Easily one of the hottest complications here at BaselWorld 2013 this year is the perpetual calendar wristwatch. A sophisticated complexity, these watches track so much than the minutes and hours. One of the top feats of watchmaking, perpetual calendar wristwatches typically hold anywhere from 300 to 600 pieces in their complex movements – and…
Introducing the Hautlence HL2.0 new Watches at BaselWorld 2013
Hautlence unveils a new mo in its Concepts d’exception – HL2.0 collection here at BaselWorld 2013. The HL2.0 mos – designed and developed completely in house — display half-trailing jumping hours, retrograde minutes, and a power-reserve indicator in bold and brazen fashion. The newest watches in this series – the HL2.1, HL2.2, and HL2.3– are…
HYT Unveils New Hydro Mechanics Watch at BaselWorld 2-13
The revolutionary watch that utilizes fluid to tell time (just unveiled to the world last year) has a new generation already. Indeed, HYT, Hydro Mechanical Horologist, takes BaselWorld 2013 as its opportunity to introduce the new H2. This new second generation watch was created by HYT in cooperation with APRP — led by the renowned…
Arnold & Son Releases Thinnest Tourbillon at BaselWorld 2013
We have written about Arnold & Son before, but now the brand elevates its watchmaking to an all new level with the unveiling of the UTTE — the thinnest tourbillon watch on the market today – with the final cased watch measuring a mere 8.34 mm thick. The new UTTE (referencing the Ultra-Thin Tourbillon Escapement)…
Rado Releases the HyperChrome Court Collection
With its involvement in tennis and its recent pick up of winning player Andy Murray as an ambassador – whom we interviewed here — Rado is right on point with its HyperChrome Court Collection of watches. The new is inspired by the three surfaces on watch professional tennis is played: hard, grass and clay…
Top Watches Under $4,000 — Tire’d’s Rapide
We introduced this brand — Tire’d — to you back a few months ago here. Now we bring you some up close and personal shots of this unusual and very bold timepiece . The first watches out from the Tire’d brand is the Rapide — made with recycled titanium and recycled tires. I happen to…