Abraham-Louis Breguet is famous for many horological innovations, including his successful perpetual watches of the 1780s that were equipped with an oscillating weight to capture the kinetic energy of a wearer’s wrist movements and wind the mechanism. Often equipped with a calendar mechanism, these models were also the first to be christened with his signature […]
As a brand associated with pilot’s watches and the much-loved Portugieser, IWC‘s stylish yet understated unisex Portofino family is often overlooked. By the look of things, though, IWC is addressing this somewhat neglected collection by introducing new, more complicated models, including a pointer date, a complete calendar and a chronograph. Unveiled at the end of […]
The Polo watch of 1979 was Piaget’s highly successful sporty-chic watch accounting for nearly one-third of the company’s sales in the 1980s. Following a radical makeover in 2016, the cushion-shaped Polo has appeared with mechanical complications, high and low, and even skeletonised high jewellery models. As a master of ultra-thin movements since the mid-1950s, last […]
Patek Philippe renders the five grail-worthy complications in a case combining classical and contemporary The sapphire dial subtly shows off the inner workings of the manually wound movement Unlike many pieces, the 5316 hides the tourbillon from the dial, only displaying it via an interchangeable sapphire or solid caseback It’s always a special occasion when … Continued
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For Watches & Wonders 2023, IWC have introduced three new references of IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41. Among the new trio are new cases in Oceana blue ceramic and 18k 5N gold. The Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar is also now available with a racing green dial. IWC releasing more variety of Pilot’s Watches should … Continued
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One of the best examples of what an independent watchmaker with friends can achieve is the MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual (or LM Perpetual). For many years, MB&F was a brand responsible for nurturing love towards Horological Machines with their retro-futuristic looks, inspired by the founder Max Busser’s childhood space-age fantasies and comic book heroes. In […]
H. Moser & Cie.’s signature perpetual calendar complication originally debuted in 2006 as the Perpetual 1 and captivated watch fans with its gracious design and technical excellence. The popularity of the watch propelled the young company with a legendary name into the future. Over the years, H. Moser & Cie. produced several QP models in […]
If anything has become clear when reviewing all the novelties presented by Audemars Piguet earlier this month, it is the simple fact that it has gone all-in in terms of complexity. Sure, there are some new time-and-date models for the Royal Oak and the Code 11.59 collections, but (ultra)complicated watchmaking by AP is in the […]
Piaget‘s watches across all the collections often embody bold and creative designs, admired by the public. Still, the brand’s watchmaking history is rooted in creating original and high-precision movements. Since 1874, the manufacture has been producing movements for its watches, and it has been a supplier of the most complex “engines” for many eminent watch […]
In 2019, Audemars Piguet introduced the world’s thinnest perpetual calendar, with a 2.89mm movement and a 6.30mm case. The watch, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin (or Royal Oak QP Ultra-Thin to make it simple) in a titanium case with platinum alloy parts, was based on the RD#2 concept revealed a year […]