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THE PATEK PHILLIPE GRANDMASTER CHIME 175TH ANNIVERSARY - The Patek Philippe Ref. 5175 Perpetual Date Repeater, Grand Sonnerie, Minute Repeater And Alarm, A Masterpiece Of Chiming Complications

Patek Philippe Ref 5175 Perpetual Date Oct 13, 2014

THE PATEK PHILLIPE GRANDMASTER CHIME 175TH ANNIVERSARY - The Patek Philippe Ref. 5175 Perpetual Date Repeater, Grand Sonnerie, Minute Repeater And Alarm, A Masterpiece Of Chiming Complications

Leading up to Patek Philippe’s 175th anniversary, speculation and anticipation were running wild in watch enthusiast circles around the globe. And the recurring theme rising to the forefront of the collective Patek devotee’s imagination was that of a grande sonnerie. A grande sonnerie is a watch that features a minute repeater but is also able […]

Watches and Wonders 2014: A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 20th Anniversary Edition

A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 20th Anniversary Oct 12, 2014

Watches and Wonders 2014: A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 20th Anniversary Edition

Two decades ago, a legend was born. And that watch elevated German watchmaking into a whole new platform. To celebrate the birthday of the legend, the Lange 1, A. Lange & Sohne has released a special watch set to commemorate this wonderful occasion in this year’s Watches and Wonders. To be brutally honest, it isRead More

Baume & Mercier Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve; A Symbol For Yourself

Baume & Mercier Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve Oct 8, 2014

Baume & Mercier Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve; A Symbol For Yourself

Some people buy watches to impress others, or to “join” a community of enthusiasts for a certain brand or model, and quite frankly there is of course nothing wrong with that. But sometimes you need to buy a watch just for you, a watch like the Baume et Mercier Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve, a decadent, […]

Svend Andersen: Jour et Nuit Independent Founding Father

Patek Philippe he decided Oct 3, 2014

Svend Andersen: Jour et Nuit Independent Founding Father

There are independents and then there is Svend Andersen. Although born in Denmark, he was destined to become a watchmaking pioneer in Switzerland. After joining Gubelin, and spending nine years at Patek Philippe, he decided to start his own workshop…in 1979. Quite a daring move, since the Swiss watch industry wasn’t exactly in good shape […]

IWC Portofino “Midsize”- Enjoy La Dolce Vita In A Smaller Size

IWC Portofino “Midsize”- Enjoy La Sep 29, 2014

IWC Portofino “Midsize”- Enjoy La Dolce Vita In A Smaller Size

Good things can come in smaller sizes, and in case that you didn’t believe this yet, then there is IWC to prove it! They just introduced a whole collection of smaller sized watches within their Portofino-line. How small? 37mm in diameter. Indeed 3mm smaller than the 40mm Portofino automatic (ref.3565). Does 3mm make such a […]

Calling All Brands: Limit Limited Editions !!!

Calling All Brands: Limit Limited Editions !!!

When you submerge yourself into the wonderful world of watchmaking it is normal to think that you are holding something special when it is a limited edition. Turning over a watch and reading that you are holding No.5 of 25 pieces ever made, does have its appeal, especially when the watch in question differs significantly […]

Modestly priced watches: Glycine Airman Airfighter

Glycine Sep 14, 2014

Modestly priced watches: Glycine Airman Airfighter

How would you reinvent yourself to recreate something traditional? Ask Glycine. This company has managed to transform a conventional chronograph pusher into something that is extraordinary and fun! When we first received the watch, it did not give us a rather good impression. We thought that the watch was rather big, and that it wasRead More

Touching History: Girard-Perregaux’s 1st Quartz

Girard-Perregaux s 1st Quartz They Sep 10, 2014

Touching History: Girard-Perregaux’s 1st Quartz

They often say that good things come in threes, and there is most certainly some truth to it when you are presented with not one, not two, but three examples of Girard-Perregaux’s 1st quartz watch at the same time. Although the focus on mechanical watches has pushed away much of the history of quartz watches, […]

Mechanical Magic: MCT Sequential TWO - S200

Mechanical Magic: MCT Sequential TWO - S200

Last year we heard rumours that MCT (Manufacture Contemperaine du Temps), one of the most creative Swiss Independent brands would announce their second model. In March, this year the brand confirmed that the Sequence TWO would be presented at Basel World. We reported briefly about the watch HERE. The Sequential ONE, with its gorgeous cushion […]

