Jaquet Droz releases another interpretation of its automaton, “Loving Butterfly,” this time with a dial made from a rare form of prehistoric petrified wood, a warm autumnal stage for the fascinating performance that takes place under the sapphire crystal. Honouring Jaquet Droz’s spellbinding automata of the past, a mechanism allows the wings of the butterfly […]
Jean Depéry, a Swiss micro engineer with a fascination for watchmaking, founded the Geneva-based watch brand Emile Chouriet in 1998 and named his company after an 18th-century watchmaker. It turns out that one of Dépery’s ancestors had produced components for Emile Chouriet. A family-run business today, Dépery has a manufacture in Meyrin, a municipality of […]
Bell & Ross’ love for aviation and pilot’s watches needs no introduction anymore. Since its foundation, the brand has had a clear focus on military watches made for action and has built its name in the instrument watch field. Yet, brands have to evolve and explore territories outside their comfort zone. Constantly seeking new universes […]
The Villeret collection comprises some of the most classic, refined and timeless models of Blancpain. Elegant and discreet, these watches are often presented in a classic combination of gold cases with opaline or silver-toned dials. Still, colour isn’t excluded from this range and blue in particular is also offered, usually in limited series with a […]
In addition to the three vintage-inspired recreations we presented yesterday, Seiko presents a fourth dive watch to celebrate the 55th anniversary of its first diver. While the “trilogy” of reissues is rare, exclusive and high-end, this one plays in the more accessible field, which Seiko has championed for some years now. Well proportioned, well designed […]
Seiko expands its Presage collection with two new limited editions inspired by the Japanese animated film Porco Rosso. With handmade enamel dials and references to Porco Rosso’s vintage red seaplane, the white dial Presage model (SNR047) is driven by hyper-precision Spring Drive technology while the black dial (SRQ033) is powered by an automatic column-wheel chronograph. […]
Grand Seiko celebrates its 60th anniversary with the release of this 39mm, manual-winding, platinum Elegance model with a hand-engraved dial decorated with symbols related to the legend of Shizukuishi. A second model in rose gold, also from the Elegance Collection, features a green machine-engraved dial that evokes the radiant green white birch trees located near […]
Dive watches and Seiko are a long and rich story – as we’ve seen earlier today with the 55th Anniversary Trilogy of dive watches. This expertise isn’t reserved to the praised Prospex collection and Grand Seiko, the high-end division of the Japanese brand, also benefits from this. Today, part of its 2020 collection, Grand Seiko […]
We didn’t expect anything less. To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Grand Seiko launches its new hi-beat mechanical calibre 9SA5, the foundation stone for an entirely new generation of Grand Seiko watches. Representing an advancement as revolutionary as the first calibre 9S of 1998 – the base movement powering all watches in the Grand Seiko (barring […]
Fifty-five years ago, in 1965, Seiko introduced its first-ever diver’s watch – which also happened to be the first Japanese diver’s watch. With its automatic movement, its 150m water-resistance, its robust case and its highly recognizable design, the 1965 Seiko 62MAS paved the way for multiple generations of professional dive watches to come – and […]