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The new Tudor Pelagos is called LHD, which stands for ‘Left Hand Drive’. In other words, a ‘lefty’ that can be worn on the right wrist. Or on the left wrist, for those who don't appreciate a crown imprint in their left hand.

Not words but watches. When it's purely about beauty, when complications are conspicuous by their absence, that's when we look at colours, materials and shapes. And that's when it’s advisable and wise to keep silent. ‘Watch and enjoy’, is the motto.

The robust image and ditto construction are very evident in the latest version, called the Chronomat 44 Blacksteel Special Edition. The name reveals the diameter of the steel case and the intensely black DLC finish.

This his Manero Flyback is a highly classical chronograph. The 43mm rose gold creation won’t turn the watch world on its head, but that doesn't mean we should overlook this noble chrono.

Biggest surprise of last week's SIHH was without a doubt Van Cleef & Arpels' first Extraordinary Object: the breath taking Automate Fée Ondine. The robotised fairy tale is the fruit of long years’ work.

The small and young Ateliers de Monaco, which is slowly being brought to maturity under the wings of Frédérique Constant now surprisingly wears the Poinçon de Genève seal. his Seal, coveted by many watch houses, is a guarantee of aesthetic and technical excellence.

A classic car event in Madonna di Campiglio will be the glamourous start of an impressive anniversary of Eberhard & Co.; the Swiss watch brand celebrates 130 years of existence.

Rubber straps that mimic racing tyres. We've seen that countless times. So did Roger Dubuis and that's why the Genevan maison now presents the Excalibur Spider Pirelli collection. Both the Double Flying Tourbillon and the Automatic Skeleton are fitted with a rubber strap that is made from authentic Pirelli F1 tyres! A world's first!

SIHH is not a normal place. The salon is a like a secret universe inside the PalExpo. The normal world is nowhere to be seen. The De Bethune DB25L Milky Way is perfectly at home in this tiny star system.

The Clifton Collection, one of Baume & Mercier's watchmaking lines, is expanding this year with a new series of timepieces, the Clifton Club. The watch maison wants to fulfill the needs of urban, active and elegant men – in one word the “gentlesportsmen”.

The black Royal Oak QP is as bold as it is elegant. With its brushed finish the material doesn’t look that different from the other Royal Oak Perpetual Calendars except its deep black look.