reasons. One frequent modus operandi, to win the bid at a very high price in an effort raise the used prices. A homage of the same model will soon to be introduced and thus may be launched at a higher price. As the precedence is already set due to the price just…

8 years ago

Richard Lange Pour le Mérite: Now in White Gold with Black dial

The original Richard Lange Pour le Mérite debuted in 2009 to great fanfare but unlike other limited edition offerings from Lange & Sohne, the 250 piece limited edition didn’t sell out quite as quickly due to the global financial crisis. Yet, the rose gold with white enamel dial soon became one of the most sought after…

8 years ago

A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Pour le Mérite: Now in White Gold with Black dial

The original Richard Lange Pour le Mérite debuted in 2009 to great fanfare but unlike other limited edition offerings from Lange & Sohne, the 250 piece limited edition didn’t sell out quite as quickly due to the global financial crisis. Yet, the rose gold with white enamel dial soon became one of the most sought after…

8 years ago