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Hublot’s First Pop-Up Store awarded ‘Best Award’ at the World Architecture Festival

Hublot s First Pop-Up Store Oct 7, 2013

Hublot’s First Pop-Up Store awarded ‘Best Award’ at the World Architecture Festival

The first Hublot pop-up store built in Singapore at the main atrium of the iconic Paragon Shopping Mall, September 2012, has been awarded“Best Award” (Grande Prize / Gold Medal) at the prestigious WAF World Architecture Festival of Singapore (the World’s most prestigious and largest annual festival and awards ceremony for the Architecture industry). Designed in collaboration with Chris Lee, leading design […]

Till Death Do Us Part; The Art Of Skull Watches

Patek Philippe Oct 7, 2013

Till Death Do Us Part; The Art Of Skull Watches

Watches are a constant reminder of our own mortality. Every tick we hear, will never come back and inevitable bring us closer to the end, whatever that may be. Even one of the most successful add campaigns ever launched by a watch brand is referring to this; You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You […]

The Seamaster Aqua Terra > 15’000 gauss

Omega Co-Axial caliber 8508 It Oct 6, 2013

The Seamaster Aqua Terra > 15’000 gauss

One of the most dramatic technological innovations in recent memory is the OMEGA Co-Axial caliber 8508. It is resistant to magnetic fields greater than 1.5 tesla (15,000 gauss), far exceeding the levels of magnetic resistance achieved by any previous watch movement and solving a problem that has challenged watchmakers for many decades. The mechanical movement […]

Two Horological Legends Meet – Angelo Bonati and Alan Bloore

Panerai Oct 5, 2013

Two Horological Legends Meet – Angelo Bonati and Alan Bloore

On October 4th, 2013 two legends of the watch world met for the first time face to face after a decade and a half long relationship on the internet. Angelo Bonati, the CEO and guiding father of Panerai and Alan Bloore, also known by his internet handle Hammer, one of the world’s greatest authorities on […]

Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso – Rouge, Part II

Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso – Rouge Sep 23, 2013

Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso – Rouge, Part II

Exactly a year after the release of the Reverso Tribute 1931, Jaeger le Coultre surprised again by re leasing a variation of the Tribute 1931. When I saw this watch in the window of the JLC booth at the SIHH, in Geneva 2012, I was sold. The Reverso Tribute Rouge was launched and had such […]

Experiment ZR012; Blackout In Singapore

Urwerk Sep 18, 2013

Experiment ZR012; Blackout In Singapore

One of the watches that proofed that we are truly living in the Renaissance of the mechanical watch was Experiment ZR012 from C3H5N3O9. This joint-venture of Urwerk and MB&F; took high end watchmaking even a step further than we are accustomed of these already revolutionary brands. Main focal point in this piece de resistance is […]

IWC invites Lewis Hamilton to Schaffhausen

Hamilton Sep 16, 2013

IWC invites Lewis Hamilton to Schaffhausen

REVOLUTION Switzerland was delighted to be the guest of IWC in Schaffhausen recently to visit the Swiss watch brand’s manufacture and museum and meet its fastest ambassador, Lewis Hamilton, MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ driver. This was the first time that Hamilton had visited IWC since the brand had become the Official Engineering Partner of […]

Wine-tasting at the Vendanges de Genève

Vacheron Constantin Sep 3, 2013

Wine-tasting at the Vendanges de Genève

Each year at the end of the summer, Geneva’s prestigious Rue du Rhône is brought to life with the Vendanges de Genève-an exclusive wine-tasting event with some of the most luxurious brands. This year’s edition brought together hundreds of guests in over 60 boutiques, ranging from watch brands-such as De Bethune, Vacheron Constantin and Zenith-to […]

World Traveler: The Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravelTec FourX

Carl F. Bucherer Sep 2, 2013

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 […]

OMEGA CELEBRATES THE ART OF WATCHMAKING WITH THE ‘OMEGA CO-AXIAL EXHIBITION’

