Style and functionality come in equal parts beauty with the ladies watches. Galop d’Hermès It’s neither round, oval nor square, but it is exactly this combination that makes it so unique. Designed by furniture designer Ini Archibong, the shape takes…
Jan 17, 2019
SIHH 2019: The independent brands that caught our eyes
Independent maisons like H. Moser and Richard Mille prove they’ve got what it takes to stand tall among the old houses too. Panerai Submersible Mike Horn Edition 47mm Panerai wants to draw your full attention to its Submersible range this…
Jan 16, 2019
SIHH 2019: What the big boys brought to the table
Day one of SIHH saw the well-known maisons bringing their shiniest and latest. A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Jumping Seconds with Black Dial Although technically nothing has changed about this precision-oriented watch, A. Lange & Söhne successfully shook everything…
Jan 11, 2019
Pre-SIHH 2019: Panerai pays homage to free-diving champion Guillaume Néry with new Submersible
It’s a collab between watchmaker and French free-diving champion Guillaume Néry, making it a watch for serious divers, with looks and functionality to match. Ahead of SIHH next week, Panerai is bringing the focus back to its diving watches by…
Jan 07, 2019
Pre-SIHH 2019: Piaget celebrates core watchmaking strengths with new Altiplano
Three new Altiplano timepieces, three core Piaget watchmaking strengths. Piaget as a watchmaker has long prided itself in three pillars of watchmaking – ultra-thin watchmaking, exceptional gem-setting and its exquisite use of quality hard stones. This SIHH, it is bringing…
Dec 24, 2018
Pre-SIHH 2019: Cartier brings back the Tonneau
One thing worth noting about the new model is that the bezel is formed from one block, with no overhang or breaks in the plane. Many watchmakers seem to be looking back into its archives for next year’s SIHH and…
Dec 24, 2018
Inside Tiffany & Co’s by-appointment-only Secret Salon for the crazy rich
“The average piece of jewellery in this room can go from about $20,000 up to maybe six or seven million.” It’s no secret that Tiffany & Co’s flagship Fifth Avenue store is home to some of the world’s most opulent…
Dec 19, 2018
Pre-SIHH 2019: IWC Schaffhausen rules the sky with new fleet of Pilot’s Watches
Addition are being made to the Spitfire and Top Gun lines, with a new watch using Ceratanium for the first time for a completely jet black double chronograph. Think IWC Schaffhausen and almost immediately its Pilot’s Watches come to mind,…
Dec 19, 2018
SIHH and Baselworld to coordinate dates from 2020
It has been agreed that in 2020, SIHH will be held from 26-29 April in Geneva, followed immediately by Baselworld from 30 April to 5 May in Basel. For the longest time, watch enthusiasts, professionals, press and journalists have had…
Dec 18, 2018
Pre-SIHH 2019: Jaeger-LeCoultre gets blue with new Master Ultra Thin Moon Enamel
The moon phase setting has been redesigned to appear perfectly round as a polished white disk, backdropped against a new hand-guilloché blue enamel dial reminiscent of the inky night sky. A classic round shape, pure lines and, as its name suggests,…