SIHH 2017 is just about at a close, and we have seen at least a few very enticing new releases. I’ll begin by sharing some of my favorites first, followed by a look back at some of the other interesting happenings in the watch world.
Sometimes a watch just comes out of nowhere and even when it’s sitting right in front of you on a table, you still can’t believe it’s actually real. A few days ago at the SIHH, I was having a chat with Kari Voutilainen about his Comblémine dial factory when he said “Oh, I have something else to show you.” What appeared on the felt-lined tray was a piece unique 44mm stainless steel watch that looked every bit a Kari Voutilainen. And it was awesome.
For SIHH 2017 Girard Perregaux, recent double award winners of the 2016 GPHG sees the debut of a complete Laureato collection forming the Girard Perregaux foundation. Additionally, in celebration of various anniversaries and accomplisHments, Girard Perregaux also consolidated their previously disperse series of Bridge watches into a new Bridge…
It is no secret (or surprise) that the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control collection with sector dials was one of the true sleeper hits of SIHH this year. However, JLC had other great watches on offer this year, and one that I found quite impressive in the ladies’ collection was the Rendez-Vous Night & Day Large. Here’s a first look.
After a full week dedicated to the SIHH novelties, vintage watches are finally back today. We start with a great Heuer Autavia “Rindt” coming from a very reputable source, and then look at an intriguing Wingo, which shares many features with the Yema Yachtingraf. You will also see an uncommon Rolex Date reference 1530 and a nice Zenith El Primero with fumé dial. This is your Bring A Loupe for January 20, 2017.
Ulysse Nardin, a new-comer for the SIHH, is well known for its Marine roots, as the manufacture has been active in the field of Marine Chronometers (to be placed on boat decks) since its inception in 1846. You won’t be surprised though to see that one of the main highlights of the 2017 collection is strongly linked to this rich past. Still, Marine is not the only field where Ulysse Nardin is active. Innovation is another one. Based on the highly simplified annual calendar introduced last year on the Marine Chronograph, this year the brand comes with a more traditional version, the Ulysse Nardin Marine Annual Calendar Chronometer – and that’s not the only thing that pleases us here…
Some of you may know that I like to crunch numbers, talk statistics and discuss the watch market. Chrono24 is the largest watch market place in the world, and shows us some statistics in the wonderful infographic. Amongst others, it shows the Top 15 of brands with the highest demand in 2016 on their website. […]
First reported by German business newspaper WirtschaftsWoche, there is news today that Berlin-based auction house Auctionata has filed for insolvency. Auctionata is a multi-focus auction house that offered multiple sales per quarter all over the world without live audiences present. Bidding took place predominantly online and the format relied heavily on a proprietary live filming system that also encouraged bidders to stop the auction mid-sale to ask their experts questions about the lots as bidding was taking place.
One thread running through Ulysse Nardin’s current creations and connecting the brand to its heritage is a nautical theme. Among releases for SIHH 2017 is the Ulysse Nardin Marine Regatta watch which truly gets to the heart of maritime sport timing.
Only just introduced while SIHH 2017 takes place in Geneva, the F.P. Journe Vagabondage III is a world’s first, featuring both a jumping hours and digital jumping seconds, a well as a remontoir d’egalite. According to François-Paul Journe himself, this complication has never been done in either pocket or wristwatches. And despite the complexity of the movement, F.P. […]