New Release: Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Astorite. Be my Valentine?

Valentine’s Day is around the corner…barely 14 days as we go live with this article. Jaquet Droz introduces a rare gemstone – the astoriet to adorn the dial of the new Petite Heure Minute Astorite just in time for the lovers’ holiday. Here is our take with hands-on impressions of the new watch.…

8 years ago

Hands-On Review: SIHH 2017 Lange 1 Moon Phase Day Night

Launched at SIHH 2017 A. Lange & Söhne announced what they called a “practical improvement” (which i disagree because it happens to be darned beautiful as well) to the Lange 1 Moon Phase Day Night which equips the most recognisable and venerable watch in the Lange collection with a new base movement as well as a new…

8 years ago

Review: Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle Minute Repeater Tourbillon

Amongst a myriad of stunning showpieces and inspiring grand complications, such as the A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Perpetual “Pour le Mérite” and the Greubel Forsey Grande Sonnerie, stands the Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle Minute Repeater Tourbillon, a watch that hasn’t received as much attention from the…

8 years ago

The Chief Editor’s Choice for SIHH 2017

Another epic week ends. The mood was cautious this year at the Salon International de Haute Horlogerie in Geneva. The watches being presented were magnificently beautiful, but with a decidedly more commercial flavour. Prices seem to head toward more modest levels. And many entry level watches are being shown. Here is the Chief Editor’s…

8 years ago

SIHH 2017: Frank’s Top 5 Watches

The first and arguably most important watch fair of the year is over but the dust has barely settled. This was not only my maiden trip to SIHH but also to Switzerland and as you can imagine, it was an exciting experience for me. As per Deployant tradition, I am here to present to you my top 5 picks from SIHH 2017. The watches were selected for…

8 years ago

Executive Editor’s Top 5 SIHH 2017 Picks

SIHH 2017 has come to a close and the Executive Editor takes time out over the weekend to ponder his Top 5 SIHH 2017 picks. Overall, prices have trended down to more manageable but still not completely accessible levels; that said, this new development has made several brands more interesting from an accessibility standpoint and this group of…

8 years ago

SIHH 2017 Audemars Piguet Overview: The Offshored Design

Audemars Piguet’s latest and greatest. Essentially the same Royal Oak, but in a rainbow plethora of colors. From black to lime green, some may question if their design ideas were a result of offshoring. That said, there is one piece that turned heads at SIHH. The Frosted Gold collection for ladies.…

8 years ago

SIHH 2017: The Indies Roundup

We present a detailed roundup of Independent brands present at the SIHH 2017, detailed reviews to follow shortly.…

8 years ago

SIHH 2017: Zenith El Primero Black and White

Though not techincally part of the SIHH, the LVMH group’s three brands released new watches during the same week, with chief Jean Claude Biver presiding over the launch in a boat anchored in the Geneva lake where traditionally the Richemont Le Boat was. In fact, it is perhaps even the same boat, but now dressed in LVMH colours and open…

8 years ago