Always on the cutting edge of design, craftsmanship and dream-making, the legendary French jewellery house of Boucheron is renowned the world over for its intriguing haute joaillerie and haute horlogerie creations. This year at BaselWorld, the brand does not disappoint. In fact, Boucheron, working with Girard-Perregaux, brings forth one of the most regal interpretations of …
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We brought it to you here first – the news of the HYT watch that features a liquid module for time indication. Then we showed you another Video a month later here that explained how this proprietary movement from Hydro Mechanical Horologists works. Now we bring you the finished product in the H1 case. Super …
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The Schaffhausen-based Swiss watch brand has done it again – brought luxury, technological advancement and purity of looks to the forefront in the new Meridian Dual Time watch. Offeredin platinum or in stunning 18-karat rose gold (for approximately $38,500), the alluring watch houses an automatic manufacture mechanical movement HMC 346.121, with 29 jewels , and …
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Last year, Ulysse Nardin announced the brand’s newest in-house-made caliber, the UN 118. It was not yet finished and housed in a case. Now, it is – and this is one sweet looking piece that is loaded with patents and accomplishments. The escapement of Caliber 118 is produced in collaboration between Ulysse Nardin and Sigatec …
It’s here! That amazing time of year when the best of the best in luxury watches comes to the forefront. BaselWorld 2012 – starts tomorrow with a complete day of press conferences and announcements. The long-anticipated, easily most important watch exhibition in the world, has arrived once again. This week, the watch world converges in …
photo by Kenji TomaOne of the hottest categories of timepieces on the market today is pilot watches. While the concept of synchronizing crew watches to the navigator’s watch may have taken a back seat to today’s cockpit instrumentation, the look and quality of a true pilot’s watch remains steadfast and in demand. Typically, today’s pilot …
Perhaps taken for granted, the phrase, “just in the nick of time” is one with real meaning behind it. We regularly hear of rescues at sea – -but we don’t typically hear about the timepieces behind those events. In 1997, the crew of the Mata-Rangi expedition, on a reed raft en route from Chile to …
Photo by: Pascal LeSegretain, WireImageLast night at the 84th Academy Awards, French actor Jean Dujardin received an Oscar as Best Actor for his role in the film “The Artist.” On his wrist: a Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Tribute to Deep Sea watch, a re-edition of the world’s first diver’s watch equipped with an alarm function. The new …
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Photo courtesy of WireImageOscar weekend—stars, jewels, gowns and glitter. For many it’s about who wins tonight. For others, it’s about what they wear to the Oscars and on stage. Last night Chopard – jeweler to the stars – and the Weinstein Company celebrated the 2012 Academy Awards with a star-studded pre-Oscars soirée. As Official Partner …
There are tourbillons and then there are tourbillons. Once again, Harry Winston pulls out all the stops with its incredible third watch in the Histoire de Tourbillon series begun in 2009. The tourbillon (French for Whirlwind) is a watch lover’s dream thanks to the many and varied new evolutions of this rare escapement, which compensates …