For a 2 watch luxury collection, which two brands should I have? Whether you’re new to luxury watches or a collector who wants to scale back, which are the two watches or watch brands that should be had? The answer is as follows: the first should be Rolex and the second a Patek Philippe. Good Read More
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Baselworld 2018 – Corum Golden Bridge Joachim Horsley
Corum and Joachim Horsley came together to create a unique watchmaking composition, which was unveiled at an exceptional show at the Folies Bergère in Paris on 15 February. This major international event lifted the veil on the Golden Bridge made to measure by Corum in his honour. Part of a strictly limited edition, this piece Read More
Poll Results: Which is your favorite Basic Luxury Worldtimer Watch?
As world travel increases, worldtimer complications are becoming more essential and practical. Besides practicality, worldtimers look very sophisticated even if the travel is just the commute to the office. Wearing a worldtimer looks classy with a suit or accompanied by a pair of jeans and a T-Shirt. A worldtimer looks different than a diver such Read More
DeWitt – Academia Endless Drive for SIHH 2018
Dewitt introduced the new Academia Endless Drive watch at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2018. It features an endless screw as the dial’s signature element which is fixed so that it can’t move longitudinally as it rotates. The hours and minutes are indicated with two discs located at 9 and 3 o’clock that rotate Read More
Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Tri-Axial Tourbillon
To celebrate the 2018 edition of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie de Genève (SIHH), Girard-Perregaux unveils a true technological and aesthetic revolution, the Minute Repeater Tri-Axial Tourbillon REF: 99830-21-000-BA6A which epitomizes the contemporary approach to horological complications adopted by the Manufacture Girard-Perregaux. Crafted in titanium so as to chime with greater intensity, this 48 Read More
Greubel Forsey QP à équation with Rhodium-Coloured Gold Dial
Winner of the 2017 Calendar Watch Prize is the Greubel Forsey QP à équation watch which displays the seasons, equinoxes, solstices, equation of time, date, day, month and four-digit year – perpetually. Released initially in 2015, new in 2017 the QP à équation sports a Rhodium-Coloured Gold Dial with a list price of approximately $685,000. It Read More
Chopard L.U.C Full Strike Watch winner of the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix (GPHG)
The Chopard L.U.C Full Strike Watch won the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix in the 2017 annual Fondation du Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de 5Genève (GPHG) watchmaking event (full list of winning watches here). It took Chopard approximately 17,000 hours to develop the COSC-certified, double barrel movement with a 60-hour power reserve and slipping springs Calibre 08.01-L. As the Read More
Zenith Defy LAB – New Monolithic Silicon Oscillator Movement
Presented by Zenith as “The most precise mechanical watch ever” the Defy collection introduces an evolution in the watch movement world with Caliber ZO 342. Zenith invented a new single-piece oscillator that replaces the traditional hairspring/balance wheel assembly. It oscillates at a frequency five-times greater than the standard mechanical timepiece which allows for the higher precision. Read More
Paul Newman Rolex Sells at Auction for Record $17.8 Million
On October 26th, 2017 Paul Newman’s personal Paul Newman Daytona Rolex reference 6239 sold for a record-breaking $17.75 million including the buyer’s premium ($15.5 million at the hammer), making it the newest most expensive wristwatch ever sold. The auction was held by the Phillips Auction House in New York City and the winning bid went to an Read More
IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 2017
The Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Chronograph (Ref. IW392101/IW392103) is the first watch from IWC to combine the well-known mechanical chronograph with a perpetual moon phase display on a subdial in a new complication module. The moon phase is displayed by a disc, partly silver- or gold-plated, partly dark blue, which rotates to show the shadow Read More