Panerai And Its New Boutique Design

Panerai Aug 18, 2014

Panerai And Its New Boutique Design

Boutiques are becoming more and more important in the strategy of watch brands to sell their product to the public. Of course their is a lot in favour of the boutique. You can have you own staff, focus only on your product and really immerse customers into the world surrounding your brand. Most watch brands […]

Invenit et Fecit - A Short Documentary on F.P. Journe

F.P. Journe What makes Aug 15, 2014

Invenit et Fecit - A Short Documentary on F.P. Journe

What makes a luxury watch more coveting than its entirety designed and manufactured in-house plus being sold exclusively in only ten boutiques in the world? Described as a monomaniac by some, 57-year-old French self-taught watchmaker, François-Paul Journe took five years to make his first and very own tourbillon which earned him a reputation in the watchmaking […]

Past Masters: The Astronomical Water Clock Of Su Song

Past Masters: The Astronomical Water Clock Of Su Song

It is said that those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it, but in the case of horology –especially nowadays –the past is constantly being mined enthusiastically for inspiration –sometimes with antecedents acknowledged, and credit given where it’s due, and sometimes not, with the hope that nobody will notice that […]

Reactions: The Rolex Deepsea D-Blue Dial Edition

Rolex Deepsea D-Blue Dial Edition Aug 5, 2014

Reactions: The Rolex Deepsea D-Blue Dial Edition

Whenever Rolex is about to launch a new timepiece, there would always be a plethora of hype and speculation in the watch community. It was therefore not surprising that there was a lot of excitement when Rolex announced that they will be launching a new variant of the popular Deepsea Seadweller (also known as theRead More

Bremont - Guilty of What?

Bremont Guilty Aug 2, 2014

Bremont - Guilty of What?

In a recent article I produced for Revolution about manufacture status, I concluded with the following: “manufacture status is no guaranteed measure of quality nor prestige, while non-manufacture status doesn’t diminish the worth of a top-quality timepiece.” It’s the watch as a whole, not just the pedigree. I also pointed out was the FACT that […]

Earliest Enthusiast Use Of The Term "In-House" Discovered?

Earliest Enthusiast Use Of The Term "In-House" Discovered?

Return With Us Now, To Those Thrilling Days Of Yesteryear Dept: Out of morbid curiosity, I decided to go to the very first place I ever expressed an opinion about a watch on the Internet: the alt.horology usenet newsgroup (remember those, kids?) The oldest attested use preserved (I checked with Google’s newsreader) is from a […]

Earliest Enthusiast Use Of The Term “In-House” Discovered?

Earliest Enthusiast Use Of The Term “In-House” Discovered?

Return With Us Now, To Those Thrilling Days Of Yesteryear Dept: Out of morbid curiosity, I decided to go to the very first place I ever expressed an opinion about a watch on the Internet: the alt.horology usenet newsgroup (remember those, kids?) The oldest attested use preserved (I checked with Google’s newsreader) is from a […]

Christopher Ward Steps Up To the Big Leagues With Calibre SH21

Christopher Ward Steps Up Jul 29, 2014

Christopher Ward Steps Up To the Big Leagues With Calibre SH21

To many, Christopher Ward is known as a brand that produces very reasonably priced quartz and mechanical watches. Contrary to the extravagant marketing we are used to by bigger and more renowned watch brands, Christopher Ward dispenses with the hype, selling quality watches online at good prices directly to customers. In coincidence with their 10-year […]

Zenith Star: New Additions To This Celestial Collection

Zenith Star New Additions Jul 24, 2014

Zenith Star: New Additions To This Celestial Collection

Zenith is actually a strange name for the watch brand, since the word refers to the highest points in the heavens by a celestial body. Although the brand will be celebrating its 150th anniversary next year, it still doesn’t have seemed to reached its Zenith. For all this time the brand has been a respected […]

Terra Cielo Mare shows us the Submarine Inspired Tazzoli

Terra Cielo Mare shows us the Submarine Inspired Tazzoli

[ooyala code=”NhZzlkbjpIAXOXrLEU_No5wyxzPBysiE” player_id=”906938bb2f324c93a733b2fb3b34b260″ width=”750″ height=”590″] Terra Cielo Mare is a relatively new under the radar brand that impressed us with their limited edition Tazzoli watch. Hear Luca Fontana, owner of the brand, introduce this watch as well as other pieces in the range, including the watch worn by Brad Pitt’s character in the movie “World […]

A New Face To Vintage: Franc Vila Vintage Chrono Bicompax Intrepido

A New Face To Vintage: Franc Vila Vintage Chrono Bicompax Intrepido

The term vintage seems to bring you back to the classical lines that were in fashion decades ago, but not in the universe of Franc Vila. What he calls vintage, most brands would refer to as progressive especially in terms of styling. But when you compare the Intrepido case style to the even more unusual […]

