Pimp My Watch: Customising Your Watch with Les Artisans de Genève
Imagine Xzibit turning up at your place, emptying your winder of your precious watches and putting them in the hands of experts so they can set about customising your timepieces.…
Charriol Gran Celtica SuperSportS
Charriol, a brand enjoying a breath of renewal and modernity this year, is giving its Celtica chronograph a second life. It’s an opportunity to look at how a watch can…
Alpina Extreme Diver 300 Orange: Dive into Murky Waters
Alpina introduces the Extreme Diver 300 Orange dive watch. Naturally, diving goes hand in hand with water resistance, and the case will let you reach depths of 300 metres (a…
What Is the Bezel on Dive Watches Used For?
Who hasn’t casually rotated the bezel of their dive watch, wondering in the process what those markings could possibly be for? Here’s the explanation. No, we’re not all seasoned divers,…
Pequignet Watches: Launch of the Royale Titanium Collection
Cock-a-doodle-doo! French manufacture Pequignet is launching a new collection: Royale Titane. With a pilot-inspired look, the two models house the latest generation of the now-famous movement, the Calibre Royal, made…
Vacheron Constantin Breaks Thinness Records
With the Patrimony Contemporaine ultra-thin calibre 1731, Vacheron Constantin is setting new thinness records. A complication as coveted as it is difficult to execute, the minute repeater (definition here) lets…
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Perpetual
The latest addition to Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Ultra Thin line is also the collection’s first perpetual calendar (QP, for those in the know). Elegant and pared back, it has the luxury…
Watch Straps: Making the Right Choice
Only yesterday, I was able to sit in on a debate about choosing the strap for a prototype watch. The discussion was heated, cutting—what am I saying… downright bloody! Everyone…
Star Wars Watches by Seiko
Seiko has teamed up with Lucasfilm to launch a limited edition range of Star Wars watches in Japan. This release ties in directly with Star Wars’ 35th anniversary, which will…
Pequignet Rue Royale
The Rue Royale watch by Pequignet is a timepiece of rare elegance, powered by the remarkable Royal calibre, the flagship of French Haute Horlogerie. A word first about the Pequignet…
Daylight Saving Time: Why So Much Hate?
It has to be said that the switch to winter time makes us feel as though we’re wandering through a George A. Romero film on Monday morning. Between zombie colleagues…
Pole Guardian by Edmond Watches
Edmond Watches is giving its famous Pole Guardian watch a new bracelet. An appointment is set with Jean-Pierre Edmond himself, the brand’s founder, in Geneva at Place du Mollard, to…
Miss France 2013: What Watches Are the Contestants Wearing?
As preparations for the election of Miss France 2013 gather pace, it’s clear that the event’s media reach grows stronger year after year. The media’s appetite for covering the competition…
Ice-Watch Flagship Store in Geneva
Not content with having already sold more than 9 million watches in five years of existence, Ice-Watch is opening a boutique on Rue de Rive, in Geneva. This flagship store,…
Special Christmas Shopping: Pre-Owned Watches
Ho, Ho, Ho! Christmas is just around the corner—synonymous with little and big joys, gifts, and wishes coming true… If you’re passionate about watchmaking, you’re probably hoping the big bearded…
Patek Philippe, at Its Best
Luxury watchmaker Patek Philippe has posted a new record in terms of revenue. For 2012, it came to nearly one billion Swiss francs, or more than 800 million euros. The…