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Revolution
The enduring quest for horological excellence and drive for continued innovation have led to Jaeger-LeCoultre amassing some 400 patents and 1,242 calibres today. Here, on the eve of SIHH 2013, we present the “Hommage a Antoine LeCoultre” collection. Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Cylindrique The timepiece is armed with a cantilevered tourbillon and when combined with […]
Revolution
Today we’ve got something a little interesting to show you –this beautifully preserved vintage Breitling chronograph was spotted at the Breitling USA Flagship Boutique, at 5 East 57th Street right here in New York (a watch we took a look at on our Facebook page earlier this month.) It’s a gorgeous classic two-register chronograph, but […]
Revolution
Carole Forestier-Kasapi, director of fine watchmaking at Cartier has been an industry trailblazer since her tenure at Ulysse Nardin. Having overseen the high profile ID concept watch project, Forestier-Kasapi has addressed some of haute horology’s nagging issues namely- lubrication and energy loss in geared movements. Since production of the exemplary Cartier Astrotourbillon and the Rotonde […]
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A. Lange & Sohne has been producing beautiful watches since 1845, with a 40+ year gap, when Glashutte was under GDR rule, where no luxury timepieces were manufactured. As many know, the company was revived in 1990, and started production in 1994. But sometimes, the old pieces are still as beautiful, and here is aRead More
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I was encouraged with the response to my post on the Parmigiani watches on tools, so today I decided to dig into my archives and offer some photographs of Langes on tools. These photographs appear in my book: “A, Lange & Sohne: The Pour le Merite Collection” available here. Today, I show the magnificent LangeRead More
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I earlier featured the Gronefeld brothers and their amazing work here. But today, I dig a bit deeper, and show some extreme macros. All these images are magnified to the full frame size of the Hasselblad H3d-39, whose sensor is 48mmx36mm, and will stand upsizing to prints which can cover a wall 3m in widthRead More
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Roger Dubuis Excalibur Skeleton Double Tourbillon. Interesting watch. I was commissioned to photograph this watch for Revolution Magazine. The final approved photographs appeared in Revolution Asia 28. The electronic version is available for free download of Revolution magazine issue 28 here. I photographed the watch with my trusty Hasselblad H3D-39 with the HC 4/120 macro.Read More
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I’d like to present some of the watches made by Moser. The Perpetual 1, which I have covered before in a bit detail is still one of the most outstanding perpetual calendars in production. Seen on here on the wrist of my good friend Eddie Also available with a fancy dial…rose gold case Also, aRead More
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I have been following the career of the illustrious Finnish watchmaker, Kari Voutilainen for a while. He makes interesting pieces, quite well finished. Take for example the decimal repeater…where instead of striking the quarters and minutes, the watch actually strikes the same way as we read the time…in tens of minutes, then minutes. Brilliant. HisRead More
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Max Busser has always been a controversial figure…from the time he initiated and helmed the Opus project for Harry Winston and to the 4 Horological Machines he has created under his own brand name, I see Max as the leader in the field of pushing watches into the realm of horological art. I can alwaysRead More
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As promised on Friday, here are the high resolution photographs of what was to me, the highlight of the show. The historically important Esmeralda, a wonderfully decorated, beautifully restored pocket watch tourbillon with three golden bridges. Historically important Girard Perregaux Pocket Watch with Three Golden Bridges And to give a flavour and spice to theRead More
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with apologies to Mussorgsky On the occassion of Lange bringing the entire Pour le Merite collection to Singapore and doing an exhibition of the watches at L’Atelier by The Hour Glass at ION Orchard, I also launched my book…as most of you regular readers would know by now. I also took the opportunity to doRead More
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Today’s feature is the special watch produced by Lange for the Kidz Horizon auction scheduled for 27 August 2011 in Singapore. Please go here to read the Lange press release, and about Duncan Wang and Kidz Horizon. I photographed the press release photographs, and here I release a few more photographs from the same session.Read More
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I am quite fascinated by the world of the Grand Seiko. Here is a real atypical watch manufacturer. Hard core to the bone…and yet not manufacturing at the traditional heart of watchmaking in Switzerland. Their superb factory and workshops, especially the Micro Artisans Studio in Shiojiri, where I visited some years ago, make wonderful products.Read More
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H. Moser is an interesting company, recently exploded into the scene with some very innovative watches. Featured here is the perpetual calendar. In many calendars, the dial is usually so complicated, it is hard to read the time, and even harder to read the calendar indications. Not so with the Moser. This roundabout thinking hasRead More
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Am a bit tied up preparing for my book…more about this later…and for SIHH 2011, so am lagging a bit on watchscapes…a new word I coined for watch photographs…especially those with extreme macros, making the watch elememts look abstract and like landscapes. To tie the watch fans, here is a photograph of the older RolexRead More
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The Urwerk White Shark…limited Edition in 12 pieces, especially for The Hour Glass and Chronopassion. A closer look at the time indication mechanism. The red numeral is also the limited edition number…12 examples, so allows each watch to be individualised with its limited edition number in red on the hour indicator. Nice touch. A closerRead More
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The newest member of the Lange 1 family is the automatic Daymatic. Lange used this as the teaser for SIHH10, and indeed in this forum, Edwin has posted the press releases of the watch. Here in full glory: At first glance looks like the regular Lange 1. But its almost a mirror image of theRead More
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Audemars Piguet Offshore Grand Prix: Click here for a large 1920 pixel wide wallpaper of the dial side.
