Combining its strengths — sophisticated haute horlogerie and high-tech sports watchmaking – Panerai now unveils the limited edition PAM 530 Luminor 1950 Rattrapante 8 Days Titanio. The split-seconds chronograph is built with a vertical clutch and two column wheels to operating two hands –superimposed and partially independent — to measure partial times or a second…
Watch Education Video: How Luxury Watch Cases are Made
While every luxury watch brand has its own process for creating watch cases, Panerai has created this intriguing, to-the-point video of its cases being made. Located on the Lake of Neuchâtel, one of the oldest horological cities in Switzerland, the Panerai Manufacture combines tradition and state-of-the-art innovation in building its timepieces. The cases are generally…
Patek Philippe Dome Clocks – Uniquely Rare and Beautiful Handcrafts
Handcrafts of ultimate luxury, Patek Philippe’s Dome Clocks are exquisitely made with passion and perfection. Each Patek Philippe dome table clocks is a unique piece – built with superb movements and hand-enameled individually with depictions of fairy tales and other stuff that dreams are made of. Each clock is a work of art, a wonder…
Off the Cuff: A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Automatic
Recently, on a 3-continent tour with A. Lange & Sohne to witness its newest boutique openings, I had the amazing opportunity to spend the week with the Ladies Saxonia Automatic on my wrist. This watch is beautiful – simply, elegantly, comfortably beautiful. The 18-karat pink gold watch house sthe Lange manufacture caliber L086.4 self-winding movement…
Weekend Sojourn: Jean-Claude Biver’s Cheese
I’ve known Jean-Claude Biver for almost three decades … since he launched the Blancpain brand in the early 1980’s. Biver, the CEO of Hublot, is known globally as one of the most successful, and exuberant executives in the Swiss watch industry. He is also the maker of some of the most exclusive cheese in the…
Concord‘s C1 BlackSpider Tourbillon
By Stephen Walsh Since its total overhaul in watch design several years ago, Concord has garnered an amazing following of collectors and connoisseurs who enjoy the boldness and individuality of the C1 and C Lab collections. Now the brand presents one extremely bold creation in its C Lab Series: the C1 BlackSpider Tourbillon in…