“Burning skull tattoo” is not normally what I would consider to be a solid formula for a cool new timepiece. In fact, it sounds like quite the opposite. And yet… well, let’s just say that this Bell & Ross BR01-92 Burning Skull Tattoo watch (officially “just” called the “Burning Skull”) is surprisingly not awful. Actually, it is rather well-done, in a tattoo-with-burning-skulls sort of way.
Customization in the luxury industry is nowadays an almost regular practice (a costly one, but one that is often done). For instance, Louis Vuitton does one-off bags and Bugatti can create everything you want for your coming Chiron. In terms of watches, customization also exist but remains something more “hidden”, at least discreet. Few knows that for instance Patek does unique pieces on request of some special clients. Of course, things gets easier with independent watchmakers but once again, nothing is really organized or publicized. As strong innovators, HYT will change that and now offer a real, institutionalized customization program for their clients: HYT Bespoke.
Adding a custom touch to a timepiece allows the owner to create a watch to mark a special occasion in their lives, or to have a timepiece that is unique and will not be found on another persons wrist. Today HYT launches HYT Bespoke.…
HYT Bespoke is all about customised, or custom-made, HYT wristwatches that are limited only by the client’s imagination or wallet. A watchmaker that specialises timepieces that indicate the time via liquids in tiny glass vials, HYT is novel even amongst its peers in the world of avant-garde mechanical wristwatches. HYT Bespoke allows clients to indulge their horological […]
The 2016 edition of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) has published the list of pre-selected watches in the run-up to the eagerly anticipated red carpet awards ceremony in Geneva on November 10, 2016. Please find the full list of the finalists with photos here.
Last week we showed you the full list of competitors in this year’s Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), which included nearly 200 watches vying for a variety of awards, including the Aiguille d’Or, essentially the best in show. Today we have an exclusive early look at the list of finalists. Only six watches remain in each of the 12 categories and the final jury selection will take place just ahead of the award ceremony on November 10. Here are the 72 watches competing to become the best watch of 2016.
Audemars Piguet‘s flagship Royal Oak Concepts are usually in novel materials like carbon composite and ceramic, exemplified by the very latest Supersonnerie. In contrast, the freshly unveiled Royal Oak Concept Tourbillon Chronograph is classic yellow gold with a green crocodile strap and set with large baguette-cut diamonds for a retro-bling look. While yellow gold far less common than rose […]
Last week, I wrote about the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso One Cordonnet and there was no shortage of comments on the $8,500 price tag that comes with it. For the size of the watch and the quartz movement used inside by JLC, some felt it was a little too spendy. Something that I have learned during my career in watches is that it is very hard to find a simple, attractive, affordable women’s watch. So this week, I’ve gone to the complete opposite end of the spectrum, and am bringing you the new Uniform Wares C33. It’s a restrained quartz watch that (if you squint a little) looks almost identical to a Patek Philippe reference 96 Calatrava, all for a super reasonable $500.
The Double Tourbillon 30° Technique is one of the most spectacular watches in Greubel Forsey’s collection – basically, it’s an openworked version of the first watch this relatively young company ever launched, back in 2005. The sapphire-cased version you see here takes the idea of opening up the mechanics of the Double Tourbillon 30° one step further to it’s logical (or illogical, depending on how you look at it) conclusion. The sapphire enclosure makes the entire movement visible – and if there ever was a company for which the movement was the whole point of the watch, it’s Greubel Forsey. The original Double Tourbillon 30° was, in technical terms, an attempt to address the question of whether or not the tourbillon makes any sense in the context of a wristwatch, and thereby hangs a tale.
