Earlier this spring, right after Watches & Wonders Geneva, we wrote in depth about the incredible Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante. The $28,700 watch was a world premier and is the first to use a split-second Rattrapante (generally used for a chronograph) for a GMT second time zone hand. This watch offered innovation inside and…
Watch lovers around the world hear the name Gerald Genta and they stop and listen. Why? Because this ahead-of-his-time genius created some of the most iconic timepieces of the modern watchmaking era. So, how do you have the chance to own an original Gerald Genta work of art? By bidding next spring at the three…
It was the night before Christmas, and all through the watch world, Not a watchmaker was stirring; No Machines whirled The tools were all placed on the benches with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. The collectors were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of tourbillons danced in their…
In deft blend of mechanics and high-tech materials, Vacheron Constantin brings high-watchmaking and pure function together in the new Traditionnelle Complete Calendar Openface watch. In fact, the open-worked movement, visible via sapphire disks and a face-less dial, is a refreshingly modern take on traditional skeletonization. The venerable brand of Vacheron Constantin, which is the oldest…
Often, when watch brands create timepieces for women, they bedeck them in diamonds and forget to add the functions that today’s active women want. Not so with Chopard. The brand’s newest L.U.C Flying T Twin Ladies watch brings both beauty and brains to the forefront. While the brand released its flying tourbillon automatic movement in…
In today’s watchmaking world, it is not unusual for the finest brands to create some one-of-a-kind watches from time to time to show off their technical prowess or strength at Métiers d’Arts. Both of these attributes, and more, came into play when Parmigiani Fleurier recently unveiled its La Rose Carrée unique piece. As the 25th…
This year perhaps more than ever before, collectors have been actively vying for some of the hottest watches on the market. This includes everything from the grail watches by the famous three to anniversary and special edition watches unveiled in limited numbers. At Jaeger-LeCoultre, several truly exceptional pieces were released this year that are guaranteed…
For nearly a century, IWC Schaffhausen has been creating pilot’s watches of substance. In fact, the brand created its first pilot’s watch in the 1930’s and was the first watch company to conquer the issue of magnetism while in flight, developing a soft iron inner case to surround the movement. Since then, the brand has…
This holiday season, when you’re taking a tour of the fantastic New York City lights and windows, don’t miss the 57th Street Vacheron Constantin boutique. WIth a two-story-tall tree made of presents wrapped in Art Deco colors and a pop-art themed “Celebrations” exhibit complete with paintings by artist Jojo Anavim, the boutique feels more…
In an effort to make certain watches more accessible for thinner wrists, Omega announces three new Constellation watches in 36mm diameters. The watches all house the brand’s exceptional automatic movement, the Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 8800, which is visible through the scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. The three versions — each with a very special color way…
The watch-world exhibitions are in a state of flux during the pandemic, sometimes off, sometimes on. But thankfully the Dubai Watch Week was able to take place live and in person last week. That may be because of the warmer weather and more inviting climate and because it took place before news of the new…
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