First Take: Jack And Jon Discuss The New Vacheron Constantin Releases At SIHH 2018 (VIDEO)
Up close with the new FiftySix collection – and then some.
SIHH 2018 – Vanessa Monestel of Laurent Ferrier, On The New Collection
We are already well over half-way through SIHH 2018 and there’s still much, much more to come in our comprehensive coverage of the Fair. If you’ve been following along, you would have already seen our video interviews with the likes of Wilhelm Schmid of A. Lange & Söhne and Christian Selmoni of Vacheron Constantin. Now, …
Hands-On: The Richard Mille RM 07-01 In Gem-Set Black Ceramic
An innovative setting technique make this a very special diamond-studded watch.
Montblanc 1858 Geosphere – An Original and Sporty WorldTime Watch (SIHH 2018)
It isn’t the first time that Montblanc surprises us with an original (and of course rather accessible) complicated watch. Indeed, we can easily recall the Orbis Terrarum, which at EUR 5,500 was definitely impressive value for the money (we even compared it to much more expensive pieces here). For 2018, Montblanc does it again, with a new Double-Hemisphere, sporty vision of the WorldTime complication, with the original and vintage-inspired 1858 Geosphere… And we have it live, here on MONOCHROME.
Hands-On: The Cartier Drive de Cartier Extra-Flat In Stainless Steel And Yellow Gold
A favorite from last year gets even better in two new metals.
H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Flying Hours with Planetary Display of Hours and Minutes (SIHH 2018)
When we hear H. Moser & Cie., we usually have classicism or cleanness in mind – or a certain sense of provocation, with the Swiss Mad Watch or the recent Swiss Icons Watch. Yet, for the first time in its history, the Schaffhausen-based manufacture has revisited its time display methods to create a new, disc-based system. Meet the Endeavour Flying Hours with planetary display of hours and minutes.
SIHH 2018 – Christian Selmoni of Vacheron Constantin, On The New Collection
Yesterday, we told you about the brand new FIFTYSIX collection from Vacheron Constantin, which can be considered the brand’s first major foray into entry-level pieces (relatively speaking). In this video, live from SIHH 2018, Christian Selmoni, Artistic Director of Vacheron Constantin tells us a bit more about what inspired the FIFTYSIX collection, as well as …
Hands-On: The Record-Setting Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Watch
Oh, it’s thin all right.
De Bethune DB28 Steel Wheels (SIHH 2018)
For the last 2 years, De Bethune had to deal with a complicated financial and managerial situation. Yet, in October 2017, the company announced that an investment consortium led by Pierre Jacques, former CEO of the brand, was about to take over the capital, to put this manufacture back on track. In the middle of the SIHH 2018, here is the first watch of this “new De Bethune”, a variation on the well-known DB28 model, with a skeletonized movement. Meet the DB28 Steel Wheels.
A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Outsize Date (SIHH 2018)
What happens when you fuse a Saxonia Automatic with a Lange 1? What happens when you fuse Lange’s most symmetrical and purest watch with their iconic signature piece, know for its original display?… Presenting the A. Lange & Söhne’s new Saxonia Outsize Date, a harmonious and symmetrical fusion of core traits with a dark soul – and in terms of concept, there’s a bit of the old Sax-O-Mat in this new watch.