Wednesday, Jan 6 2010
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IWC's Meca-Quartz Ingenieur: A Quartz Movement With A Mechanical Chronograph. Ok, Why Not?
The use of a quartz movement in a high-end Swiss watch seems counterintuitive today, but everyone's done it. Omega has done it, Rolex has done it, Audemars Piguet has done it, Breitling STILL does it (and did it in a very strange way here), even Patek Philippe makes a …
MB&F unveiled their HM2-SV on Facebook
Today, Maximilian Büsser and Friends unveiled the first image of the Horological Machine No.2. – SV on their Facebook page. There will only be 25 pieces world wide of this haute horlogerie time piece! The official unveiling will be on January 12th 2010. I will keep you …
MB&F HM2-SV Teaser Shot
Maximilian Büsser, the owner of MB&F, just sent me a teaser of his newest timepiece, the HM2-SV. Based on the original HM2, the SV will be available in a limited edition of 25. For now, this is the only photo available, but check back next Tuesday for the official photos …
IWC fef Wins Reader Voted Best Luxury Watch Brand On Luxist
I recently nominated a few key luxury watch brands for a reader poll on Luxist.com. The poll was to determine what brand people considered to be the top luxury brand. Not exactly a scientific study, but it is interested to see what people who read the world's top luxury …
Blancpain Spécialités Tourbillon Diamants Watch
Diamonds for diamonds sake? Maybe not. Don't overlook the importance of ludicrously gilded timepieces in the haute joaillerie watch category. While such timepieces might wreak of excess, they are often times as complex, or more complex than the mechanical creations we so …
