The Sovereign & F.P. Journe Chronomètre Souverain
Our latest feature of watches & whisky looks at The Sovereign, a grain whisky, and luxury watch brand F.P. Journe. Here’s our thoughts.
Introducing: The Moritz Grossmann ATUM Pure High Art, A Watch You Know With A New-Look Movement
The ATUM Pure is nothing new from Moritz Grossmann. It’s been the core/entry-level offering from the Glashütte-based manufacture for quite a while now and it comes in a number of variations (including this controversial edition with a mesh dial). The latest version though is the ATUM Pure High Art, which takes the basic ATUM Pure and adds a highly-decorated movement under the hood.
Hands-On Review: SIHH 2017 Lange 1 Moon Phase Day Night
Launched at SIHH 2017 A. Lange & Söhne announced what they called a “practical improvement” (which i disagree because it happens to be darned beautiful as well) to the Lange 1 Moon Phase Day Night which equips the most recognisable and venerable watch in the Lange collection with a new base movement as well as a new…
Pre-BaselWorld 2017 – Bell & Ross BR03-92 Horograph and BR03-92 Horolum
Now that the SIHH 2017 is off, it’s time for the Baselworld-exposing brands to start to unveil (a part of) their new collections. One of the first watchmakers to pull the trigger is Bell & Ross, which is making a comeback to minimalistic aviation-oriented pieces, after a few iterations based on racing-cars or complications. Iconic square case, graphic lines, matte finishing, utilitarian look, monochromatic tones and Bauhaus inspiration… Here are the Bell & Ross BR03-92 Horograph and BR03-92 Horolum (the latter being a 500-piece limited edition).
Louis Moinet Mobilis – An Hypnotic Double Tourbillon & Kaleidoscope Watch
Mobilis in Mobile – please welcome the Louis Moinet Mobilis – The ‘indie’ watchmaking brand honoring the memory of the great Louis Moinet unveils a sculptural, hyper-active and hypnotic watch. On the dial of this Louis Moinet Mobilis, no less than a double tourbillon powering a mesmerizing kaleidoscope automaton. Let’s take a closer look.
Four Richemont Brand CEOs Depart at JLC, Vacheron Constantin, Piaget and Dunhill
Having eased out top management earlier in the year in the wake of a 51% drop in first half profits, Richemont is now turning to its subsidiary brands. Bloomberg reported earlier today that the chief executives of Dunhill, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin and Piaget will be leaving, confirming speculation that had been brewing since last year. Swiss newspaper […]
Swiss Watch Export 2016 report: Worst Performance since Financial Crisis
Swiss Watch Export 2016 report available through Bloomberg Terminal have recently pointed to harsh conditions analysts are calling the worst performance since the Financial Crisis. At a glance, the most glaring figures on the Swiss Watch Export 2016 report point to Russia down 43% year on year although December 2016 registered a 13.4% uptick;…
Richemont Continues Restructure With CEO Shakeups At Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, Piaget, & Alfred Dunhill
The management shakeup at Richemont continues with today’s announcement of CEOs leaving their respective brands.
Speedy Tuesday – the Speedmaster Apollo XI 35th Anniversary Edition Returns
Today on Speedy Tuesday, we’ll return to a watch we’ve reviewed before, the Omega Speedmaster Apollo XI 35th Anniversary limited edition. Why is that? First off, selfishly, I get to spend time with one whenever I visit my parents because my father owns the watch you see here. But more importantly, and more germane to events […]
HANDS-ON: the Metro neomatik Champagner – a new look for Nomos
For many years, the Nomos recipe for watchmaking success was straightforward: take clean-yet-quirky dial details with a few dashes of colour, set this against a neutral black or white backdrop and wrap the whole thing into a steel case. Not the most groundbreaking approach, but it’s certainly been effective in helping Nomos – once the definition of ‘a watch lover’s watch brand’ – grow in popularity to the point where it’s now an increasingly important player. Of course, with growth comes the need to evolve and innovate. And so, in the past few years Nomos has been busy on both fronts, developing the Swing System and slim new neomatik movements, as well as experimenting with precious metals (on the Lux and Lambda) and some new colour schemes (though to be fair, they’ve dabbled palette-wise before, but typically with their limited editions). The somewhat teutonically named Metro neomatik Champagner is a perfect example of this ‘new Nomos’, powered by the impressive neomatik DUW3001 movement and decked out in soft champagne tones, with popping neon highlights originally seen on the ‘First Edition’ series. (In fact, the only discernable difference between that limited series and this regular production model is the shade of the ‘neomatik’ dial text.) A…
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