Rooted in tradition, this line personifies our origins and embodies our first aesthetic preferences.Double-stepped case, Roman numerals and an understated aesthetic are what characterise the Villeret models. Their pure lines, clear dials and fine cases express the essential with timeless elegance. Far from breaking with tradition, the new models accentuate and amplify the spirit of […]
Read MoreBased in an alpine valley in the Jura Mountains, Swiss Montblanc Montre S.A. is far removed from today’s hectic world. The region around Le Locle has been at the heart of fine Swiss watchmaking for centuries. Behind the panoramic glass facade of a historic villa, their master watchmakers work in an atmosphere of extreme concentration […]
Read MoreIn accordance with the names of American watch companies that stopped operation long ago, Benrus is one that is on occasion overlooked in favor of the more prominent names like, say, Hamilton or Elgin. Funnily enough, those brands were competitors for Benrus back in the day. As with so many Swiss Best Watch brands, they […]
Read MoreSome watch brands get all the credit, while others deserve more than they get.Do you know the most underestimated Swiss watch manufacturers?This six-pack – Cartier, Chopard, Glashütte Original, Nomos and Tissot – does a great job.All six are extremely innovative and have a huge range of in-house-manufactured calibers. But the greater public of watch collectors […]
Read MoreScream!Scream!Scream!We all scream for steel Pateks! Even a casual watch enthusiast will likely recognize the importance of a Baselworld where Swiss Patek Philippe launched two new complicated steel watches. We showed you the new 5960 annual calendar chronograph here,whereas now it’s time to check out my favorite of this new duo from Patek, the 5990 […]
Read MoreJohn Reardon, the International Head of Christie’s Watch Department,is one of those people you want around if you have any questions related to watch valuation, rarity, or potential investment worthiness. John is a diligent advocate of the watch auction process and Christie’s as well, which is something important to keep in mind when reading his […]
Read MoreIn 2014 Girard-Perregaux introduced the Traveller Large Date, Moon Phases & GMT, a classy GMT watch specific to worldwide vacationers and frequent flyers. We authored about this here. Girard-Perregaux presents the Traveller Large Date, Moon Phases & GMT inside a re-creation having a transparent dial which discloses the big date mechanism. This new Girard-Perregaux watch […]
Read MoreWe’ve spoken a great deal about gents’ watches from SIHH 2015 and I believe it’s time for you to review different things. This publish is about Richard Mille, and something of the novelties this season – the Richard Mille RM19-02 Tourbillon Fleur. Similar to a number of other Swiss Richard Mille watches it provides a […]
Read MoreThe newest growth and development of the Meyrin-based Swiss Best DeWitt manufacture might be the Twenty-8-Eight Full Moon, a wrist watch getting quite a unconventional dial with moon phase complication. A partial skeleton, the left side in the dial is in some manner much like an atlas with relief, curves as well as the gold […]
Read MoreIn the approaching Watches&Miracles 2015 event (Hong Kong, 30 September – 3 October 2015), Cartier will show several novelties such as the new Clé p Swiss Best Cartier Mysterious Hour, a wrist watch that signifies the encounter between your lately released Clé p Cartier collection (full particulars here) and also the mysterious movement complication, symbolic […]
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