Surprise or not, the Astronomia watch collection has been a big hit for Jacob & Co., whose prime ambitions as a watch maker are to wow and tantalize luxury consumers who think they have seen it all.
Today Omega launched what is a very comprehensive, neatly detailed and, of course, free online catalog of 60 iconic Omega Speedmaster Moonwatches.
Back in 2013, Graham released a very avant-garde astronomical watch known as the Graham Tourbillon Orrery. Priced at over $300,000, this planetarium-style watch had an extremely complicated movement produced for Graham by Christophe Claret.
The Milky Way is estimated to contain somewhere in the range of 100-400 billion stars, and an estimated 100 billion planets. Swiss luxury watchmaker De Bethune’s DB25L Milky Way interpretation of the beauty and massiveness of the galaxy that we inhabit is on a much more measurable scale.
Bovet creates some of the most masterfully crafted and highly complicated timepieces out there. Bovet is continuing the tradition of their Récital models with the Bovet Récital 20 Astérium watch which includes a flying tourbillon with a night sky chart, perpetual calendar, and a celestial array of astronomical functions, all with a 10-day power reserve.
For SIHH 2017, Vacheron Constantin have released one of their most complicated pieces ever, and most likely their most complicated wristwatch. Last year, we saw the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 Pocket Watch, aka the most complicated watch ever created, with read more…
In 2015, Bulova made headlines when an obscure watch they produced for the NASA Apollo missions, and which was worn by astronaut Dave Scott on the moon, sold at auction for over $1.6 million. In late 2015 Bulova announced that they would be releasing a “Special Edition” Bulova Moon Watch that aBlogtoWatch and I’d like to now follow up with a full review.
It takes a very special type of wrist watch lover and science fiction fan to even consider owning a close to $30,000 timepiece with “Star Wars” in the title. It takes an even more special individual to pull off wearing read more…
It took me several years to finally track down a Vianney Halter Deep Space Tourbillon watch to check out hands-on. My opportunity came only after seeing the man himself wearing it. It was back in 2013 when Vianney Halter released this science-fiction-themed über-gizmo that playfully combined traditional haute horology with modern themes in a way that was still elegant.
With three independent time zones orbiting a 3D printed Jupiter, the Hamilton ODC X-03 pays tribute to their work on Interstellar and 2001: A Space Odyssey