Cartier A watch: Ronde Louis Cartier XL A technique: Flamed gold The Cartier’s “Maison des métiers d’art” in La Chaux-de-Fonds brings together all the traditional techniques (gem-setting, polishing, etc.) as well as some forgotten skills (granulation and filigree, for example) that the company is hoping to bring back into favour. The Ronde Louis Cartier…
Tourbillons spin around their own axis. But what do they spin on? Like any moving element, they need something to hold them. In fact, they are attached by very slim and delicate elements, whose volume is generally stripped back as much as possible to provide a good view of this tiny but very prestigious system,…
To many of the world’s most experienced collectors of vintage Rolex Moon-Phases replica wristwatches, reference 6062 represents the pinnacle of the “crowned” firm’s entire production. Reference 6062 was made only for some three years in the early 1950s, and until today we have only seen examples in stainless steel, yellow gold and pink gold. Pink…
The new Arnold & Son Eight-Day Royal Navy watch replica is a testament to Arnold & Son’s tradition of building marine chronometers. Equipped with a new eight-day power reserve movement, it is part of the sophisticated Royal Collection that took its inspiration from the timepieces commissioned by King George III. The Eight-Day Royal Navy combines these…
Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo announces its inaugural New York auction. A thematic evening sale taking place on 26 October, the sale will offer 50 exceptionally rare and iconic collectors’ watches of the 20th century, including elegant dress, sports, and complicated watches by Patek Philippe, Rolex, A. Lange & Söhne, Audemars Piguet, Breguet,…
The figure 8, symbol of Jaquet Droz, is revisited by the three new models – two Grande Seconde and a Grande Seconde Power Reserve – in a combination of Roman and Arabic numerals, and accentuated by a dial featuring a “clous de Paris” motif. Traditionnaly found on classic-style watches, this type of guilloché work is…
Compared to the massive replica Breitling Blackbird flybakc Chronograph watch that was released three years ago, the new Bell & Ross BR 126 Blackbird Flyback Chronograph Limited Edition offers basically the same functionality, which is packed in a more discreet, matte black body. Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird”, the legendary spy plane that was a source of…
A photo report of Blancpain’s Night at the Museum event in London Blancpain has donated to different ocean preserving projects for years and years already. Since 2014 however, Blancpain officially committed themselves to protect the world’s oceans. This resulted in the ‘Blancpain Ocean Commitment‘. Increasing public awareness Blancpain intends to increase public awareness through funding…
Following months of teasing, when it was finally unveiled last November, the TAG Heuer Connected replica watch was presented as the quintessential Swiss luxury smartwatch. I’m probably not alone to think Apple Watch when I hear “smartwatch” and “gold” in the same sentence. At $20,000 US the gold Apple Watch was a ridiculous nonsense, and…
Baselworld 2016 trade show, the new fake Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Chronograph Master Chronometer looks like one of the most attractive takes on the Swiss brand’s legendary “moon watch.” When the first Speedmaster was first introduced almost sixty years ago, it didn’t have any particular inspiration of becoming a sort of living legend. It was simply yet…