Omega CELEBRATES Sep 1, 2013

OMEGA CELEBRATES THE ART OF WATCHMAKING WITH THE ‘OMEGA CO-AXIAL EXHIBITION’

Omega celebrated its pioneering spirit and dedication to the art of watchmaking with the official opening of the ‘Omega Co-Axial Exhibition’. Held in partnership with Cortina Watch, the event commemorated the state-of-the-industry technology found within Omega’s exquisite timepieces. Guests were taken through the brand’s incredible history in innovation through a series of guided tours and dazzling […]

Omega Speedmaster Coaxial

Omega Speedmaster Coaxial DEPLOYANT - Aug 29, 2013

Omega Speedmaster Coaxial

Omegamania continues…with the new Coaxial Speedmaster A watch which hardly needs introduction, is an essential piece in when a collector starts on his journey as a serious horology hobbist….the early version of this watch was selected, after vigrous testing by NASA to be the one which accompanies the astronauts to the moon…hence the black dial-edRead More

Peter Speake-Marin

Speake-Marin Aug 22, 2013

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.

Piaget Upstream; The Almost Forgotten Steel Icon

Audemars Piguet has Aug 20, 2013

Piaget Upstream; The Almost Forgotten Steel Icon

Audemars Piguet has its Gerald Genta designed Royal Oak. A steel watch/steel bracelet model with automatic caliber which is highly praised by the watch incrowd. Patek Philippe has its counterpart, the Nautilus, also designed by Gerald Genta and sharing that same concept of a steel case / steel bracelet and automatic movement. Similarly, since 1978, […]

Watchscapes: Harry Winston Opus 12

Urwerk Aug 15, 2013

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

Cartier First Encounter Aug 14, 2013

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 […]

Buben&Zorweg; One Perpetual Calendar

Buben&Zorweg; One Perpetual Calendar

Buben & Zorweg are famous for their fabulous watch winders. This year, they decided to make a winder for manual wind watches, and as a show of virtuosity, they also decided to launch a small series of hand wound watches, which are quite exquisite. The movement, designed and constructed by Antione Martin…by a good friendRead More

Just For Good Reasons; Piaget Polo FortyFive Chronograph

Piaget Polo FortyFive Chronograph Piaget Jul 22, 2013

Just For Good Reasons; Piaget Polo FortyFive Chronograph

Piaget has always had, and still has, the company policy that they only craft watches out of gold or platinum. Presumptuous? No, Piaget simply knows its own strength. For decades they have delighted the world with some of the most refined precious metal watch cases, and bracelets, the industry has seen. It is therefore not […]

Delaneau Amazone 1608 series of piece unique watches

Delaneau Amazone 1608 series of piece unique watches

I typically associate DeLaneau as a jewellery watch company. Mea Culpa, they are not only about jewellery, but also about high horology, as evidenced by their Amazone 1608 collection of unique artwork pieces, with an interesting movement. I show here a trio of interesting ladies timepieces… The movement is based on the Federic Piguet 11.50,Read More

An Americaine Tank Returns Back From Service

An Americaine Tank Returns Back From Service

How often does it note happen that a certain watch is not in the collection anymore, discontinued, or may be it was a limited edition. But then it pops up at an auction or second hand dealer, but at closer inspection, the watch is not in the desired state. So also this diamond set Tank […]

Roger Smith Series 2

Roger Smith Series 2

Roger Smith is the only disciple of the famous late George Daniels. Roger is a fine watchmaker, and works out of Daniel’s workshops in the Isle of Man. Designed as a watch by an English artisan craftsman, the approach is to make everything in the house…the dial, hands, case, and components of the movement areRead More

IWC Portugeiser Jubilee: The extreme macros

IWC Portugeiser Jubilee Jul 4, 2013

IWC Portugeiser Jubilee: The extreme macros

On Tuesday, I showed the IWC Portugeiser Jubilee…today are the extreme macros of the same watch. Owned by my great friend Eddie…thanks for the loan of watch. Do note this is a well loved, and often worn watch…I take no additional precautions to remove dust and evidence of wear. Details of the watch… The barrelRead More

IWC 5251

IWC 5251 DEPLOYANT - Jun 27, 2013

IWC 5251

The IWC 5251 was a dream watch of mine when I was early in my watch collecting “career”…it was a grail watch, as even then, it was quite rare to find a piece readily available. Built on a pocket watch movement, it is a magnificent watch…large, flat case, with a beautiful movement. This particular exampleRead More

Harry Winston Opus 3 by Vianney Halter

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

Deep Space Tourbillon by Vianney Halter.

