Monday, Apr 27 2015
articles: 10
Greubel Forsey & Philippe Dufour Present Le Garde Temps Naissance d’Une Montre Project
The centuries-old traditions and know-how in horology, as awe-inspiring, interesting and technically unique as they may be, are feared to be soon forgotten, as the newer generation – the much needed "fresh blood" – is hardly motivated to consider taking the long road that …
PHOTO REPORT: Louis Moinet Memoris Chronograph
This is a hands-on photo report, shot on location at Baselworld, of the Louis Moinet Memoris Chronograph we reported on HERE. We also included a short video to show the openworked mono-pusher chronograph in action....
Bell & Ross to Open Store in Australia
Bell & Ross to Open Store in Australia If you’re in Australia and get the urge to shop for a watch, The Block Arcade on Collins Street in Melbourne should be your first stop. Watches of Switzerland already has a shop located at the entrance to the 125-year-old shopping …
A New Edition Of Salomons' Breguet (1747-1823) Book Now For Sale, Benefitting The HODINKEE Fund
Abraham-Louis Breguet was an illustrious watchmaker responsible for a plethora of inventions, including the tourbillon, equation of time, the first wristwatch, the first reliable automatic watches (perpetuelles), and the first gong spring for repeaters. It is hard to …
H2O Kalmar 2 Goes Deep, Really Deep
Overbuilt dive watches are pretty easy to find, with depth ratings going into the 1,000s of feet territory, well beyond what all but the tinniest percentage of technical divers could ever hope to come close to needing. But watches that get into the 10s of 1,000s, that is …
Hands-On With The Tudor Pelagos 25600TB
For a few years in a row now, Tudor is one of those brands that’s getting a lot of love from watch enthusiasts during the annual Baselworld exhibition. In our article of last week, where we featured our team’s favorite watches (25 in total) and 5 let-down watches, Tudor …
Jony Ive Says Apple Watch No Threat to Luxury Watch Brands
Jony Ive Says Apple Watch No Threat to Luxury Watch Brands Should Swiss watchmakers be worried about the launch of the new Apple Watch? The man who designed it doesn’t think so. Although Jony Ive stated last year that those makers of luxury watches could be in trouble, a …
F.P. Journe Chronometre Souverain Watch Review
When people ask me about brands to take a close look at, those whose watches might increase in value, or simply those that interest serious watch lovers who are more interested in product than brand names... my response regularly includes F.P. Journe. Today, I am going to …
INTRODUCING: The IWC Big Pilot Le Petit Prince in Red Gold
The story in a second: Little prince. Big impact. Since 2006 IWC have been honouring the pioneering spirit of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the aristocratic French aviator who is best known for his book The Little Prince. The association with Saint-Exupéry is a great one for …
