The Reverso is a watch of rare longevity. In fact, it is probably one of the watch models with the longest track record. The Reverso was created back in 1931 and since then, its unique concept of a reversible and protective case has been one of the pillars of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s success. As the Reverso approaches […]
Glashütte is a small village but it is a big name for German watchmaking. Following the establishment of watchmaking in 1845 thanks to a man named Lange, watchmakers from Dresden and beyond implemented a flourishing industry that would become the epicentre of fine horology in this country. Nomos, one of the youngest and most active […]
There’s far more to Omega than just its iconic sports watches, the well-known Speedmaster and Seamaster. Even though the brand has slightly simplified its offering over the years, two other collections, both focused on elegance, need to be mentioned. First is the Constellation, timepieces inspired by the brand’s precision models of the past. Second is […]
Glashütte Original surprised aficionados in 2019 with the launch of its Spezialist collection and its vintage-inspired dive watch called the SeaQ. What did Glashütte Original have to do with vintage-inspired divers many asked? Was it a way of covering a gap in the brand’s portfolio to attract a younger, more sports-oriented clientele? The answer was […]
Earlier this year, Frederique Constant, the brand known for its accessible luxury focus, enter the crowded and hyperactive market of the sports watch with integrated bracelet, with the Highlife collection. In addition to the classic time-and-date and Heart Beat models, a third and far more complex iteration was launched, a perpetual calendar… And, hard to […]
Earlier this year, Frederique Constant, the brand known for its accessible luxury focus, entered the crowded and hyperactive market of the sports watch with its Highlife collection. In addition to the classic time-and-date and Heart Beat models, a third and far more complex iteration was launched in the form of a perpetual calendar. In the rarefied […]
Despite the general climate of gloom and doom, Piaget has ended the year with a very important trophy under its arm. Last month, at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève awards ceremony, Piaget took home the big prize (Aiguille d’Or) for its impressive Altiplano Ultimate Concept, the world’s thinnest mechanical watch. But there have also […]
It was only SIX months ago that Czapek presented its Antarctique, an important watch for the brand for many reasons. First of all, it was the first attempt of the brand to develop a luxury sports watch with an integrated bracelet – the most active segment of the market today. Second, this watch inaugurated the […]
The Saxonia and the Lange 1 were two of the four pillars that trumpeted Walter Lange’s resurrection of the brand in 1994. The Saxonia was Lange’s answer to the classic elegant dress watch; the Lange 1, with its large ex-centred date window, would become Lange’s ambassador at large. The Saxonia Outsize Date appeared in 2018, […]
Named after the state of Saxony, the cradle of German precision watchmaking, the Saxonia was one of the four watches that heralded the rebirth of A. Lange & Söhne in 1994. Elegance and purity are bywords of this family that includes the ultra-slim Saxonia Thin, the thinnest A. Lange & Söhne watch in the collection. […]