Results for Watches and Wonders Geneva

La Dolce Vita with Bulgari and Revolution

On Monday, 26th August, REVOLUTION and Bulgari hosted an intimate evening of La Dolce Vita for select friends of REVOLUTION. Held at Oca Grassa in Bukit Pasoh, a district in Singapore known for its fine-dining options, the evening starred a cast of exquisite Swiss timepieces, delightful cuisine and incredible wines. The evening’s theme was Italian […]

First Look At MB&F;’s New Legacy Machine 2, With Live Photos

I sat down with long-time friend of REVOLUTION Maximilian Büsser this morning to experience something that quite a few of us in this industry have been anticipating for some time now. Those of you reading this, it is to be presumed, are already familiar with the watches of MB&F; - the Horological Machines that draw […]

The Cartier Tonneau And The Differences With The Tortue

The Tonneau, one of Cartier’s most elegant models in the collection, is too often mistaken for a Tortue and the other way around.  How come and what is the difference between the two? The history of Cartier models shows us that the Tonneau is the second oldest model. In line up there was first the […]

World Traveler: The Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravelTec FourX

Carl F. Bucherer has been retailing watches since 1919, and in 2008, the firm introduced its own manufacture calibre, the CFB A1000 self-winding movement –one of the very few automatic movements in production powered by a peripheral rotor. For many enthusiasts, the CFB A1000 movement and its variants are the cornerstone of the Bucherer watch […]

Bovet’s “The Art & Poetry of Artisinal Engraving” exhibition.

  On Wednesday the Revolution team were invited to Bovet’s “The Art & Poetry of Artisinal Engraving” exhibition at the Sincere Haute Horlogerie, Hilton Shopping Gallery in Singapore. Running until September 4th, the Revolution team were treated to two masters from the Atelier demonstrating the complexities and intricacies involved in creating the spectacular enamel dials and […]

Peter Speake-Marin

Speake-Marin watches are aching beautiful. I have featured this watch before, but I cannot help but to show it again…so photogenic. Achingly beautiful. No other words needed.

Simple Pleasures: Living With The IWC Portofino Ref. 3565

For many years IWC has held steadfastly to its motto, “Engineered for Men” and its instrument watches have garnered the lion’s share of attention.  There’s another side to the firm, though, that’s expressed in the Portofino wristwatches. The Portofino collection got its start in the early 1980s and the ur Portofino is of course the famous ref. […]

Watchscapes: Harry Winston Opus 12

Featuring the Harry Winston Opus 12 by Emmanuel Bouchet. The twelveth editon of the Opus series, this watch is stunning. Original photographs within.

Cartier: First Encounter With The Tank MC

Better late than never. Last Friday I was finally able to get hold of the new Tank MC, four weeks after the watch was announced and after our article was posted with the first press pictures, that you can find HERE When looking at the following pictures I took, please bear in mind, that when […]

New Piaget Exhibition In Geneva; Gold & Color

Gold & Color is the title of Piaget’s new exhibition in their Time Gallery. Two words that summarize a large portion of Piaget’s rich history. When Piaget wrote watchmaking history by introducing the 2mm thin manual wind caliber 9P in 1957, it was not about technical prowess, but much more about opening up a world […]

Seiko Baby Tuna

Seiko watches are always interesting. I have featured some from my personal collection which are Grand Seikos…which I believe are probably the best value for money in the high end watch market today. But today’s feature is on a rather more modest Seiko. A dive watch, nicknamed by fans The Baby Tuna. Known officially asRead More

Calibre P.5000 from Panerai

8-Days Power Reserve has always been associated with Panerai, ever since the Angelus 8-Days movement was used in many vintage Panerai watches. Panerai has announced a new 8-Days hand-wound movement, Calibre P.5000. This is not the first 8-Days in-house movement by Panerai. The P.2002 Calibre was announced several years back, with GMT and linear power […]

The Lion, The Horse, The Fish and The Eagle: tales of beauty and art from Cartier

Craftwork in art watches. Cartier has been at this game for a long time, and with great success. Today’s post shows several beautiful and artistic techniques by the marque, to show off the virtuosity of their craftsmen. The lion, with marquetry. The horse in enamel painting work The fish in cloisoine And the eagle inRead More

Omega and Planet Ocean

Pollution, overfishing, oil spills, climate change and acidification are all familiar terms, especially to those who are environmentally conscious.  And yet because many don’t see what is happening under the water’s surface, perhaps most people tend not to be too overly concerned with oceanic issues. A new documentary entitled Plant Ocean aims to change all that. With support […]

