The Chopard L.U.C 1860 is a reissue of the very first L.U.C

The Chopard L.U.C 1860 is a reissue of their first L.U.C watch, with many modern improvements The salmon dial is crafted from a gold plate, and does away with the unnecessary date display Chopard’s Lucent steel is made from 80% recycled material, and is also harder and brighter than regular stainless steel Chopard’s first wristwatch … Continued

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3 years ago

Patek Philippe takes design risks with the Calatrava 4997/200R

The Patek Philippe 4997/200R Calatrava brings a vibrant purple dial into their ladies’ Calatrava catalogue The dial is made up of over 50 layers of lacquer on an embossed dial The Calibre 240 is visible from the sapphire display caseback, and is beautifully finished Patek Philippe have been taking design risks for decades, but there’s … Continued

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3 years ago

Cloisonné mastery of the Patek Philippe 5531G Grand Complications

The Patek Philippe 5531G Grand Complications pays tribute to their Geneva home The Grand Feu cloisonné section of the dial depicts a steamship from the Belle Époque fleet that has been cruising Lake Geneva for over a century The calibre R 27 HU is equipped with world time and minute repeater complications Technical mastery is … Continued

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3 years ago

Baume & Mercier’s Hampton proves it’s hip to be rectangular

Baume & Mercier is back with three new Hampton references for Watches & Wonders 2023 A multi-finished blue dial is new for the midsized Automatic model The small size gets a blue dial, and is set with brilliant-cut diamonds Rectangular watches are certainly a considered choice over more conventionally shaped ones, but the form is … Continued

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3 years ago

Patek Philippe introduces some surprisingly racy colours to the Calatrava

Patek Philippe brings a surprising jolt of colour to the Calatrava for Watches & Wonders 2023 The time and date reference gets 3 new dials in bright yellow, red, and blue The design harks back to the limited edition 6007A, but gets a case upgrade to polished white gold The new Patek Philippe Calatrava 6007G … Continued

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3 years ago

Introducing – The Black Ceramic Zenith Defy Skyline & Defy Skyline Skeleton

The Defy Skyline collection was introduced by Zenith in 2022 and offered a new interpretation of the original Defy series, aimed to improve the brand’s standing in luxury sports watches. There were 14 references in the Skyline collection so far, including a range of 36mm watches. The 41mm models, powered by El Primero 3620 high-frequency […]

3 years ago

Introducing – The New Ulysse Nardin Freak One (Live Pics & Price)

The Freak, the brainchild of the late Ulysse Nardin owner Rolf Schnyder and genius watchmaker Ludwig Oechslin, has been with us for 22 years. The first Freak was packed with innovative ideas that would transform the conservative ways of watchmaking, changing perceptions. Since 2001 the watch with no crown to wind and time set, no […]

3 years ago

Introducing – New Variations Of The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph 42mm (Live Pics)

In 2020 TAG Heuer celebrated the 160th anniversary of the brand and launched several editions of the Carrera Chronograph to highlight the importance of the watch to the brand’s past, present and future. The origins of the iconic Carrera and its value to the watchmaking history received plenty of coverage; the perfect chronograph design, conceived […]

3 years ago