Throwback Sundays: Six Watch Recommendations for Valentine’s Day Gift, from Our Archives
Valentine’s Day, which falls on 14 February, is a day when lovers come together to celebrate their love and relationship with each other.…
Category: Reviews
Hands-On with the HYT Skull Pocket Hand-Engraved Pièce Unique
Unveiled just earlier in the year, the HYT Skull Pocket is a hunter pocket watch that indicates the time via fluids in tube, with a tiny dynamo that powers its LED illumination. Using that as a base, the Skull Pocket pièce unique replaces the leather inlay on the hinged lid with an elaborately hand-engraved medallion in 18k white gold. Executed […]
Review: Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Corpernicus Celestial Spheres
Man’s fascination with the stars and its affect on our lives have been ongoing since the dawn of civilization. But being able to track the movement of the firmaments on one’s wristwatch is a special luxury reserved for the special few. Vacheron Constantin have been at the frontiers of making watches…
Review: Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Chronometre
The Toric Chronometre is the first watch designed by Michel Parmigiani and it is a watch that symbolizes both innovation and culture. Each release of the Toric Chronometre is unique and presents new features that defines and differentiates itself from the rest of the crowd.…
SIHH 2017 Personal Perspectives: Vacheron Constantin – Heavy on High Complications
Vacheron Constantin‘s line-up at SIHH 2017, even more so than any of its peers like A. Lange & Söhne or Audemars Piguet, was stacked with high-end complicated timepieces, including its first ever grand sonnerie wristwatch. The brand’s chief executive is retiring later this year, and is certainly going out in a blaze of glory. The flagship complication was undoubtedly […]
In-Depth – The F.P. Journe Vagabondage III (And The History Of The Vagabondage Series)
François-Paul Journe has always been a bit apart in the watchmaking industry. Yet, most of his watches are easily recognizable and are imbued with a clear, distinctive DNA. However, a specific series of watches does not respect the rule; the Vagabondage watches. Entirely different case, entirely different displays, entirely different philosophy… 2017 marks the arrival of a third tortue-cased watch, the F.P. Journe Vagabondage III (which we already showed to you in video here). A splendid watch and the first-ever mechanical watch with digital jumping-seconds. And today, we take a closer look at it.
Review: IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
“With the new Da Vinci collection, IWC Schaffhausen has returned to the round case that was so successfully establishedvby the Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar in 1985. It meansvwe are bidding farewell to the tonneau case and reaffirmingvour commitment to the classic proportions the brandvstands for,” …
SIHH 2017 Personal Perspectives: Ulysse Nardin – Strong Styling and Surprising Value Propositions
Ulysse Nardin has historically excelled at producing interesting movements, often inside watches with idiosyncratic designs, the legacy of its late owner, Rolf Schnyder, who had a distinct aesthetic vision. Now owned by luxury conglomerate Kering, Ulysse Nardin has evolved into to posses a more palatable house style, exemplified by the line-up unveiled at SIHH 2017, […]
SIHH 2017 Personal Perspectives: Roger Dubuis – Excalibur Skeletons Even More Aggressively Styled
Roger Dubuis‘ offerings for SIHH 2017 stuck to its bestselling Excalibur line, with improvements in materials and colours, and also a mystifying tie-up with tyre-maker Pirelli. With a skeletonised case that’s characteristic of the Excalibur Spider, the Pirelli editions comprise a double tourbillon as well as automatic skeleton, both with black diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated […]
Hands-On Review: SIHH 2017 Montblanc TimeWalker Rally Timer
Unlike other horological inventions, a chronograph complication like the historical edition of SIHH 2017 Montblanc TimeWalker Rally Timer has often been associated to the humanity’s fascination with speed and performance. Heck, even watchmaking grandmasters like Philippe Dufour often agree that even though the chronograph appears…