Sunday, Mar 21 2010
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The New Rolex Explorer
Rolex's second announcement this year at BaselWorld 2010 was a redesigned Explorer. I've always loved the Explorer for its unparalleled simplicity and stark elegance, but at only 36 millimeters, it was a tad bit diminutive by today's standards. Not anymore. The size of the …
Baselworld 2010 Blancpain
These are photos taken at Baselworld a few days ago, of a yet to be released Blancpain timepiece. It is limited edition and part of a series. With each new entry into the series, a new complication will be added, up until the final collection, when a full Grand Complication …
Baselworld 2010 drives the Industry
BASELWORLD 2010 closed its doors today after eight outstandingly successful days. With 100,700 industry professionals from all over the world, the show received extremely high attendance (+7% up compared to last year). At the close of the event, the exhibitors were …
Maîtres du Temps Chapter One Round
This morning, I went to Maîtres du Temps to check-out and see their Chapter One Round timepiece. This master piece has been created by Peter Speake-Marin and Christophe Claret. I also have a lot of respect for Steven Holtzman, who has been working very hard to combine the …
Bell & Ross Vintage Carbon 123 & 126: This Young Brand Gives Us Two Winners (UPDATED W/ Pics)
Simultaneously something new and something old from Bell & Ross, these just released vintage Carbon pieces are easily the best looking watches to come out of this manufacturer in quite some time. We've always liked the heritage line, but with the new, more traditional look …
BaselWorld Day 3 In Pictures
Yesterday we had our third day in Basel. Interesting meetings with Chronoswiss (more coverage later on) and a few of the Horomundi people. We rounded up with a nice diner with Kees Engelbarts (Cornelius & Cie), Bart and Tim Grönefeld, Ben (Hodinkee), Frank (Monochrome), …
Hublot Classic Fusion Watches
How do you create a classic? The statement in and of itself shouldn't make sense as classic things develop over long periods of time. Such "instant classics" are merely good designs that appeal to many people. What I am talking about is literally making a bona fide classic …
Montblanc TimeWriter 1 Metamorphosis Watch Transforms
There was a lot of excitement at Montblanc in Geneva for this watch. They only had one of them at SIHH and it was in a case. Still a prototype but I got to check it out a bit. In a nutshell, you press down on a lever on the left side of the case and [...] Related …
