Hublot and Haute Living Honor the Lennox Lewis LOC Foundation
Hublot and Haute Living come together to create a special evening benefitting the Lennox Lewis League of Champions Foundation.
Introducing: The Patek Philippe 5204/1R-001 Split-Seconds Perpetual Calendar Goes Black Dial With Rose Gold Bracelet
Just after Baselworld of this year, our editor in chief Jack Forster gave us a superb look at a watch that, as he put it then “is a reminder of why Patek enjoys the reputation that it does,” a true grand complication in its reference 5204R. The split-seconds chronograph with perpetual calendar in rose gold was introduced with a silver opaline dial and offered on a lovely leather strap – a traditional offering, not intended to offend anyone. Today, however, we caught wind of a new take on the 5204R, and it’s a big, bad mother if there ever was one.
Zenith’s 5 Finest El Primero’s Watches
El Primero: two words that spell out a legend. Zenith’s high-frequency chronograph movement has been around for over 40 years, yet still, has no problem
Opportunities For Improvement In The Luxury Watch Industry In 2017
The luxury watch industry is finishing off a difficult year with industry reports continuing to be skeptical. I believe there are many bright spots and opportunities for improvements to re-establish growth in 2017. In reaching these conclusions, I draw on read more…
Happy Holidays And Merry Christmas With Quill & Pad! Win Books And Fine Watchmaking Trivial Pursuit Here!
Without our readers there would be no Quill & Pad, so at this “giving” time of year we’d like to offer a few gifts to say thank you. Entering the draw to win one of these presents is easy: all you need to do is be a subscriber to our weekly newsletter. The draw will take place at 6:00 Central European Time on Sunday, December 18. Sign up to win!
Hands-On: The Parmigiani Fleurier Centum Perpetual Calendar Openworked Graphite
The Parmigiani Fleurier Centum Perpetual Calendar Openworked Graphite is an open-dial version of Parmigiani’s existing Centum Perpetual Calendar. This isn’t an openworked watch in the traditional sense of that term – openworking, or skeletonizing, is the removal of material from the movement of a watch in order to create a sense of transparency. The Centum Perpetual Openworked, on the other hand, has a transparent, tinted dial that lets you see some of the mechanisms driving the perpetual calendar as well as the moonphase disk.
“The Monochrome Video Week” – Montblanc, Hand Decoration At The Villeret Manufacture
As watch journalists, one of the most recurring questions we have is how a small wrist accessory (a.k.a a watch) can have a 5 or 6-digit price tag? And clearly, for those who are not entirely into watches, that’s an entirely justified question. In order to draw an answer to this highly complex and delicate question, we took Davide Cerrato, Managing Director of Montblanc Watch Division, apart for a properly interesting discussion. Davide will guide us inside the Montblanc Villeret Manufacture, the haute-horlogerie sanctuary of the brand, to discover the beauty of real hand-finishing as it’s executed by Montblanc’s watchmakers. Polishing, Anglages, Tourbillon… Let us bring you in this fascinating world of hand-decoration through a long, in-depth video.
Introducing: The Baume & Mercier Clifton GMT Power Reserve
Ahead of SIHH 2017 (which is coming up quickly, folks), Baume & Mercier has given us a peek at a new addition to the Clifton collection, the Clifton GMT Power Reserve. The collection has been a bastion of good design and affordable complications for Baume & Mercier since it debuted back in 2012. The new watch looks nice at first glance, and here’s what we know so far.
Review: Chopard LUC Full Strike Minute Repeater
The Chopard LUC manufacture has come a long way. Two decades, in fact. 2016 celebrates the 20th year that Karl-Frederich Scheufele realised his vision of a manufacture movement. Beginning rather tentatively with the LUC 1.96, then progressing to the in-house chronograph. Steadily, the manufacture honed her skills, and with the Strike One,…
SIHH 2017: Cartier Unveils the Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon, Skeleton Mysterious Hour, and Panthère Joueuse
Cartier’s Fine Watchmaking line of haute horlogerie continues to expand apace with three new additions that will be presented at SIHH 2017 in just over a month. The flagship complication, or actually triple complication, is the Rotonde de Cartier Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon. Powered by the 448-part calibre 9407 MC, this features a minute repeating function […]