UPDATED: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Acoustic Research Episode 1 Watch
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Acoustic Research Episode 1 strives to improve upon the acoustic performance of the minute repeater... The article UPDATED: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept...
View ArticleBulgari L’Ammiraglio Del Tempo Minute Repeater Detent Escapement Watch Hands-On
Oddly enough, two timepieces this year were designed to incorporate detent escapements - a form of escapement in the regulation system of a mechanical timepiece found almost exclusively in stationary...
View ArticleA. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater Watch
A. Lange & Söhne has taken the lessons learned creating the Grand Complication watch of 2013 and channeled that know-how into this year’s new Zeitwerk Minute Repeater that features not just a...
View ArticleJaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication Watch For 2015...
This year, among quite a few wonderful pieces, JLC has shared the 2015 version of their Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication - now in pink gold and sporting a fresh dial design. The article...
View ArticleHublot Classic Fusion Tourbillon Cathedral Minute Repeater Carbon Watch Hands-On
For 2015, Hublot has released a new ref. 504.QX.0110.LR version of its very interesting Tourbillon Cathedral Minute Repeater watch, this time as a limited edition in an all carbon fiber Classic Fusion...
View ArticleAudemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Grande Complication Watch Hands-On
"Welcome back to an original aBlogtoWatch feature, My First Grail Watch." Well, no, that's not entirely right. This is not another chapter in our Grail Watch series of articles, but then again, it...
View ArticleThoughts On Seeing The $2.6 Million Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 5175...
After Patek Philippe's Geneva celebration to commemorate their 175th anniversary, the storied Swiss watch maker took many of their new limited edition "175th Anniversary" watches on a road show around...
View ArticleChristophe Claret Allegro Minute Repeater Two Time Zone Watch
Baselworld 2015: The flagship new watch by Christophe Claret for 2015 is the Allegro - the Swiss watch maker's newest musical watch that combines a cathedral-style minute repeater with a second time...
View ArticleJaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Minute Repeater Watch
Jaeger-LeCoultre has released a new minute repeater that will feature in its Master collection - the Master Grande Tradition Minute Repeater. The watch is a celebration of La Grande Maison's expertise...
View ArticleGirard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Tourbillon With Gold Bridges Hands-On
While many believe the death knell for mechanical watchmaking is fast approaching, the chime of the Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Tourbillon With Gold Bridges rings out in opposition. The sound is...
View ArticleJean Dunand Shabaka Watch For 2015 Hands-On
The original Jean Dunand Shabaka from 2007 has long been among my favorite haute horlogerie timepieces, and so you can imagine how excited I was when, after a long and hectic week at Baselworld, we...
View ArticleRoger Dubuis Hommage Millesime Unique Pocket Watch
So here is something new from Roger Dubuis: not just a very impressive looking pocket watch, but also something that the Swiss luxury watch brand hopes will be a new tradition for them. Known simply as...
View ArticlePowerful Blue Piece Uniques By Patek Philippe, F.P. Journe, & Voutilainen For...
Several more of the piece unique watches for the Only Watch 2015 charity watch auction have been revealed today, including these models from Patek Philippe, F.P. Journe, and Kari Voutilainen. So what...
View ArticleUlysse Nardin Hannibal Minute Repeater Tourbillon Jaquemarts Watch Hands-On
The Ulysse Nardin Hannibal Minute Repeater Westminster Carillon Jaquemarts is a crazy beautiful depiction of an army journeying to war. It is the latest in a series of Ulysse Nardin's Exceptional...
View ArticleChristophe Claret Allegro Watch Hands-On
They say that a good watch has personality: it is an item with its own little life that exists on your wrist to tell the time and also make your daily life a bit more interesting. With the 2015 limited...
View ArticleA. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater Watch Hands-On
The A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk watch was certainly controversial when it first came out but has become one of the most iconic watches of the well-regarded German luxury watch brand. Since its...
View ArticleJaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Minute Repeater Watch Hands-On
OK, I will admit that this Jaeger-LeCoultre watch doesn't really need to have a small protruding plaque on the dial that informs the wearer of the "Sonnerie" element of the movement. It person, this...
View Article$50,000 Baume & Mercier Clifton 1830 Pocket Watch Repeater Hands-On
At Watches & Wonders 2015, Baume & Mercier's major introduction (for men) was a limited edition pocket watch... in 18k red gold (of course). I knew about this in advance of the show, and I...
View ArticleVacheron Constantin Celebrates 260th Anniversary With Cocktail Soirée In NYC
aBlogtoWatch was there as Vacheron Constantin hosted a 260th anniversary cocktail event at Cipriani Midtown in New York with the new unique Ref.57260 watch - the most complicated watch in existence -...
View ArticleComplicated Details In Bulgari’s Haute Horlogerie Watches
In the process of becoming the fully integrated, entirely capable watch manufacture that it is today, Bulgari has put vast resources and efforts into mastering all crafts of the watchmaking trade,...
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