This is an attractive watch by Jeanrichard, with the 44-mm cushion-shaped case and bezel in contrasting bright and brushed steel, and the extra GMT hand for a second time zone outlined in blue and indicating the time on an inner 24-hour scale. The watch is available in three colour versions, with grey dial (as shown),…
All-black. Murdered-out. Blacked out. Black PVD-coated. Carbon fibre. DLC. Batman’s favourite colour. There’s no doubt that all-black watches are still very much in fashion, even though in terms of legibility they are inherently impractical. Who cares, all they have to do is look good. An all-black watch was an obvious choice for Jeanrichard, the brand…
Company profile: Jeanrichard is named after Daniel Jeanrichard (1665-1741), one of the first watchmakers in the canton of Neuchâtel, who built his first watch in 1681, and went on to set up his own workshop. Some of his watches can still be seen in the Jeanrichard Museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds. He also helped develop the…
Histoire de Tourbillon is one of the most technical watch series by Harry Winston, and it may continue even beyond this piece, number 6 in the series. The other Harry Winston series that intrigues watch-lovers all over the world, Opus, will possibly see the latest Opus 14 launched before the end of the year (as…
The Breguet Tradition Indépendant Chronograph was undoubtedly one of the highlights of Baselworld 2015, an innovative piece in which the chronograph function is kept completely separate from the time functions by means of two movements, each with its own balance wheel, and separate power sources. The time functions are powered by a conventional mainspring barrel…
The Project Z9 by Harry Winston belongs to the Project Z series of watches (in turn part of the Ocean collection), all technical and sporty, with certain instantly recognizable features such as the case in Zalium, a proprietary alloy of aluminium and zirconium, the three arches that in this piece are at the crown,…
This piece by Harry Winston is a dual time zone watch with a very unusual design. Large and rectangular, it has a dial divided into two halves, the main time zone on the right, with analogue hour and minute hands, a day/night indicator, and a date window. On the left, there is the second…
Presented this year (2015), the Harry Winston Ocean Chronograph Automatic 36mm is an unusual combination, both a jewellery watch, while also being a chronograph with mechanical movement, with a strap and water resistance approaching diving watch status. At first glance, it presents the features that mark a prestige women’s watch: fairly small, rose gold case,…
A curious feature about diamonds is that when you see them in the flesh, they are extraordinarily beautiful and you immediately understand the reason for their fascination they hold for us humans, but in photographs, non of their magic appears. Particularly not in the computer-generated photographs that are often used by brands in their…
Company profile: Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud is a new brand owned by Chopard, whose Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele acquired the right to use the name in 2006. Though part of Chopard, the new brand has an independent, dedicated team, and the watches will be distributed internationally through independent points of sale. Ferdinand Berthoud, clockmaker and scientist Ferdinand Berthoud…
This watch by Harry Winston combines a lot of the classical symbols for feminine grace in watches: white gold, mother-of-pearl, lace, diamonds, petite size. It has a dial in mother-of-pearl that has been meticulously open-worked so that it takes on a lacy appearance, contrasting against the sunburst black base. The relatively small 31 mm…
The Premier Shinde Automatic 36mm is a tribute to Ambaji V. Shinde, whom Harry Winston met in Bombay in 1955, was struck by his jewellery design skills, and launched a collaboration that lasted for many years. Shinde’s style was based on the tradition of temple sculpture, and it laid the foundations for his design…
On 14 September 2015, Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Ltd., owners of Montres Corum, announced the appointment of Davide Traxler as Chief Operating Officer. He replaces Jacques-Alain Vuille, who will remain at the company. Overr the last 12 years, Traxler had previously covered several key roles at Chopard: he was CEO of Chopard Italy and of…
This women’s watch by Harry Winston brings to mind Damien Hirst and his installation “In and Out of Love” in which butterflies live out their lives to the full from pupa to hatching and living and reproducing, before dying and becoming immortal in art. Here, butterflies become immortal on a watch dial. The Premier Butterfly…
Company profile: RGM is a company located in Mount Joy, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. This is America’s traditional watchmaking heartland: the Lancaster Watch Company was founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, here in 1877, at a location that had been used from 1874 to 1876 by the short-lived Adams & Perry watch company, and its factory was then…
You can’t help asking why Hamilton doesn’t make a watch like this. The RGM 801-COE Corps of Engineers is an evocative piece recalling the railroad pocket watches of America in the early 20th century, with the dial design that then became a feature of military watches in World War I. And it is based…
The first Dubai Watch Week will begin on 18 October 2015, running until 22 October, held at the Gate Village building 3 in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). It is organized by Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons, a luxury retail group with many boutiques in Dubai. The event will include an exhibition of watches taking…
Nicole Kidman, ambassador for Omega, is no ordinary woman, but her comments on watches provide an indication of women’s current preferences for watches. They are taken from the official Omega transcripts of an event organized in Milan on 16 September 2015 to celebrate the launch of an exhibition of women’s watches by Omega, and the…
Fastrider is a chronograph by Tudor, expressing its partnership with Italian motorcycle brand Ducati. The collaboration began in 2011, which is when the Fastrider was first introduced; this year’s version was inspired by one speciic model, the Ducati Scrambler (in the photo below), and its design and colours are tailored for a young biker audience.…
The H2 Aviator by HYT doesn’t look anything like a pilot’s watch, or even an aviation watch. It looks very much like an H2. Which is only natural. But it’s an indication of the remarkable interest that brands are showing in aviation watches, with beautiful pieces by Patek Philippe (their first ever foray into aviation)…