Monday, Jan 5 2009
articles: 5
Cartier: Jewellery or Haute Horlogerie?
Starting on the 19th of January, the annual SIHH is being held in Geneva. The SIHH, Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, represents a number of fine watch manufacturers like Audemars Piguet, Officine Panerai, Jaeger LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin and a few more. One …
A little music, some wine, you…
Man, this guy is about to totally bone his Panerai.
The Girard-Perregaux Scuderia Ferrari Foudroyante Rattrapante: Say it five times fast
Joel at BBG posted this great video of the Girard-Perregaux Scuderia Ferrari Foudroyante Rattrapante. It’s a split second time with Foudroyante (trans. “jumping hand”) complication which displays 1/8 of a second. This is actually the first time I had heard of the …
Temption Cameo and Fortis Square Watches - Square Off
Temption and Fortis are two admirable watch makers who share nary a sneer or historic competition. Interestingly, they now have what I consider to be closely matched competing watches with the new Temption Cameo and the Fortis Square. Through what I believe might be no …
The First Automatic Heuer Carrera: The Original Racer's Watch Takes A Step Forward
Heuer has always had a strong tie to racing. Their Jarama, Camaro and Monaco are named after a track, a car, and the town in which a race takes place, respectively. It is the Carrera though that has consistently proven to be Heuer's strongest selling race-inspired watch. …
