The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon was introduced in 2014, and, at the time, it was the thinnest tourbillon movement ever made, at only 1.95mm thick. The skeletonized version, introduced this year, lets you look inside that movement and get a better idea of how the watch manages to be so thin, while at the same time offering slickly cool visuals to go along with the faceted Octo case.
In the 1980s you may have read perhaps a few entertaining books by Jackie Collins, who passed away on September 19, 2015 at the age of 77. She was a very wealthy woman after 47 years of publishing bestselling romance novels, and now Bonhams is set to auction her estate of 1,000 lots for an estimated total of $3 million on May 16 and 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, and there are a few interesting watches included. In fact, I’d say surprising watches.
Bremont launched its first collection a decade ago. It’s hard to believe the British company is already turning 10, and perhaps even harder still to believe that in those 10 years it has found so much success that it no longer sees any reason to attend Baselworld, the world’s foremost watch fair. And yet, here were are in a small townhouse in the middle of Mayfair in London, viewing the company’s latest range. There are quite a few novelties to see, and we’ll eventually go through them all. But first, let’s take a look at some updates to a watch that has been part of the catalog since Bremont’s inception, the ALT1-P pilot’s chronograph.
This week in the HODINKEE Shop we have a fantastic selection of vintage timepieces for you to peruse. We have a good selection of vintage Rolexes ranging from a 1950s Oyster Perpetual to an Explorer II reference 1665. In addition, we have a couple beautiful vintage Vacheron Constantin dress watches. Read on to see what’s new.
When Chopard’s co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele introduced the very first Mille Miglia collection of the brand in 1988, he made the remark that “People say that lovers of fine cars also have a great weakness for fine timepieces and vice versa.” This seems to be indeed true and also hasn’t changed over the past three decades. No surprise that many watch brands celebrate this unique symbiosis with extraordinary watches! We check out five of our favorites!
Reader contribution from Michael Weightman. Proves we don’t only recommend high priced watches, but also affordable timepieces for the budget conscious collector. Here is the personal account from one of our regular readers as he talks about his Orient Bambino Automatic and why it ticks all the right boxes for him.…
In January, we told you that online auction house Auctionata had filed for insolvency after not paying salaries for weeks. The Berlin-based company began looking for new investors to keep itself afloat, but now, after another month or so of looking, has been forced to shutter due to lack of interest. The details are a bit messy, with some sub-companies making it out of the chaos alive, but the gist is that Auctionata is no more.
Finding inspiration is always a tricky thing. One can find it in the conviction of a certain theme, or in an innovative (and sometimes difficult) new way to indicate time, or in the historical perspective (to give just three possibilities). The “easiest” of these is resurrecting a brand that has been long gone. It gives you reference, backstory and something to build on. You already have some sort of foundation. Let’s investigate this with a Monochrome-style review of the Lebois & Co Avantgarde Date Re-launch Edition, an example of a brand that has been out of business for about 80 years now!
One lucky winner will get to own a Tutima M2 Seven Seas watch by entering this month’s watch giveaway on aBlogtoWatch. Enter now!
Jaeger-LeCoultre had a strong game this year during the SIHH in my opinion. It is actually one of the Richemont brands that didn’t seem to be searching for its own identity, but did what it does best: design great watches using their heritage and impressive collection of in-house movements. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Chronograph is my favorite […]