When two Portuguese businessmen put in a special request at IWC for a wrist watch with the precision of a marine chronometer, little could they know that they would trigger events that would turn this watch into one of the pillars of IWC’s legacy.
Anyone who has met Laurent Ferrier will probably agree that his watches are created in his image.
Don’t be fooled by the simplicity of H. Moser’s concept watches, or its supposed affinity for fruity tech companies. This small independent watch company, based in Schaffhausen, may be comfortable with dials that display barely enough information to let you know what you’re looking at, and case shapes that parody the infamous Apple Watch, but everything it does is solidly grounded in traditional watchmaking. Case in point: the Heritage Tourbillon Skeleton.
Some rules are made to be broken. When you think MeisterSinger, you usually have in mind accessible watches (yet with automatic movements) and single-hand displays. Well, if that second rule is somehow a motto for the brand, the first one will be transgressed today… and we’re not complaining, as what you’ll see is a proper good looking watch. Here is the MeisterSinger Peter Henlein Edition, with proprietary Circularis Calibre, a gold case, a 5 digit price tag, a super-restricted limitation, and that crazy looking antique dial.
Editor’s Note: The watch industry is undergoing throes of turmoil. Is this just turbulence, or a major storm threatening danger is in the cards. Our Special Correspondent, Dr. Frank Müller (The Bridge to Luxury, TBTL) gives his assessment of the State of the Industry in this article. Opinions expressed are solely of TBTL. …
Christie’s in Hong Kong just sold the first Philippe Dufour Simplicity to appear at auction for a staggering HK$1.98m, equivalent to US$256,395. The auctioneer’s head of watches in Geneva, Thomas Perazzi, brought the hammer down on the Simplicity after just a few minutes of bidding, with the winner being Christie’s specialist Nicholas Biebuyck on behalf of […]
I’ve been reviewing Magrette watches for almost as long as I’ve been writing about watches and running aBlogtoWatch. Over the years, I’ve seen the boutique New Zealand-based watchmaker experiment and evolve, but never lose their touch.
With the SIHH 2017 coming up in a few weeks, brands are pre-releasing selected models to whet our appetites. Among them is Parmigiani Fleurier, which just released some new Tonda Metrographe watches, sporting tastefully redesigned dials and showing more discretion, resulting in great elegance. Here is an early hands-on look at these classic yet sporty new Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrographe.
World Traveller’s Watches Some call it the best time ever, others hate it. Travelling around the world comes in many flavours, be it for work, leisure or perhaps even both. If you are a regular world traveller, you might want to have a world traveller’s watch to accompany you on these trips. They help you to […]
Parmigiani Fleurier has just updated its Tonda Métrographe watch with a fresh and new modern design to appeal to younger watch lovers and collectors. Let us tell you what’s new about one of Parmigiani’s most accessible models.