The Frederique Constant Classics Tourbillon Manufacture is a high-end flex from an accessible brand

The Frederique Constant Classics Tourbillon Manufacture celebrates the brand’s 35th birthday. The calibre FC-980 returns as the brand’s flagship in-house movement. It’s a limited edition of 150 pieces. Frederique Constant is often referred to as an affordable luxury brand, which I believe does them somewhat of a disservice. While they do have a large range … Continued

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2 years ago

Daniel Roth is back with the Tourbillon Souscription (and LVMH)

How about it? After years of rumours and months of teasing, we were finally presented with the model that will spearhead Daniel Roth’s revival, aptly chosen to be a Tourbillon Souscription. We’ve seen the Daniel Roth name pop up in numerous auctions (here and here, for example), building up the hype, which I may or … Continued

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2 years ago

Introducing – The Carillon Tourbillon Biver, The First Watch of JC Biver and His Son

The news broke about a year ago – industry veteran Jean-Claude Biver and his son were about launch their own brand. The idea was to launch a “small family brand, for passionate people, and very exclusive watches“. Off the record, the first watch was to be a carillon minute repeater tourbillon with a micro-rotor presented […]

2 years ago

Introducing – The New Gerald Charles Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Creating a brand that revolves around a single watch design takes a lot of bravado. However, if the design is by the late Gérald Genta, one of the most successful watch designers of the 20th century, it is feasible. The brand Gerald Charles was founded by Gérald Charles Genta in 2000. Following his death in […]

2 years ago

Introducing – The Daniel Roth Tourbillon Souscription DR0011YG-01

You can search through long lists of watch brands that ceased to exist, but finding a sleeping beauty like this one seems impossible, at least to me. And mind you, it’s not one of the hundreds of brands that didn’t make it through the seventies, a.k.a. quartz crisis, but one that started shortly after, during […]

2 years ago

Introducing – The Ultra-Fast Rotating Movement of The New Jacob & Co. Astronomia Revolution

Jacob & Co. has managed to create some of the wildest, craziest and most complicated watches in recent years. Among these is the Jacob & Co. Astronomia. This signature design has given rise to a saga that started in 2014 with countless executions featuring various technical refinements or background sceneries. This uber-complicated timepiece was originally […]

2 years ago