Deep Space Tourbillon by Vianney Halter.

Last week, Vianney Halter was in town to launch his new watch Deep Space. With this latest creation, Vianney has once again sealed his reputation as one of the geniuses in the watchmaking industry. Since we last met some five years ago, he is still the easy going, fun loving guy that he used to be […]

Cartier’s Tank; part 2 – The Current Line Up

Cartier s Tank part 2 Jun 9, 2013

Cartier’s Tank; part 2 – The Current Line Up

A couple of the most interesting more historic models were described in Part 1 of ‘Cartier The Tank Watch’, but as Cartier said last year; ‘Never Stop Tank’, the story continues and Cartier keeps on updating it’s collection of Tanks, with slight variations on existing cases, adding new ‘In House’ developed movements and launching new […]

HUBLOT Unveiled Latest BASELWORLD 2013 Innovations to Indonesia as a World’s First at their Premiere Event.

Hublot Unveiled Latest BASELWORLD 2013 Jun 4, 2013

HUBLOT Unveiled Latest BASELWORLD 2013 Innovations to Indonesia as a World’s First at their Premiere Event.

JAKARTA, 30 May 2013 – A leader and a pioneer – Hublot, leading Swiss luxury watch manufacturer sets yet another series of firsts with their premiere event in Indonesia. To kick things off with a Big Bang, Hublot presented a spectacle of their stunning new collection to the Indonesian audience at a private event held at The Foundry, […]

Live Images, Full Report: Patek Philippe Launches The Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 6002G In Geneva

Patek Philippe Launches Jun 1, 2013

Live Images, Full Report: Patek Philippe Launches The Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 6002G In Geneva

Patek Philippe’s Sky Moon Tourbillon is the most complicated watch in the 174 year old Genevan firm’s repertoire. First introduced as the ref. 5002, its 686 components add up to a unique combination of high complications. It starts with a tourbillon, adjusted to run within a very close rate of -2/+1 seconds maxiumum variation per […]

Lewis Hamilton & Nico Rosberg Appointed New IWC Ambassador, A Closer Association with Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team.

Hamilton & Nico Rosberg Appointed May 26, 2013

Lewis Hamilton & Nico Rosberg Appointed New IWC Ambassador, A Closer Association with Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team.

The association between IWC and Mercedes AMG is almost a decade long, but the scale and importance of the relationship weren’t obvious until the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team was made the official engineering partner of the famous Schaffhausen watch brand this year. For those who were mesmerised by the excitement of the amazingly lifelike […]

Significant Chronographs: The 1815 Chronograph

Significant Chronographs: The 1815 Chronograph

Significant chronographs: Lange 1815 Chronograph This post is dedicated to my good friend Eddie Sng, whose watch is featured here today. The 1815 Chronograph was introduced as perhaps a purer version of the iconic Lange Datograph. Simpler without the trademark outsized date, but as I said, purer because traditional chronographs typically do not feature aRead More

The New OMEGA De Ville Ladymatic “Diamonds & Pearls” Unveiled By Nicole Kidman In Cannes.

Omega De Ville Ladymatic “Diamonds May 16, 2013

The New OMEGA De Ville Ladymatic “Diamonds & Pearls” Unveiled By Nicole Kidman In Cannes.

The popular OMEGA Ladymatic range received a worthy addition as the watch was unveiled by Nicole Kidman at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The New OMEGA De Ville Ladymatic “Diamonds & Pearls” was first seen publicly on the wrist of actress Nicole Kidman during her jury photocall yesterday (15th May 2013) where she is serving […]