By Gordon Henderson When one hears the word “Rolex,” a host of things come to mind. Among them: iconic design, lasting durability, state-of-the-art manufacturing and innovative thinking – in addition, of course, to cool things like Paul Newman, automotive sports, diving and . Now, we have even to be excited about- as we witness…
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Up Close with the All-New Cle’ de Cartier Collection
Earlier this year at the SIHH in Geneva, Cartier made another unprecedented move. The brand introduced an all-new watch : Cle’ de Cartier. It is the brand’s first new preconceived round shaped watch since the incredibly successful launch of the Ballon Bleu. The , designed to be unisex, features an unusual crown meant to resemble a…
Up Close with the Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 6
Harry Winston regularly wows the watch world with its innovation and technical prowess. This year, with the Histoire de Tourbillon 6, the watch brand once again pulls out all the stops with what is the brand’s most complex timepiece in the Histoire de Tourbillon to date. This year marks the release of the sixth…
Meet the Carl F. Bucherer Manero Tourbillon Limited Edition 2015 Watch — in Stores Now
Carl F. Bucherer is one of those quiet giants. The privately owned business, based in Lucerne, Switzerland, regularly turns out timepieces that deftly blend elegance and technical prowess. More than 125 years old, this brand has been investing significant time and effort into building its timepiece production – focusing on new movements and the refinement of top-quality innovative s for…
Louis Moinet Derrick Gaz Offers Pipeline to Time
We’ve written about Louis Moinet here before. This is a brand that celebrates individuality with watches so unique and epic in their technical and aesthetic presentation that you can’t stop yourself from falling in . The brand’s second iteration of the Derrick watch, the first of which we wrote about here last year, is now…
Hands On with the Ulysse Nardin Proprietary Anchor Tourbillon
While BaselWorld wrapped up four months ago in March, we are finally starting to see some of those great unveilings making their way to stores. Among them: Ulysse Nardin’s new Anchor escapement tourbillon. Translated in French as whirlwind, the tourbillon escapement is one of the most beautiful complexities, thanks to the continually rotating components. Essentially the tourbillon…