Category: Tourbillon

Review – The A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Perpetual Pour le Merite (Spoiler Alert: It is MEGA)

No need to beat around the bush… Some subjects don’t really need to be debated. The new A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Perpetual Pour le Merite is a superlative watch, a proper masterpiece, mixing all the technical marvels of one of the best manufactures in the world (because for once, it’s outside Switzerland), with a strong respect to traditions and a devotion to what is (to me, at least) the most important in a watch; precision. Yes, you could say that the Tourbograph Perpetual Pour le Merite blows things out of proportion but still, whatever the critics will be, we all must admit that this watch is, in every aspect, mega.

8 years ago

Bulgari Launches Skeleton Version Of The Octo Finissimo Tourbillon

By Martin Green
It is hard to surpass a watch like the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon. Its style is subtle, yet distinctly Bulgari, Roman flair combined with the finest in Swiss watchmaking. That last part, that remarkable ultra-thin tourbillon, with a height of only 1.95 mm has always been hidden behind a dial with only an opening for the tourbillon. That is now about to change with the new skeleton version of this extraordinary watch.

8 years ago

Louis Moinet Mobilis – An Hypnotic Double Tourbillon & Kaleidoscope Watch

Mobilis in Mobile – please welcome the Louis Moinet Mobilis – The ‘indie’ watchmaking brand honoring the memory of the great Louis Moinet unveils a sculptural, hyper-active and hypnotic watch. On the dial of this Louis Moinet Mobilis, no less than a double tourbillon powering a mesmerizing kaleidoscope automaton. Let’s take a closer look.

8 years ago

Review: Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle Minute Repeater Tourbillon

Amongst a myriad of stunning showpieces and inspiring grand complications, such as the A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Perpetual “Pour le Mérite” and the Greubel Forsey Grande Sonnerie, stands the Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle Minute Repeater Tourbillon, a watch that hasn’t received as much attention from the…

8 years ago

Hands-On – The New Manufacture Royale 1770 Micromegas Revolution Limited Editions

The 1770 Micromegas Revolution is a spectacular launch from the “Indie” watchmaking brand based in Vallorbe that we have not got a chance to review yet. Clearly, once you can manage to a closer look at this watch, you understand that this would have been a pity not to cover it. As the brand is introducing three exclusive limited editions, we take a look at this architectural double tourbillon – and with on of them rotating super, super-fast.

8 years ago

SIHH 2017 – Ulysse Nardin Marine Tourbillon Grand Feu Enamel

The marine world has been an integral part of Ulysse Nardin’s history since 1846, when a young watchmaker named Ulysse Nardin created the first coveted marine deck chronometers. These precision navigational instruments, prized by mariners and navies the world over, is nowadays still the main source of inspiration for the Ulysse Nardin Marine Collection, the most know range of watches for this desirable manufacture. As the SIHH 2017 has started, welcome the Marine Tourbillon Grand Feu, a stunning new timepiece in the iconic collection of Ulysse Nardin Marine watches, featuring a sleek, elegant and classical design alongside a brand new movement.

8 years ago