Bausele Pilot Automatic
News from Down Under, with a major step forward for Australian brand Bausele, which is launching its first collection of automatic watches. While the brand proudly wears Australia’s colours, it…
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Watch Collections on eBay
Any self-respecting watch enthusiast loves trawling through eBay’s pages in search of a rare vintage gem—or a brand-new watch that’s impossible to find in their area or on other online…
SevenFriday: M1-1 and P3-3 Watches
Back to business! For the occasion, SevenFriday is delivering two new watches: the much-anticipated M series (M1-1 and M2-1) and the unexpected P3-3. The finishing remains every bit as impressive.…
Hublot Signs with the Dallas Cowboys
Watch brand Hublot continues its massive sports partnerships by signing with the Dallas Cowboys American football team. The illustrative image is misleading, as Homer Simpson was offered the Denver Broncos…
Christie’s Launches a Watch E-Shop
The Christie’s Watch Shop is an online watch retail boutique bringing together fine pieces from Rolex, Patek Philippe, Breitling, Vacheron Constantin and many others. This month, the legendary auction house…
Baselworld 2014: De Bethune DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon
After seven years of development, De Bethune is unveiling its DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon at Baselworld. With legibility and aesthetics in mind, De Bethune chose to display the chronograph’s various functions…
Baselworld 2014: Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Chronograph
Eight years after launching its first automatic chronograph, Patek Philippe unveils its new Annual Calendar Chronograph at Baselworld 2014. A single counter and three large apertures gave it a very…
SevenFriday: Sexy & She Knows It
Hard to remain unmoved by SevenFriday watches, which have been cheerfully stirring up the web for the past few months—especially across social networks, and on forums. So a shoot was…
Cartier Rotonde Astrocalendaire Watch
Cartier delivered a splendid interpretation of the perpetual calendar at SIHH 2014. The Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire adopts an atypical display for this complication, taking the form of a three-tier…
HYT H2 Titanium & White Gold Blue
He promised it, and he delivered. Vincent Perriard, Mr HYT, is launching a new version of the H2 hydromechanical watch featuring a liquid in a different colour! After the green…
Richard Mille Sébastien Loeb RM 36-01: A Tourbillon with a G-Force Sensor
Après working with the watch brand Marvin, Sébastien Loeb joined Richard Mille’s stable. The result of this collaboration, the RM 36-01 Competition G-Sensor Tourbillon, is a plaything with explosive complications…
Van Cleef & Arpels: A Planetarium on the Wrist (SIHH 2014)
Van Cleef & Arpels once again unveils an enchanting watch. The Midnight Planetarium complication allows its owner to wear a true miniature planetarium on the wrist. Drawing inspiration from the…
Royal Oak Concept GMT Tourbillon by Audemars Piguet
Sur paper, the new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept GMT Tourbillon didn’t win me over. And yet, once I was face to face with this watch, I changed my mind…
Roger Dubuis Hommage Hand-Guilloché Double Flying Tourbillon
The new Roger Dubuis watches lived up to the fabulous stand created for SIHH 2014 (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie)—or perhaps it was the other way around… With the…
Piaget Altiplano 900P: Ultra-Thinness and Refinement (SIHH 2014)
Piaget sets a new thinness record by unveiling its Altiplano 900P 38 mm: the world’s thinnest mechanical watch at 3.65 mm, delivering one of the finest pieces of SIHH 2014…
Poker by Christophe Claret: a Stunning Watch (SIHH 2014)
Christophe Claret’s Poker watch is “bluffing” indeed. Still only at the 3D render stage, the Poker is already stirring up plenty of desire. This watch lets you play three-player Texas…