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The Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk…I will repost here the launch articles I wrote when I attended the event in Berlin in May 2009, including detailed explainations on how the movement work. But for the time being, let’s just admire the beautiful timepiece: The beautifully finished and executed movement: Detail of the balance wheel: Closeup ofRead More
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Very interesting watch by JLC. Dual train, one running a constantly running foudroyante hand…furiously spinning in 1.6s steps at the rate of 1 revolution per second…mesmerising to watch. Here are our watchscape photographs of the Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire. As usual, images will open up 1920 pixels wide as wallpapers when you click on them.Read More
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I have received clearance to release the information, so here are the pictures and information on the new, amazing piece from Lange. The tourbillon – cage size 10.4mm, the same dimension as for Lange 1 Tourbillon. In comparison the Pour le Merite and Tourbograph tourbillon cage measures 12.6mm. The tourbillon itself comprises of 84 parts,Read More
Fratello
I was one year old when Seiko introduced the world’s first quartz watch, the Quartz Astron. Needless to say, it didn’t make much of an impression on me. However, when the Japanese powerhouse launched the Astron GPS Solar in 2012, I was old enough to appreciate its significance. It was the world’s first GPS solar […] Visit Seiko Astron GPS Solar SAST001: My Least Worn Watch And Why I Still Own It to read the full article.
SJX Watches
The Breguet Classique Souscription 2026 is a platinum follow up to the brand’s biggest hit from its 250th anniversary year. Referencing the same 1797 pocket watch as its Breguet gold predecessor, the single-handed Souscription is faithful to the source material inside as well as out, with a movement layout that would be instantly familiar to the brand’s founder. Initial thoughts Today it is common practice for independent watchmakers to launch their brands with a limited-edition souscription series to fund startup costs, but Breguet’s Souscription honours the originator of the trend, right down to its one-handed dial. Last year’s debut was hailed as a success by collectors and critics alike, so it should come as little surprise that Breguet would be quick to follow it up. We didn’t have to wait long, as the brand has just unveiled the Souscription in platinum with navy blue, rather than black, petite feu enamel printing on its grand feu enamel dial. The brighter case and cooler palette offers a more contemporary feel, as opposed to the same watch in Breguet gold that felt like it had one foot in the 18th century. The case and dial are the only changes to what was already a great watch — one that celebrates not only the styling but also the movement architecture developed by Breguet himself. In my view, this was a key detail missing from the brand’s 20th-century output, and it wasn’t until the 2005 launch of the Tradition 7027 that Breguet dispensed with...
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Krayon introduces the platinum Anywhere Magnolia, with a black onyx dial and hand-painted magnolia petals that indicate sunrise and sunset.
SJX Watches
A. Lange & Söhne rarely does the unexpected, but it did so with the rebooted Datograph Perpetual paired with a platinum bracelet and diamond-set dial (ref. 410.136E). Though this is merely a facelift of a long established model, the new Datograph Perpetual is impressive and very Lange. The watch is substantial, almost massive, with the platinum bracelet, but the diamond markers are low key and almost invisible at a distance. At the same time, the makeover is not merely cosmetic as the bracelet is a modern construction rather than a remake of the brand’s first-generation bracelets made by a jeweller Wellendorf. Initial thoughts Even though none of its constituent elements are new, the Datograph Perpetual was a surprise. I did not expect Lange to revive this model with a bracelet and diamond indices. The combination isn’t creative but it is impressive; the watch looks and feels great. The basics of the Datograph Perpetual are familiar since it’s been in the catalogue for 20 years. Essentially a Datograph with a calendar upgrade. The chronograph portion is outstanding, and the date is exceptionally legible, but the rest of the perpetual calendar is a little hard to read and set. The diamonds are subtle and don’t change the look much at a distance. Only at arm’s length are the gemstones obvious. I find the diamond indices a little short, but I can live with them. The bracelet, however, changes the watch drastically. In the typical Lange style, the bracelet is not me...
Teddy Baldassarre
The Vacheron Constantin FiftySix collection debuted in 2018 and has now been updated with a visual refresh for 2026.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Praesidus takes a new approach to military-inspired watches with the Montar Ana-Digi, featuring oversized 1980s styling and a layered analog-digital display.
Fratello
Welcome to another episode of Fratello On Air! This week, we discuss German watch brands, focusing on the sportier marques. There’s no doubt about it; this show is close to our hearts. Balazs lives in the Fatherland, and Mike spent twelve years there. Therefore, we’ve built an appreciation for these companies. This podcast player is […] Visit Fratello On Air: A Closer Look At German Watch Brands to read the full article.
Monochrome
Angelier’s story began with a collector’s search for the ideal dress watch. Having owned and studied watches from the likes of Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, and A. Lange & Söhne, founder Paul Angelier eventually decided to create the watch he could not find: a slim, understated piece inspired by the design language of the 1930s […]
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