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HANDS-ON: The sporty new Baume & Mercier Clifton Club

Baume-Mercier-Clifton-Club-5 This year’s SIHH sees Baume & Mercier release a new, sportier take on the Clifton – the Clifton Club. This collection of robust, three-handed timepieces is made for ‘gentle sportsmen’ – which, if I’m interpreting the PR video full of people on boards (surf and skate) and bikes (mountain and motorised) means it’s a sporty go-anywhere-do-anything watch that would still fit quite neatly into your daily life. Presented in a range of dial and strap options, at its core this collection is a 42mm steel case, with a diver’s bezel and legible dial design, applied indices, a bold ‘Phi’ logo at 12 and contemporary hands. As far as things go, it’s a fairly conservative package, which works with a range of colours. It looks summery in sunburst blue, and far more stealthy when realised in black and paired with the matching black ADLC case. The strap options are good too – including a traditional three-link bracelet, a sailcloth textured ‘All Road’ calfskin number with contrasting orange details, and an unusual vulcanised rubber option with a central grille of vents. With 100m of water resistance across the board, a fairly slender 10.2mm profile, screw-down crown and amply applied Luminova, the Clifton Club plays it by…

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HANDS-ON: The sporty new Baume & Mercier Clifton Club

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Hands-On: The Laurent Ferrier Montre École And Galet Open Tourbillon With Sector Dial

As was announced on Sunday, Laurent Ferrier showed two new watches at this SIHH, and while the calibers themselves were not new, we saw one new way to look at a caliber and another entirely new case style. Let’s walk you through these two updates with in-the-metal pictures taken yesterday in Geneva.

SIHH 2017 Richard Mille RM 50-03 McLAREN F1: World’s Lightest Split Chrono

For SIHH 2017 Richard Mille continues on their relentless quest for technical and material innovation; in their new Richard Mille RM 50-03 McLaren F1, Deployant believes that they have been fairly successful in their quest. Produced in collaboration with McLaren-Honda, a team which has won more F1 grand prix races than any other since 1966, the…

Hands-On: The Ulysse Nardin Classico Manufacture ‘Grand Feu’

When I introduced you to the new Classico Manufacture earlier this week, I mentioned that it was this model Ulysse Nardin chose as the flag bearer of the manufacture’s first in-house movement. While this watch is very much the same as that original model, and still utilizes that in-house caliber, the real appeal of the Grand Feu isn’t its caliber, but rather, its enamel dial and the value-for-money proposition that comes with it.

Just Because, the new F.P. Journe Vagabondage III In Video

OK, we’re not going to enter into too many details now – and you probably learned a lot about this watch with some of our colleagues already. Still, the new F.P. Journe Vagabondage III is a massive novelty: it’s superb, it’s technical, it’s playful, it’s unique in terms of display and it’s rare. In a few days we’ll come with a proper review of this mega-watch (and there’s a lot to say, both on the technical and historical sides).

Greubel Forsey Art Piece 2 Edition 2 Watch

If you know Greubel Forsey, you know to expect epic horology, finishing, concepts, and prices. If you know the brand’s Art Piece collection, then you will quickly understand what is going on with its latest member, the Greubel Forsey Art Piece 2 Edition 2, just released for SIHH 2017.

Introducing: The Zenith El Primero 36,000 vph, Or The Return Of The Panda (Live Pics + Details)

No, “The Return Of The Panda” is not the next animated movie being released by Dreamworks, but rather a serious trend we have seen developing lately, and not only at SIHH. In many ways, it is similar to the revival of the sector dial we also witnessed this past week, since both styles borrow design cues from the vintage world but with new interpretations. This new Zenith El Primero 36,000 vph is just that, bringing contrasting sub-registers to an El Primeo with the freshly released 42mm black ceramicised aluminum case.

Roger Dubuis: The Year Of Excalibur…and Carbon

By Martin Green
Roger Dubuis has declared 2017 the year of Excalibur and rightfully so! The collection is expanded with several exciting new models, of which two are the result of a new partnership with Pirelli. It might seem a bit odd, why would a watch brand team up with a tire manufacturer, even with the esteem of Pirelli. However, both brands have a lot in common, as they are dedicated to the development of new and improved materials. This is also the central theme of the two watches that they introduced based on this partnership.

SIHH 2017 – Ulysse Nardin Marine Tourbillon Grand Feu Enamel

The marine world has been an integral part of Ulysse Nardin’s history since 1846, when a young watchmaker named Ulysse Nardin created the first coveted marine deck chronometers. These precision navigational instruments, prized by mariners and navies the world over, is nowadays still the main source of inspiration for the Ulysse Nardin Marine Collection, the most know range of watches for this desirable manufacture. As the SIHH 2017 has started, welcome the Marine Tourbillon Grand Feu, a stunning new timepiece in the iconic collection of Ulysse Nardin Marine watches, featuring a sleek, elegant and classical design alongside a brand new movement.