It might be the watches made of cheese and the playful jabs at modern electronics makers that get all the attention for H. Moser, but what the brand does best is simplicity. The new Endeavour Centre Seconds is a great example of that simplicity and how striking it can be when executed at this level.
February was meant to give us some recovery time from the madness of SIHH, before talk of Baselworld began. But it didn’t really happen like that. The month flew by in a blur of scheduling (well done Elise, queen of ‘hell Tetris’ and spotting. In fact, I’m currently writing this dispatch from the airport lounge, en route to London first – where I have a couple of big marks to hit for some A-Grade watch hunting – and then to Basel, when I’ll meet up with the guys and get my key to the T+T frat palace around the corner from Baselworld. It’s going to be my first Basel. The excitement levels are atomic. Obviously the next Spotted! will be big. But before then, let’s get February sorted… Early on in the month, Sydney-based watch-collecting-couple Hal (@WatchULove) and Nilly (@Nilly_A) came south to the far superior city that we call Melbourne. Hal was sporting the seldom seen F. P. Journe Chronomètre Bleu, which was a pretty important and highly anticipated purchase, while his wife and fellow watch lover Nilly just happened to be wearing a green Submariner to match my own. Unfortunately, I was too caught up with the FPJ to…
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Sci-fi tourbillons have kind of become De Bethune’s thing. Yeah, I wrote “sci-fi tourbillons” with zero irony and I’m sticking to it. The latest of these creations is the DB28 Kind Of Blue Tourbillon Meteorite, which uses a piece of an actual meteorite to complement the monochromatic creation. This isn’t one for the faint of heart.
As the Horological Society of New York embarks on its 151st year, it has decided to reestablish an important tradition – the Annual Gala. Beginning in 1933, HSNY’s Annual Gala’s were attended by members and guests representing all parts of the watch and clock making industry in New York City. Carrying on the success of 2016’s 150th Anniversary Gala, the 2017 Gala & Charity Auction will be held on April 3. And you’re invited.
I’m calling it now. 2017 will be the year of the smartwatch. I expect we’ll see a lot of smartwatches later this week when Baselworld kicks off, though it may be a few years still before traditional watch brands introduce smartwatches broad enough in appeal to challenge Apple, Samsung, and the like – if they ever do.
LIV watches does things differently, with an unconventional watch offered at stunning value for money. Bold design, bright colors, unusual shape… Still with what we love here, a mechanical heart. Introducing the LIV Watches Rebel Automatic & Automatic Chronograph, now on Kickstarter.
Well, the time is upon us. It’s almost Baselworld 2017. It feels like just yesterday we were showing you the Rolex Daytona in steel with Cerachrome bezel and the Patek Philippe ref. 5930G. The show starts Wednesday and we have eight (yes, eight) editors, writers, and producers on the ground in Switzerland to bring you the best live coverage you’ll find anywhere. Here’s how to follow along every step of the way – we promise you’re not going to want to miss a single post.
Prior to Baselworld 2017 (which opens in 2 days), Jaquet-Droz unveils new versions of its Petite Heure Minute Relief Seasons celebrating this time spring and summer. This truly spectacular – and poetic – creation is brought to life by refined artisanship and hand finishing, also known under the name métiers d’art.
BASEL BUILDUP: We’re about to enter the single most-hyped week of the watch calendar. Every brand is bringing the full weight of their marketing arsenal to bear. Ambassadors, VVIPs, glitz and glamour – Baselworld has it all. But not every brand plays this game. Take Patek and the technical virtuosity that is the 5930G for example, a watch that arrived with virtually no fanfare aside from the ringing in the ears we experienced when we first saw it… Last year Patek Philippe’s showstopper Basel release was the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time. Perhaps the most notable feature of Patek’s foray into the world of aviation watches was just how polarising it was. While diehard PP fans quickly dug into the archives to prove the wildly off-brand model actually had a forebear, most of the watch world issued a pretty heavy shrug – yeah, it was a pilot, sure to draw a younger crowd, but it was also in white gold and not at a price point that was going to unlock younger wallets. In other words, it created conversation. It was genuinely divisive. Fast-forward to Basel 2016 and Patek’s headline release, the reference 5930G World Time Chronograph is about as far removed…
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And here we go for Part 2, in which we share our infinite wisdom (and more often our wild guesses) about what might be coming in the next week of watch releases. What, you missed Part 1? Here you go.
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