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In 2014 Tim and Bart Grönefeld acquired their first Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève award with the Parallax Tourbillon. This year the Dutch duo from Oldenzaal managed to do it again with the Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire.
The Scafograf by Eberhard & Co. dates back to the 1950s. The latest version of this classic model is called Scafograf 300 and was able to reel in the prize for best sports watch at the 2016 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.
Buben & Zorweg found a way to go a step further. The Bespoke Line is both a collection and an innovative service that reduces the waiting time for tailor-made safes. The new, customised collection offers a comprehensive choice of different designs, materials and colours.
A comeback can be a risky thing. Take ‘old’ football players for instance who at the end of their careers abroad return to their first club out of love. But love doesn’t win football matches.
Green is the new … You fill in the dots. Blue was the ‘it ‘colour at SIHH 2017 but green is also coming up strong this year with the green H. Moser & Cie., the green edition of the Oris Divers Sixty-Five Oris AND the MeisterSinger No 02 ‘Rensing green’ to prove it.
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.