Creating a Grande Sonnerie is not for the feeble minded. This is an undertaking which sits within the holiest of the holy within the ranks of complicated watchmaking. The ultimate complication. The big Kahuna. The Grande Sonnerie. Greubel Forsey, famed for their inclined tourbillons now join these rarefied ranks, and announces their own Grande…
At SIHH 2017, Greubel Forsey will debut a timepiece that they reportedly spent 11 years “researching and developing.”
Only a handful of watchmakers or brands have ever accomplished a grande sonnerie wristwatch – Philippe Dufour, F.P. Journe, Patek Philippe and Gerald Genta amongst them – a league that is now joined by Greubel Forsey, which may possibly claim the title of complicated watch launched at SIHH 2017. A grande sonnerie is essentially a miniaturised version […]
Omega honours the online media with the honourific release of a watch which is directly attributed to the Instagram hashtag “#SpeedyTuesday”. The new limited edition will be a numbered series of 2012 pieces, and only available online. Introducing the Omega Speedmaster “Speedy Tuesday” Limited Edition.…
Not too long ago, we responded to Bloomberg’s hyperbolic article about Coveted Swiss Watches being 3D printed by next Christmas, today, we are honoured to receive a response from Michiel Holthinrichs, a founder of Holthinrichs Watches and pioneer of the 3D printed watch.…
Impressively, the cathedral chimes remained audible as Stephen Forsey closed his palm completely around the Greubel Forsey Grand Sonnerie in a (knowingly) futile attempt to silence the gongs.
But how? And what else does this exceptional timepiece, one that I might call the best in the world, hold in store?
We’re not even at the SIHH yet, but some of the biggest news of the New Year breaks today: Greubel Forsey has announced their very first chiming complication, and it’s nothing less than a grande et petite sonnerie with minute repeater. This is a monumental achievement for any watch manufacturer, and from Greubel Forsey, it’s news of interest to anyone with an interest in modern horology; their defining complication is of course, the mult-axis inclined tourbillon, but with the debut of a grande sonnerie, they become a specialist in very high end chiming complications as well.
Catchily named Speedmaster “Speedy Tuesday”, the latest Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch is a 2012-piece limited edition offered exclusively online – with reservations done via the Omega website and the watch picked up from one of the brand’s many stores. A social media habit that began in 2012 when founder of watch blog Fratello Watches first used #SpeedyTuesday, the hashtag has […]
If you are into watches, and most definitely into an icon of watchmaking named the Omega Speedmaster, the word #SpeedyTuesday might familiar. Created in 2012 by our colleagues of Fratello Watches, this must not be sued up to a single tag for social media but more as the rallying cry of all Speedmaster passionates (and, yes, we’re amongst them). To mark this great achievement – which definitely serves Omega as a whole – the brand is proud to introduced a 2,012 pieces limited edition with several unique features, inspired by a 1978 Vintage “Alaska Project” edition, the Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday Limited Edition.
It’s Tuesday, and for Omega fans, that means it’s #SpeedyTuesday. The hashtag, created by Fratello Watches founder Robert-Jan Broer in 2012, has since been adopted throughout the world by Speedmaster owners and enthusiasts who celebrate the company’s many editions of its “hero model” on the second day of the week.