With Geneva Watch Days just around the corner, we start our coverage of some of the models that will be unveiled at the end of this month. H. Moser & Cie. presents two models – the Endeavour Tourbillon Concept and the Endeavour Centre Seconds – in radiant red gold cases with light-absorbing Vantablack dials, the […]
Concept watches (or concept cars) are usually made to showcase new styling or new technologies, and to gauge customer response. As such, they are a statement of intent. This is the idea behind Corum’s latest Concept Watch. Presented this week during Geneva Watch Days 2023, it will be the public arena to test reactions and […]
Although his name might not ring a bell, Stéphane Von Gunten has a long track record in the industry. After a couple of years with Patek Philippe, this watchmaking engineer has spent most of his career with Ulysse Nardin to become its R&D Director… Quite a background, given the brand’s propensity for innovation. There, he […]
Even though we haven’t seen new records broken recently, the Bulgari Octo Finissimo remains one of the most impressive ultra-thin collections in existence, setting an industry benchmark. From the thinnest tourbillon to the thinnest perpetual calendar, and then some, Bulgari has made a name for itself as the master of modern thinness. The watch we’re […]
Bianchet is a new independent Swiss watch brand founded by husband and wife team Rodolfo and Emmanuelle Festa Bianchet in 2017. Sharing a passion for tonneau-shaped watches and ultra-contemporary aesthetics and materials, the couple launched its first watch, the Tourbillon 1.618, in 2021. Incorporating a big date complication, Bianchet introduces its second watch, the Flying […]
In a very short period, the Tonda PF collection has stolen the limelight and positioned itself as the star product of Parmigiani Fleurier. Released with Guido Terreni at the helm in 2021, the Tonda PF reinterprets the luxury sports watch genre with refreshing minimalism and understated elegance that place it in a class all its […]
Gambling, the act of wagering something of value in hopes of getting more of said value in return through a game of chance, has fascinated us for centuries, millennia even. The earliest known six-sided dice date back to 3,000 B.C. for instance. Betting on fitting animals was a common practice in ancient times, but non-violent […]
The F.P. Journe Astronomic Souveraine is a complicated watch initially unveiled in 2019 as the Astronomic Blue, a one-of-a-kind (prototype) watch created for the biannual Only Watch auction fundraiser supporting muscular dystrophy research. This remarkable timepiece crafted in tantalum with a striking blue dial fetched a staggering CHF 1.8 million. Later that year, F.P. Journe […]
Ferdinand Berthoud stages the swan song of its impressive calibre FB-T.FC. that made its debut in 2015 on board the FB1. Inspired by Ferdinand Berthoud’s historical marine chronometers, the fascinating tourbillon movement with fusée-and-chain transmission took home the top prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in 2016 and has secured the brand a […]
Hublot’s Art of Fusion is mostly famous for their scratch-resistant King Gold, brightly-coloured ceramics and statuesque sapphire cases. It’s through this material experimentation that they earn their name as boundary pushers in high watchmaking. While it’s not exactly an invention that Hublot can claim, their utilisation of carbon fibre and the innovative Texalium is definitely … Continued
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