From August 15 until this past Sunday, the Monterey Classic Car Week took place in the scenic Pacific coastal town of Monterey. The week consists of a host of events, including racing of vintage cars at the Rolex Monterey Motor Sports Reunion, the Pebble Beach Tour d’ Elegance presented by Rolex, the famed Pebble Beach…
Roger Dubuis ha a very interesting line up this year at SIHH. While last year was dubbed the year of the woman for this audacious brand, this year there are a host of new additions to its much coveted Excalibur line, including the World Premier Excalibur Quatuor MicroMelt® and the Exaclibur Spider Skelton Automatic: please…
For 2017, Montblanc (now 111 years old) turns much of its focus to the TimeWalker Collection and Minerva, the movement and watch manufacturer based in Villeret, Switzerland. Dating to 1858, Minerva was acquired by Richemont in 2006, and since then its expertise has become the backbone of many of Montblanc’s high-end, more complicated timepieces. Now,…
That noise you just heard was the thud of my jaw hitting the floor after seeing the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic Tourbillon Universal Time. For SIHH 2017 Jaeger-LeCoultre is introducing a horological first: a flying tourbillon inside of a universal timer. The latest from the manufacturer is a true horological work of art and you need to…
Another over-the-top $! Million + watch has been released at SIHH 2017: Greubel Forsey’s approximately $1.4 million Grand Sonnerie. The incredible chiming timepiece – the brand’s first Grande Sonnerie — was 11 years in the research and development stages and has two patents pending. What’s Inside the Case The…
The century-old battle of the complications continues, as Vacheron Constantin unveils its most complicated wristwatch to date: Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600. The watch, which was five years in the making, boasts 23 functions and complexities, and offers civil, solar and sidereal time indications – each via its own separate gear train. Based…
Ok, so today we officially close the office, put the team on high alert to focus on social media and head off to Geneva for the 2017 SIHH — the 27th edition of the by-invitation-only exhibition, and a show we have attended since it first opened. This year marks a number of firsts for this luxury…
Following in our theme of celebrating the Chinese New Year — the Year of the Rooster — we bring you a look at three more terrific Year of the Rooster watches. These beauties come from Piaget, Chopard and Vacheron Constantin — all of which have been creating Chinese Zodiac watches for years. Vacheron Constantin Métiers…
Oh January is such a busy month with so much going on. Because the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2017 is around the corner and we will be unveiling new products for the coming weeks, we decided to use this week to show off more “Year of the Rooster” watches before it is…
Just a couple of days ago, I had the opportunity to unveil the new Christophe Claret Maestro watch via my Watch of the Week column on Departures. Now, we bring our readers an even closer look at this timepiece that will be officially shown to the world a tSalon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH)…
Omega lovers, this one just might be for you. For the first time, Omega Watches is launching an on-lline sale of a new watch that will only be sold on line. The Speedmaster “Speedy Tuesday” Limited Edition can be seen on the Omega instagram channel and on a dedicated page at Omegawatches.com. Just 2,012 models will…
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