We have been inundated with smartwatch products since 2012 and in 2014, smartwatch fervour reached fever pitch peaking at 4 million sold and since then have been on gradual decline. The problem? Most smartwatch products over-promised and under-delivered. The new TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 aims to be thoroughly different.…
There will be a charity watch auction which will commence on eBay on March 16th and will finish on March 26th, with the proceeds going to the children’s charity Bravehearts. Mark Knopfler is the Patron of Bravehearts and he has kindly donated two of his personal timepieces to the auction.…
Launched at SIHH 2017 is the IWC Da Vinci Tourbillon Retrograde Chronograph, one of the flagship models from the Schaffhausen manufacture and face of the revamped Da Vinci collection which is a departure from the barrel case shape and the embracing of the original round case. The Da Vinci Tourbillon Retrograde Chronograph features a flying…
The year 2017 will be remembered as a special one for all the folks at Greubel Forsey. For this year, they join an exalted rank of manufacturers – Patek Philippe, A. Lange & Söhne and F.P. Journe, among others – that have accomplished a grande sonnerie wristwatch. Ask any watchmaker worth his salt and he will tell…
When one talks about interesting or extraordinary watches, it is usually the independents or the luxury watchmakers that comes into the conversation. It is not unusual, considering that many entry-level manufacturers do not produce watches that are either controversial in design, or timepieces that feature the high-end complications. …
Parmigiani released their latest Tonda 1950 variation at SIHH, now with a white meteorite dial. The elegant dress watch has a slim profile, complete with an attractive looking movement.…
The Rendez-Vous Collection from Jaeger LeCoultre focuses on making traditional watchmaking available to the feminine watch lover. The series feature very beautiful and feminine watches to be sure, but always with a high mech touch to highlight the brand’s haute horlogerie origins. For SIHH 2017, the collection extends to feature a…
The Legacy Machine No. 2 series was initially launched in 2013 in three variants; red gold, white gold and platinum. For 2017, we see the series being complete with the inclusion of an LM2 Titanium limited edition. In this edition, the stand-out feature is undoubtedly the bluish-green face of the dial, obtained using the same CVD (Chemical…
Bulgari belongs to the very few brands that can make grande complications such as chiming watches from start to finish. The entire spectrum of the grand endeavour in the rarified realm of the highest of high horology is not a simple task – it first involves conception – a grand gesture of creative genius, taking for example…
Fabergé is perhaps well known for their eggs as for anything else. The Fabergé Easter Eggs (Russian: Яйца Фаберже́; yaytsa faberzhe) were created by Peter Carl Fabergé and his company between 1885 and 1917. These jewelled eggs gained fame as gifts from the Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II as Easter gifts for their…