Last week, we had the pleasure to visit the North American Institute of Swiss Watchmaking —NAIOSW— invited by our friends at Cartier. This visit that we can refer to as one of the 'most enlightening' days in our watch collecting life, was for sure a day very well spent. The NAIOSW was established in 2008 —education began in 2009— by the Richemont Group with the purpose of educating and training successful watchmakers for a career in luxury watch repair.
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Insider: Presenting the new HYT H1 Ghost. Hands-on with the First Timepiece from the Hydromechanical Horologists to Feature Superluminova.
The new HYT H1 Ghost is fitted with a black DLC titanium case measuring 48.8 mm in diameter and a thickness of 17.9 mm just exactly like all other H1 pieces, but this time, featuring a strikingly beautiful new dial and fluid where day and night intertwine just as the shadow and light constantly contrast. The new HYT H1 Ghost ref. 148-DL-60-NF-RU has been designed around a new black fluid that does not emit or reflect any light.
News: Presenting the new Armin Strom 'Las Vegas Gravity' Special Edition. Hands-on Review of a Stunning 77-piece Limited Edition for Casino Lovers.
As all of you know, Armin Strom is a brand that releases all their watches in very small limited editions. Only a handful of times, they've released a limited edition watch only available in certain markets, with a special partner or through certain authorized dealers. The new Armin Strom 'Las Vegas Gravity' Special Edition is even more special because you can only buy it through Roman Times at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and only 77 pieces are available.
Baselworld 2016: Our Live Media Coverage of the Largest Watch & Jewelry Show in the World, Kicks-Off Tomorrow Wednesday March 16, 2016.
Yet, another year reporting live from Baselworld. The 2016 edition of Baselworld —the largest watch and jewelry show in the world with 100,000+ visitors every year— will officially open to the public on March 17th and will continue through March 24th, 2016. Luckily for us part of the press, Baselworld 2016 starts a day early in what is called 'Press Day'. As we've done it in the past years since our launch three years ago, we will be reporting live with the best media coverage of all watch blogs to bring you live pictures, hands-on reviews and pricing information of all the Baselworld 2016 novelties starting tomorrow Wednesday March 16th, 2016.
News: Pre-Baselworld 2016 Presenting the new Arnold & Son Nebula. A Perfectly Skeletonized Timepiece.
Just a couple of days away from Baselworld 2016, from where we will be reporting live starting March 16th, 2016, we bring you the new Arnold & Son Nebula. The three-dimensional, openwork movement and dial of the new Arnold & Son Nebula offer views into the very heart of the in-house manufacture calibre. Two mainspring barrels providing a healthy 90-day power reserve at the top, find near-mirror symmetry with the small seconds display and dial-side balance below.
News: Pre-Baselworld 2016 Presenting the new Laurent Ferrier Galet Traveller USA Enamel Dial. A Stunning 10-piece Limited Edition.
Right before Baselworld 2016 kicks-off next week, Laurent Ferrier introduces a special limited edition of the Galet Traveller designed exclusively for the U.S. market, with a new enamel dial that gives the entire North American continent pride of place. For aesthetic reasons, the dial has been aligned with the north pole slightly off center and the usual reference point of the Greenwich Meridian rotated roughly 90 degrees anti-clockwise to allow a full view of the United States.
News: Pre-Baselworld 2016 Presenting the new MCT Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps Sequential Two S210.
In preparation for Baselworld 2016, may we present you the new MCT Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps Sequential Two S210. This new watch featuring MCT's signature prism display concept is presented for the very first time in a 46.4 mm Titanium round case. The innovative time display and impeccably crafted case exhibits all of the key design elements that established the Swiss brand's reputation, including a sapphire ring around the case-band.
News: Richard Mille Announces Partnership with Aston Martin. A Long-Term Global Partnership and Racing Collaboration.
In another move highlighting the importance that racing and cars has for Richard Mille, the brand has announced a long-term partnership with the British luxury sports car brand Aston Martin. This will be a global partnership and a racing collaboration. The partnership will see Richard Mille and his skilled group of developers and watchmakers working directly with the design team at Aston Martin led by Marek Reichman, Chief Creative Officer, on an exciting new collection of exclusive Richard Mille watches featuring the iconic Aston Martin wings.
Leap Year 2016: 10 Perpetual Calendar Watches You Could Be Wearing on Leap Day. A Very Special Day for Perpetual Calendar Owners.
Today, February 29, 2016 is a very special day for many reasons. However, what makes this day more special than others, especially for those owning a Perpetual Calendar watch, is the magic surrounding the date change that occurred last night and the one that will occur tonight at midnight as your Perpetual Calendars instantly snap from February 29 to March 1st. To celebrate such a special day, we have put together a list of top ten perpetual calendar watches that you could be wearing on a day like today.
News: Pre-Baselworld 2016 Presenting the new Angelus U20 Ultra-Skeleton Tourbillon. Simply Stunning.
In preparation for Baselworld 2016 and after the successful launch last year of the Angelus U10 Tourbillon Lumière —our hands-on review here— that brought the brand back from the ashes; Angelus presents now, the U20 Ultra-Skeleton Tourbillon. The entire U20 Ultra-Skeleton Tourbillon watch has been conceived as a beautiful mechanical haute horlogerie sculpture. Built like a supercar, its design is streamlined and based on structural optimization. Made of sapphire, carbon and titanium, the U20 is at the forefront of cutting-edge watchmaking.
