Seiko is taking great strides to make the now emancipated brand Grand Seiko an entity of its own, and now there is not one Grand Seiko line but three: Heritage, Elegance and Sport. Truth to be told, Heritage and Elegance are very similar, but since the Elegance Collection aims at a more refined segment the watches […]
The classic Villeret has been one of the best-selling and most emblematic lines of Blancpain for years. One of the latest additions to the collection, the new Villeret Extra-Plate 6605 is very much in tune with its refined and understated style. Balancing timelessness and sense of place, this ultra-slim dress watch concentrates on the bare […]
Earlier this year, H. Moser & Cie. introduced a brand new design, with unprecedented inspirations… A retro-styled watch, which didn’t hark back to the 1950s or the 1960s like the rest of the industry, but at something much older. This “Heritage” piece was first launched in collaboration with retailer Bucherer, as one of its “Blue […]
The Senator Chronometer has been around since 2009 and is still one of the most acclaimed watches in the entire Glashütte Original collection. Inspired by marine chronometers, it was also the first Glashütte Original watch to flaunt official chronometer status. And then comes the elegant design, the typical Saxon details and the movement itself (sorry, we love this watch here). In order to celebrate its 10th anniversary, Glashütte Original has decided to give its Senator Chronometer an elegant, contemporary facelift. And here it is.
Jaquet Droz revisits its Grande Second Dual Time watch with an azimuthal map of the Earth’s continents viewed from the North Pole. Although the movement and the layout are identical to the previous Grande Seconde Dual Time models, the integration of a map enlivens the scenery and underlines the vocation of this watch as a stylish travelling companion. As always with Jaquet Droz, the aesthetics are elegant and balanced, dominated by the prevailing figure-eight motif of the Grande Seconde collection.
Precision reaches new heights with the presentation of the Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer Tourbillon. Inspired by the original mission of the tourbillon to improve rate precision, the Senator chronometer Tourbillon marries a flying tourbillon with a stop-seconds mechanism, a zero reset and a minute detent to ensure hyper-precise time setting. Certified as a chronometer by […]
Riding the vintage wave that has flooded the watch market of late, Omega revisits its 1949 Trésor gentlemen’s dress watch. Re-edited in stainless steel, the new De Ville Trésor model incorporates Omega’s Master Co-Axial Calibre 8910, with its COSC and Master Chronometer status certified by the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS). Origins In 2014, […]
There have been multiple complications implemented in the “Grande Seconde” Collection by Jaquet Droz… Think Dual-Time, Date, Dead-Beat Second, Moon Phase or even a Skeleton model. However, how surprising as it may seem, there was one major complication that never made it to the collection, and for the simple reason that it would have ruined the 8-shaped display: the chronograph. Problem solved, with the new Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Monopusher Chronograph – and yes, that unique display is fully preserved!
As most of you might know, the perpetual calendar is among the most complex mechanism that can be implemented in a watch. It is the most advanced type of calendar available, the one that needs no adjustments, even during leap years… Having one in collection is sort of a must for any brand that wants to be qualified as “Haute Horlogerie”. But then again, among these watches, all were not born equal. And when it comes to Glashütte Original, and perpetual calendar that celebrates its 20th anniversary, it is indeed special.
RGM Watch Co. is truly an anomaly in the industry, designing and manufacturing ground-up movements, dials and cases in a country that’s long abandoned such horological endeavours. The days of great American brands like Hamilton, Waltham and Ingersoll are long gone, but RGM brought traditional watchmaking back in the 1990s, setting up shop in Mount […]