Dutch jeweller and watch enthusiast Arnold Vos noticed that the Dutch watch landscape lacked a hand- and Dutch made, classic-looking quality watch. His wish was to create such a watch for a reasonable price.
The Swatch Group has published its 2017 figures and speaks of a dynamic growth in all price segments. The strongest increase was made in the prestige and luxury segment.
WRC Promoter has completed a multi-year agreement with Swiss watch brand ANONIMO to join the FIA World Rally Championship in 2018 as its new official timekeeper. The partnership is launched at this week's season-opening Rallye Monte-Carlo, the first of 13 rounds which starts on Thursday evening outside Monaco's famous Casino.
In a freshly restyled AIKON case, Maurice Lacroix has fitted a new manufacture, openworked, automatic caliber of unique design. True to its vocation of manufacturing high quality timepieces at an affordable price, deeply rooted in urban and contemporary culture, Maurice Lacroix introduces AIKON Automatic Skeleton.
With its all new fiftysix automatic series Vacheron Constantin opens a complete new audience. Yes, the traditional Manufacture definitely stands in line with the other top power houses. But it was always quiet a challenge to gain enough funds to surprise yourself with an authentic Vacheron Constantin.
If you thought you have seen everything: big mistake! In our opinion, we saw the one and only ‘shut-the-fuck-up watch!’ today. We’re talking about the Greubel Forsey GMT Earth.
If you thought you have seen everything, big mistake! The ambitions of the Greubel Forsey team are reaching for the stars but now at least covers Mother earth in a stunning way.
A technological and aesthetic revolution, the Minute Repeater Tri-Axial Tourbillon embodies the GP approach to horological complications. Made from titanium so as to chime with greater intensity, this 48 mm-diameter model powered by a mechanical manual-winding calibre houses two of the most challenging horological complications: the minute repeater and the tourbillon simultaneously gravitating around three axes.
This year, SIHH expanded with a few new brands to 35 exhibitors. The second day of the exhibition we made a small trip through Europe and visited the Italian Panerai, the French Cartier and Montblanc and Girard Perregaux with Swiss roots.
Alberto Santos Dumont was legendary for his innovative and creative thinking and his friendship with Cartier.
Therefore the the new Santos with his name on the model most be an instant success. And we can asure it will!
The Montblanc 1858 geosphere is in our perspective the star of the new collection with its turning globes it brings a tribute to 7 summits challenge, which are all engraved on the case back. Especially when worn on the calf leather bund strap, from Montblancs own Pelletteria in Florence, Italy.