News: Richard Mille Announces New Partnership with McLaren-Honda Formula One Racing Team. No Longer Involved with Renault Sport F1 Team —Formerly Lotus F1 Team.
Richard Mille is delighted to announce a new long-term partnership with the McLaren-Honda Formula One team after dropping their partnership with Lotus. Richard Mille held a partnership with the Lotus F1 team for several years. This move from Richard Mille is either the result of Lotus changing its name to Renault Sport F1 earlier this year and deciding to partner with Bell & Ross, or perhaps just looking forward to become more involved with a stronger and more-likely-to-win team.
News: Breguet Acquires a Dashboard Chronograph Specially Created for Bugatti. Meet The Breguet No. 2023.
Breguet continues to expand its collection of antique pieces with the recent acquisition of their watch No. 2023, a special dashboard chronograph specially made for Bugatti. The Breguet Chronographe Spécial Pour Bugatti No. 2023 was purchased on February 6th, 2016 at an auction that took place in Paris. The Breguet No. 2023 watch testifies to the brilliant and remarkable diversification demonstrated by the Maison throughout its history. The dashboard chronograph No. 2023 was acquired from Artcurial during the closing auction of the Rétromobile Exhibition, an unmissable event for classic car enthusiasts.
News: Pre-Baselworld 2016 Presenting the new Arnold & Son HM Double Hemisphere Perpetual Moon. Simply Stunning.
Just as if the Arnold & Son HM Perpetual Moon wasn't stunning enough, in preparation for Baselworld 2016, Arnold & Son brings us a new iteration of what we think is the most beautiful moon phase watch out there. Presented as an evolution of its alluring and precise HM Perpetual Moon, the new HM Double Hemisphere Perpetual Moon, with not one but two of the biggest moon phase indications on the market, rightfully joins the Arnold & Son Royal Collection.
News: Our New Mobile App is Out and Ready for Download at the Apple AppStore. Don't Miss Out a Single Update.
The new Watch Collecting Lifestyle App for iPhone and iPad is out and ready for download at the Apple AppStore. You can download immediately by clicking here. This is finally the App that watch collectors and our readers were waiting for. The app runs smooth, is up-to-date, very informative and everything you had asked us for. Give it a try and let us know what you think.
News: Presenting the New Linde Werdelin Oktopus Moon Gold 3DTP Carbon. A Diving Watch with Moonphase Complication.
Blending classic horology with modern design and complex materials, Linde Werdelin is proud to unveil the Oktopus Moon Gold 3DTP Carbon in a limited and numbered series of only 59 pieces worldwide. The Oktopus Moon Gold 3DTP Carbon reimagines the classic gold watch —a staple of watchmaking— and views it through the prism of Linde Werdelin’s design language.
News: Pre-SIHH 2016 Presenting the IWC Big Pilot's Heritage Watch 55 and Big Pilot's Heritage Watch 48. Celebrating 75 Years of an Iconic Watch.
For 75 years, the historic Big Pilot’s Watch —52-calibre T.S.C.— was the largest wristwatch ever made at IWC in Schaffhausen. In preparation for the SIHH 2016, IWC Schaffhausen unveils its successor: with an amazing 55 mm case, the Big Pilot’s Heritage Watch 55 eclipses a record that was set back in 1940. Like its big brother, the Big Pilot’s Heritage Watch 48 looks very much like the historic original, but makes a few more concessions to modern ideas of aesthetics and comfort.
News: Pre-SIHH 2016 Presenting the Piaget Emperador Coussin XL 700P. A Mechanical and Quartz Hybrid Timepiece.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its first in-house quartz movement, the famous ultra-thin 7P calibre presented in 1976, Piaget unveils the Emperador Coussin XL 700P. This new watch is an astonishing concept watch issued in a 118-piece limited edition.
News: Pre-SIHH 2016 Presenting Five New Jaeger-LeCoultre Reversos with Sixteen References to Celebrate the 85th Anniversary of an Icon.
In preparation for the SIHH 2016 next month, Jaeger-LeCoultre has just unveiled five new Reverso watches with sixteen references, commemorating the 85th anniversary of the birth of this iconic watch first presented in 1931. This undisputed style icon elicits the same wonderment decade after decade.
News: Presenting the New Ressence Type 5 Diving Watch. The First Mechanical Diving Watch with No 'Total Internal Reflection' Under Water.
Today we are presenting you the third creation from Ressence. The new Type 5 is a diver's watch that is ISO certified and the first mechanical diving watch to offer a perfect view of the dial at any angle with no mirror reflection under water. The main function of the new Type 5 is telling time, however, the watch is also equipped with ultra-bright blue and green superluminova and a built-in thermometer for the oil temperature.
News: Presenting the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst. Commemorating the 200th Birthday of Ferdinand Adolph Lange.
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ferdinand Adolph Lange, A. Lange & Söhne has just released one of the most beautiful watches we've seen lately. The new A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst ref. 730.048F is the first A. Lange & Söhne watch that combines a stop-seconds device for the tourbillon and the zero-reset mechanism. At the close of the anniversary year that commemorates the 200th birthday of Ferdinand Adolph Lange, this paragon of precision timekeeping is being presented in a limited 'Handwerkskunst' —artisanship— edition featuring extraordinary dial and movement decorations.
