Results by "Keywords"

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 > >>
Three Masterpieces from Grieb & Benzinger
Three Masterpieces from Grieb & Benzinger
Singapore:GRIEB & BENZINGER, Rolls-Royce Motorcars and Revolution Magazine presented the three heaviest platinum watches in the world valued at a combined 1,200,000 euros // US$ 1,500,000. Courtesy of Grieb & Benzinger In an exclusive preview in Singapore, select guests from Rolls-Royce...
 
 
There Are Tourbillons, Then There Tourbillons
There Are Tourbillons, Then There Tourbillons
Last month at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH ) in Geneva, Jaeger-LeCoultre unveiled the Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon, a tourbillon wristwatch that is both visually and technically amazing. In Geneva, I met with Stéphane Belmont, Marketing Director at Jaeger-LeCoultre, and...
 
 
GIRARD-PERREGAUX 1966 MINUTE REPEATER
GIRARD-PERREGAUX 1966 MINUTE REPEATER
Courtesy of Girard-Perregaux I have always been fascinated by repeaters. They are neat to say the least - more than an alarm, and far more elegant than a simple quartz sports watch. In Carter Beats the Devil a repeater plays a role, as did Breguet repeaters in several famous novels. But for...
 
 
ARNOLD & SON - The new TB88
ARNOLD & SON - The new TB88
But the feature that unquestionably sets 's new TB88 apart is its unique 'English' design, as expressed through features like the straight-cut bridges. Each of the pivoting elements in the movement is mounted on its own bridge, 16 in total. Further shining examples of watchmaking at its finest...
 
 
A Cartier Pocket Watch for SIHH 2012
A Cartier Pocket Watch for SIHH 2012
Cartier's skeletonized pocket watch evokes a sense of mysterious awe as if it should be placed on clock tower. The clock tower image is evoked by the skeletonized Roman Numerals making the pocket watch seem larger than life, but soon enough one eyes are drawn to the incredible craftmanship...
 
 
BREGUET - An exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the first wristwatch
BREGUET - An exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the first wristwatch
Press release This exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the creation of the first wristwatch in horological history, ordered in 1810 by Caroline Murat, sister of Napoleon and Queen of Naples, and delivered in 1812. Moreover, Breguet is also taking the opportunity of this event to...
 
 
Hands on with the Kari Voutilainen Observatoire
Hands on with the Kari Voutilainen Observatoire
Our contributor from down under, Y. Chan, shares her hands-on experience with one of the most beautiful watches I have ever seen. It is a Kari Vourilainen Observatoire with a brown/copper dial. This gorgeous timepiece is owned by Tony, whose photos are also used in this excellent write-up. An...
 
 
Arnold & Son TB88 "Inside Out" Watch
Arnold & Son TB88 "Inside Out" Watch
Now here is an interesting new watch that I wasn't expecting from UK based Arnold & Son. The concept is that the movement is "inside out," well sort of. Basically what you see on the dial is typically what you would see on the rear of the watch. Arnold & Son isn't the first to offer a watch...
 
 
CRAFTS - The Dial as Canvas
CRAFTS - The Dial as Canvas
IW Magazine - 16 December 2011 Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle The absence of a dial was common in the initial days of mechanical horology, when early clocks were striking timekeepers without faces or hands. Fortunately, clocks featuring simple engraved metal disks and a single hand soon materialized,...
 
 
PORTUGUESE LUXURY - Full Sail into the Storm
PORTUGUESE LUXURY - Full Sail into the Storm
WORLDTEMPUS - 21 December 2011 Carlos Torres The Portuguese of the fifteenth are poetically known for having explored new worlds. Starting with Ceuta in 1415, a remarkable succession of adventurous explorers opened the horizons of old Europe to a path taking them around the world and ending...