Chopard expresses love with the Happy Love Watch
The Artisan of Emotions, Chopard, has chosen this year to celebrate LOVE: a universal message which has inspired a new variation within the Happy Sport watch collection. The collection is…
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Two Centuries of Watch Making at Christie’s Auction
The auctioneering giant Christie’s, a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service and international expertise, is once again holding one of their most anticipated auctions –The Christie’s…
Swiss Perfection on the Roof of the World
On May 20, 2018, the Favre-Leuba Raider Bivouac 9000, while on the wrist of the mountaineer Adrian Ballinger, became the first mechanical altimeter wristwatch to accurately convey altitude, air pressure,…
Breitling’s new Special Edition Norton Premier B01 Chronograph
In 1902, Léon Breitling had already been making watches in the Swiss Jura Mountains for nearly two decades when James Lansdowne Norton produced his first motorcycle. Both brands went on…
Ulysse Nardin’s “neXt” is a Big Deal
Ulysse Nardin’s latest incarnation of its highly acclaimed and award-winning Freak collection is the “neXt.” It features what the manufacturer calls “the pinnacle of a paradigm shift in mechanical watchmaking”…
Hublot’s Embroidered Expressions for the ladies’ Big Bang models
St. Gallen embroidery and watchmaking, the two fields of Swiss expertise that has reigned supreme over the years, have been brought together for the first time by Hublot to offer…
Signé Selection from SIHH 2019
Bringing you key trends to adorn your wrist this season
Upcoming Important Watches Auction by Christies
On 22 March, Dubai – Christie’s will present the Important Watches auction, a compact offering of 177 lots, with a pre-sale estimate of $9,000,000 to $15,000,000, building on the company’s…
Bovet 1822 introduces the first Récital 23 for women
Bovet introduces Récital 23, the first women’s timepiece to feature the iconic “writing slope” case, and in another first, has an oval shape that is 43 mm high and 28.7…
Walter E. Volpers on the challenges of manufacturing haute horlogerie at IWC
Walter E. Volpers is a Swiss national who was born in Bogotá, Colombia in 1974. He studied physics at the University of Basel, followed by an internship at Allgemeine Gewerbeschule…