There Can Only Be One: Timekeeping Accuracy After A Week On The Wrist Part II

Live Pictures Of The Tank MC Skeleton, At The Cartier Summer Polo

This year Cartier Amsterdam organised for the 10th. time their Cartier Polo Summer games at the estate ‘Groot Kantwijk’, not far from Amsterdam. Every year this is a huge and successful event and at this level, it is in fact unique in the Netherlands. Among the guests were even many Polo players from Argentina. Cartier […]

Accuracy Vs. Precision: Understanding Watch Performance

[Backdrop] A. Lange & Söhne Sax-O-Mat Perpetual Calendar, Adjusted To Positions, Temperature, And Isochronism When it comes to performance in watches, the single most important element to the owner is generally “accuracy,” and by that, is usually meant the ability of a watch to keep time as measured against a certain reliable external standard. Internet […]

There Can Only Be One: Timekeeping Accuracy After A Week On The Wrist

Up In The Air; Van Der Gang Vlieger

Van der Gang might not sound familiar to you in relation to watches, yet chances are that you have already seen some of their work. Located in the historic town of Dokkum, in the north of The Netherlands, the brand finds it roots in the precision mechanics, where it is capable of developing and making […]

IWC’s magnificent Jubilee Portugese

Another IWC which was one of my dream watches in my early days in collecting. The Jubilee Portugese…what a beautiful, well proportioned watch. Though it was not always thought to be correctly sized. Twenty years ago when I first started collecting, the Jubilee was considered a very large watch. But these days, it is consideredRead More

OMEGA Unveils New OMEGA Seamaster Diver ETNZ Limited Edition.

OMEGA unveiled the new Seamaster Diver ETNZ Limited Edition timepiece at a special event with Emirates Team New Zealand Skipper – and Brand Ambassador – Dean Barker on Wednesday in San Francisco.  Designed to commemorate the 34th America’s Cup and celebrate OMEGA’s partnership with Emirates Team New Zealand, the new timepiece was presented to Barker […]

Night Sky: Linde Werdelin’s Oktopus II Moon

Capable of shifting oceans, moods, desires and feelings, the moon has such a strong influence on humankind, besides merely lighting up a dark night sky. The moon has been so powerful a force that it has sparked the interest of philosophers, scientists, historians and even divers who want to know its impact on tidal waves […]

Harry Winston Opus 3 by Vianney Halter

The Opus series from Harry Winston was a project started when Max Busser was CEO at Harry Winston. One of the remarkable watches he commissioned during his tenure there was the Opus 3…a very special digital, mechanical watch to be made by Vianney Halter. Harry Winston Opus 3 by Vianney Halter A watch which wasRead More

Earliest Known Patek Philippe Grand Complication Sold For $2.25 Million By Christie’s, Sets World’s Record

Given the exceptional desirability and rarity of complicated watches by Patek Philippe it’s reasonable for collectors and connoisseurs to think there are few if any surprises left in the field, but that belief was overturned by the presentation by Christie’s, for its June 11th auction, of a timepiece that had until the auction never before […]

Vianney Halter Deep Space Tourbillon…the extreme macros

This post will focus on the extreme macros of the Vianney Halter Deep Space Triple Tourbillon.

Press Preview of Omega’s Baselworld 2013 Collection.

Last week, members of the press and a handful of prominent bloggers were invited to a preview of Omega’s latest collection over dinner. President of The Swatch Group (South East Asia), David Ponzo shared with us an overview of their newest watches. The highlight of the evening was the Speedmaster “Dark Side Of The Moon” […]

Record Sales At Auctions For Lange 1 and 1815 Moonphase

Press Release: A LANGE 1 in stainless steel changed owners on 13th May 2013 at Christie’s “Important Watches” auction in Geneva at 119,489 Euro (148,500 Swiss francs). A. Lange & Söhne has built a few of these pieces in the mid-1990ies. Case and buckle of this extremely rare timepiece are made of stainless steel, complemented […]

Vianney Halter’s Deep Space Tourbillon

Vianney Halter is one master watchmaker whom I have the greatest respect. His mind works like no other…and his products reflect that incredible creativity. His latest project takes the form of the Deep Space Triple Tourbillon…a product of 5 years of work, which came to him in a dream. I do have a number ofRead More

Cartier Presents a New Tank!

World Premiere Of DEEP SPACE TOURBILLON By Vianney Halter

  Today is the World Premiere of the DEEP SPACE TOURBILLON by Vianney Halter and we’ve finally been able to answer the question: What has Vianney Halter been doing for the past three years? “Sleeping mostly”, he says, “and watching lots of classic science fiction…” Indeed, what started out as a recuperative break from work […]