One of the founders of rock band Guns N’ Roses, Axl Rose added his creative touch to the HYT Skull Bad Boy, giving it a blue and black palette. It’s vivid and larger than life, a wristwatch appropriate for a 30-year veteran of rock and roll. The prominent skull on the front is made of modern Damascus […]
For already half a decade Hublot and Ferrari have joined forces in creating some of the industries most innovative watches. The new Big Bang Ferrari is a
Sharing thoughts of haute horlogerie over hot cocoa is a time honoured tradition amongst my friends. This season, my Dear Santa Christmas Wishlist has grown wiser but no less “unattainable” (at least relative to this humble journalist’s pay grade). Nevertheless Christmas Wishlists are less about reality and more about fantasy…
Magnetism has long been a bane of mechanical watches, leading to solutions such as Omega’s Master Co-Axial movements and the Rolex Syloxi silicon hairspring. Another magnetism resistant contender has just emerged from Precision Engineering, a significant manufacturer of hairsprings and the corporate sister of watchmaker H. Moser & Cie. The hairspring specialist has just announced PE5000, a […]
Magnetism has long been a bane of mechanical watches, leading to solutions such as Omega’s Master Co-Axial movements and the Rolex Syloxi silicon hairspring. Another magnetism resistant contender has just emerged from Precision Engineering, a significant manufacturer of hairsprings and the corporate sister of watchmaker H. Moser & Cie. The hairspring specialist has just announced PE5000, a […]
By Roberta Naas
It’s been an incredible year for groundbreaking and breath-taking watches at Cartier. Here we bring you a look at three of the most alluring timepieces from the brand this year.
In mid 20th century, a gentleman who lived in New York was the fortunate owner of a pair of unique Patek Philippe minute repeating wristwatches, the refs. 2419 and 2524/1. The owner, whose name has now been lost to time, ordered the second repeater as a substitute for the first when it was away for servicing. The descendants of […]
Maybe because we are living in an age that is increasingly digital, we take enjoyment in the times when we carefully put our thoughts on real paper.
Having supported Mike Horn on three previous expeditions, Panerai is again part of of South African adventurer’s latest excursion. Pole2Pole is Horn’s two-year journey around the world with the Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days GMT (PAM00719) on his wrist. Horn is a bona fide action man who once had his fingertips amputated because of frostbite, best known for […]
Better known for solid and accessibly priced wristwatches like the Senator Excellence, Glashütte Original takes a different tack with the Senator Moon Phase Skeletonized Edition. Equipped with an elaborately decorated movement that’s been open-worked and engraved by hand, the new Senator is one of the few skeleton timepieces made by the German watchmaker. First launched […]