The Bugatti Aérolithe is one of the historical icons of the brand, and perhaps as well the most mysterious car ever. Parmigiani, Bugatti’s watchmaking partner, found in it the inspiration for a new, innovative, flyback chronograph, full of references to this legendary car.
On the SIHH’s opening day, last Monday, we had a spectacular start of the show with Vacheron Constantin, where we got to see and enjoy the impressive Atelier Cabinotier Celestia, and later that morning we got a nice surprise at Girard-Perregaux. Last year the brand, which is by the way one of the oldest manufactures in the world, launched a renewed Laureato limited edition. This year they further improved the watch on many, small bit very significant details, and now I’m convinced that this is a serious competitor in the field of luxury sports watches, plus it’s in a price range that is only half of its competitors. Sounds good, doesn’t it?
In case you haven’t caught on yet, almost every family of Royal Oaks is getting some kind of revamp this year. The Royal Oak Offshore Diver – like both the Royal Oak Chronograph and Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph – is getting a few new colorways, though, unlike the others, the focus is on bright hues instead of two-tone executions. Here are five new Divers that will feel familiar but look brand new.
Introduced in 1957 as a top of the line model, the Longines Flagship is now 60 years old. To mark the occasion Longines reached into its archives for a late 1950s specimen of the watch, which was then reproduced as the Flagship Heritage – 60th Anniversary 1957-2017. Intriguingly, the historical watch that served as inspiration for […]
A new year means a new Watch Strap Review. Our 26th installment of the series brings us a company from the USA. Worn & Wound These guys are definitely not newcomers to the game and they have a wonderful site and a super cool shop. Their selection is pretty versatile from watch rolls to tools, […]
Last summer, in 2016, we saw the release of the Piaget Polo S and Polo S Chronograph watches. Designed and marketed as an everyday steel watch intended to attract the growing market segment of younger watch aficionados who appreciate in-house read more…
For SIHH 2017 A. Lange & Sohne unveiled a new Tourbograph Perpetual “Pour le Mérite”. The fifth watch to join the “Pour le Mérite” line, a series which is emblematic of A. Lange & Sohne’s pinnacle of watchmaking skills, the series is best know for its fusée-and-chain transmission. This…
Montblanc has more or less reinvented itself over the last few years, with innovative complications, well designed watches, new high-tech materials and development of the Minerva manufactured movements alongside the goal of “accessible luxury”. All offered at a relative competitive price, even if we are talking about the incredible Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter. New for this year will be no less than 5 new TimeWalker models including this Montblanc TimeWalker Chronograph UTC, the traveller’s sport chronograph of the collection.
Here’s something a little unexpected from Christopher Claret. A wristwatch that doesn’t cost $100,000+ and one that comes in a 42mm case than feels like you could wear it daily. The brand’s latest watch is called the Maestro and it has all of the interest of a genuine Christophe Claret creation, but in the most accessible package yet. Here are all the details.
As some might say, show must go on… But how futile and material this would be, the SIHH is about watches and A. Lange & Söhne again has a great, impressive and highly desirable collection of watches, including the Tourbograph Perpetual, the Zeitwerk Decimal Strike and the 1815 Annual Calendar. And who could be better than our good friend Wilhelm Schmid, CEO of A. Lange & Söhne, to explain these SIHH 2017 novelties. Here is our conversation with him.