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.
Today in Berlin, prior to the electronics trade show IFA, Samsung releases their newest smartwatch and the seventh such device in their collection with the Samsung Gear S3 – and this time around, I’m actually helping Samsung to launch it by being part of their Unpacked event.
Max Verstappen Yesterday, I met with Max Verstappen during the introduction of the TAG Heuer Formula One Max Verstappen Special Edition. Well, the official name of the watch is TAG Heuer Formula One Max Verstappen Youngest Grand Prix Winner Special Edition, but let’s shorten it a bit for my own sake. The cool thing about Max […]
This week we have another great selection of vintage watches for you. Last week we brought you a few truly outstanding pieces, including this Paul Newman from the original owner, and while there isn’t a Daytona up for grabs this week we still have some goodies for you, including a handful of unusual chronographs and some more spartan time-only pieces. Click through for all the details.