Panerai Reminds Us Of Their Iconic Dial Design In Singapore

Panerai Reminds Us Jul 7, 2014

Panerai Reminds Us Of Their Iconic Dial Design In Singapore

The prototypical Panerai is easily recognised from a distance, thanks in part to the iconic crown guard flanking the case. This feature was added as a revision to the earlier “Radomir”, with the intention of adding a crown protecting bridge that would prevent water from entering the case. This shape that these two elements formed […]

Brothers In Arms: Arnold & Son’s TES Tourbillon

Arnold & Son s TES Tourbillon There Jul 3, 2014

Brothers In Arms: Arnold & Son’s TES Tourbillon

There was a time when the British not only ruled large parts of the world, but also large parts of the watch world as well. There is some connection between the two, because at one point in time, anyone who wanted to rule the world, needed a lot of ships. Navigating these ships correctly was […]

BaselWorld 2014: Belles of the Fair: Speake-Marin Magister

Speake-Marin Jun 28, 2014

BaselWorld 2014: Belles of the Fair: Speake-Marin Magister

Speake-Marin may be a relatively new independent watchmaking brand, but its impact has been tremendous. And with the new Magister Tourbillon, it just gets better. The folks at Deployant has been fans of Speake-Marin since its inception. Personally, I have a soft spot for the brand. One of the most distinct features of the watch would be theRead More

Opinion: Not just innovation, watchmakers must keep an eye on quality

Opinion: Not just innovation, watchmakers must keep an eye on quality

Yesterday afternoon I had a chat over coffee with one of the luminaries of the Singapore watch-collecting world – and on his hand glinted something black, absolutely unique, and in all respects a stunner. “Some thing new?” I asked, readying my camera phone, hoping that the watch would soon migrate from his wrist to mine.Read More

Blast From The Past: The Roger Dubuis Hommage Chronograph

Roger Dubuis Hommage Chronograph When talented Jun 23, 2014

Blast From The Past: The Roger Dubuis Hommage Chronograph

When talented watchmaker Mr. Roger Dubuis decided to launch his own brand in 1995, he sought inspiration in the innovations and techniques pioneered by Swiss watchmakers of the past. “I decided I wanted to create a watch to thank my teachers, friends and all those who had helped me learn and perfect my art,” shared […]

Flying High On A Feeling; Bell & Ross + Diamonds

Bell & Ross + Diamonds Diamonds Jun 5, 2014

Flying High On A Feeling; Bell & Ross + Diamonds

Diamonds on a Bell & Ross sound a bit like diamonds on a Panerai: not done often nor suited for the style of watch. Yet Panerai did do a limited edition with diamond set numerals, their only official endeavor that incorporated these precious gemstones, and Bell & Ross, well, they have also embraced diamonds – […]

Cartier Announced Diamond Hours for the Ballon bleu de Cartier and Tank Française watches!

Cartier Announced Diamond Hours Jun 2, 2014

Cartier Announced Diamond Hours for the Ballon bleu de Cartier and Tank Française watches!

With the release of two very popular models in steel with diamonds and in steel gold with diamonds, the Tank Francaise and the Ballon Bleu, Cartier is spoiling the ladies again! Up till now, Cartier have not really featured both diamonds and steel in a single watch before, and in the Ballon bleu collection we now see […]

Monster Unleashed: The Devon Tread One “ExoSkeleton”

Monster Unleashed: The Devon Tread One “ExoSkeleton”

We always like to tell people that the watches made by Devon are what you get when you let an American design a watch –not a watch rooted in European tradition, not a watch that looks back to the Golden Age of American watchmaking, not a watch that casts a misty eye, through rose colored […]

Time for Louis Vuitton - Part I

Louis Vuitton Part I May 19, 2014

Time for Louis Vuitton - Part I

In one of our Basel 2014 reports Revolution’s Adi Soon presented the VIDEO about the new Louis Vuitton Escale World time already. An amazing looking and superb working watch, that was entirely produced in-house. (More about that later). Since the first Tambour watches were introduced in 2002, we have seen the Louis Vuitton watch collection growing […]

The Tank That Didn’t Win The War; Tank Divan

Casio n May 18, 2014

The Tank That Didn’t Win The War; Tank Divan

After the successful launch of the Tank Francaise in 1995, an occasion that was hard to beat, La Maison presented quietly a completely new Tank model in 2002; the Tank Divan. – Steel version with automatic movement and Python strap – It was a watch that was designed from scratch and not a modernised version […]