Manjaz is a Swiss brand that has been in operation since 1996 (the brand itself dates back to the 19th century), and it has particularly strong links to the Chinese market, where it has over 600 points of sale. It is expanding rapidly in Europe, and even here its principal customers are Chinese tourists visiting…
This is a limited-edition watch dedicated to Frank Sinatra, part of the Raymond Weil Maestro collection. The watch is a classic three-hand automatic, with hands, indices and the edge of the date window highlighted in blue, against a silver dial. The very classical design, with the 39.5 mm steel case just 9 mm thick, makes…
This watch, like its predecessors the Bremont Jaguar MKII and MKI presented earlier this year, is a hymn to the E-Type Jag. I imagine that a watch brand has to consider this sort of operation carefully, because the timepiece inevitably expresses more of the identity of the car than the watch brand itself (other similar…
How things have changed. The Bulgari Roma was introduced exactly 40 years ago not as a standard production watch, but as a solid gold free gift for Bulgari’s 100 most important customers. That watch, launched in 1975 when Bulgari’s watchmaking was just a sideline to its principal jewellery business, nonetheless presented some features that would…
Rana, a watch by German brand Stowa, is, in my opinion, one of the most original new timepieces of 2015. It represents an important step forward for a brand that is best known for its ever-popular pilot’s watches based on its own historical B-Uhr pieces. Rana is a powerful concentration of innovation in design and…
With just 55,000 watches made per year, of which 45,000 mechanical and 10,000 quartz watches for women, the Patek Philippe universe is relatively small and exclusive. The brand’s reputation is demonstrated above all by its exceptional results in auction rooms: considering the ten watches attaining highest prices at auction, nine are Patek Philippe. The entry-level…
This is a 36 mm watch with fundamentally masculine looks, but with a diamond-set bezel. Watch brands don’t talk about men’s or women”s watches any more, they are just small, midsize, large or extra-large, and a watch like this has sure appeal in countries where a bit of glitter is good on men’s watches as…
The Vintage 1945 collection has a long history, as its name suggests, and the Vintage 1945 Small Second by Girard-Perregaux is a modern version of the original Art Deco design, with pink gold and steel case, applied numerals on dial and dauphine faceted hands. In comparison with most Girard-Perregaux watches, this has a relatively accessible…
With this watch, Tissot adds a gold case to the Powermatic 80 movement that it uses in its more expensive and lower-priced Chemin de Tourelles collection. The case, in pink or yellow gold, is 40 mm in diameter, with 3 bar/30 metres water resistance, and at 9.3 mm in thickness, it becomes a classic dress…
The Chemin des Tourelles series of very classical watches by Tissot includes a wide range of variants for men and women. They are three-handers powered by the ETA Powermatic 80 which offers the unusually high power reserve of 80 hours. The men’s versions are 42 mm in diameter, with cases in steel, water resistance 50…