Celebrating British DJ and record producer Carl Cox, comes the Zenith Defy El Primero 21 Carl Cox in a 200-piece limited edition. Carl Cox is one of the founding fathers of House Music along with Frankie Knuckles ‘The Godfather of House Music’ and a resident DJ at the acclaimed Space Club in Ibiza for more than a decade. Featuring a carbon case loaded with superluminova —only visible in dark conditions or under black light—, a small seconds indicator shaped like a record vinyl and a bright red strap, this limited edition is presented in a special numbered box with a set of Pioneer HDJ-X headphones.
Insider: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton Rose Gold. Our Favorite Openworked Watch Out There.
One of our favorite watches without a doubt is the Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton Rose Gold ref. 81015-52-002-52A with a 42 mm case. A direct descendant of the original Laureato model launched in 1975 but with a modern reinterpretation in what we believe to be one of the best open-worked watches out there right next to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Openworked and the Armin Strom Skeleton Pure, two of our favorite skeletonizes watches out there.
News: Montblanc 1858 Geosphere Messner Limited Edition 262
In 2018, Montblanc launched the 1858 Geosphere, a manufacture timepiece with a new way of displaying the indication of the world time in a bold way with two recognizable turning discs representing the northern and southern hemispheres. Montblanc is now introducing an 1858 Geosphere Limited Edition entirely dedicated to Reinhold Messner, the legendary climber, and explorer. The new Montblanc 1858 Geosphere Messner Limited Edition 262 harmoniously combines bronze, blue, and rose gold-coated elements, giving it a true vintage aesthetic reminiscent of the mountaineering exploration tools from the past.
News: Chopard Mille Miglia Lab One. The First-Ever Non-Round Case for the Brand.
A new futuristic-shaped case and a new tourbillon movement complete the new Chopard Mille Miglia Lab One. This new concept watch that pays homage to the Mille Miglia Race. Designed in the spirit of high-performance race cars and impelled by the same quest for technical refinement and innovation, this is the first Chopard self-winding tourbillon chronometer and is issued in a 20-piece limited edition. This ultra-light model features a highly contemporary blackened titanium cushion-shaped case that is both exceptionally ergonomic and technically sophisticated, as well as a tourbillon movement equipped with a patented stop-tourbillon mechanism and a likewise patented invisible crown.
News: Armin Strom Lady Beat. The Brand's First Ladies' Timepiece.
The new Lady Beat by Armin Strom is the newest watch from the brand and the first ladies’ timepiece in their collections. Armin Strom demonstrates one of the brand’s core principles which is to always innovate. Boldly redesigning the brand’s typical movement, dial, and case, Lady Beat marks a milestone of the new System 78 Collection, which highlights innovative watchmaking at a competitive price. The latest no-compromise watch from the Biel-based manufacture is a decidedly feminine one, but one exuding the technical look and feel of the genuine manufacture movement powering every Armin Strom timepiece.
News: Presenting the Christophe Claret X-TREM-1 Azteca
This iconic work of Aztec art proudly adorns the new X-TREM-1. This timepiece including the "Stone of the Sun" in relief, made of solid gold entirely hand-engraved, will be offered as a Unique Piece at the SIAR 2020. Driven as ever by a determination to present avant-garde timepieces, 5N red gold and black grade 5 PVD titanium were the metals chosen to make the case of this new version of the X-TREM-1 Azteca.
News: De Bethune DW5 Cempasuchil Unique Piece Maestri'Art. Just in Time for 'Día de los Muertos'.
A few weeks ahead of the SIAR 2020 and right on time for the Mexican holiday of the ‘Día de Los Muertos"‘ —Day of the Dead—, De Bethune presents the DW5 Cempasúchil unique piece. This one-off creation for the Maestri’art Collection sings the joy of an enduring celebration. This new watch is the outcome of a three-way dialogue and a conversation that spans two eras, between two exceptional art engravers. The first is José Guadalupe Posada, the legendary Mexican engraver and chisel virtuoso who made the dead dance at the end of the 19th century.
News: Czapek & Cie. Place Vendôme 'Al-Kanz' in Support of the Emirates Foundation
Czapek & Cie teams up with Arab Watch Club to create a unique piece, a Place Vendôme model with an exceptional Zoisite —a mineral that includes several gem varieties such as Tanzanite— dial. This watch will be auctioned by Christie's in order to support Emirates Foundation which is an independent organization set up by the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to facilitate public-private funded initiatives to improve the welfare of youth across the UAE and encourage them to embrace the concept of volunteerism.
News: Hermès Arceau L'Heure De La Lune New York Meteorite Limited Edition
First released at the SIHH 2019 the Hermès Arceau L'Heure De La Lune was initially presented in 18K white gold with two different dials, one with a meteorite dial and the other in aventurine. Then, at Watches & Wonders 2020, five additional references were released including 18K rose gold with Lapis Lazuli, 18K white gold with blue pearl, 18K white gold with Black Sahara meteorite, 18K white gold with Lunar Meteorite, and in platinum with Martian Meteorite.
News: Presenting the MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual EVO. Celebrating the Brand's 15th Anniversary
Over the past 15 years, MB&F creations have transported their wearers to destinations that exist only on maps of the imagination: from star-cruisers to deep-sea jellyfish, Maximilian Büsser’s Machines are the mechanical cartographers of the multiverse. But the greatest journey has yet to be undertaken, and true progress is marked by evolution as the brand presents the new Legacy Machine Perpetual EVO.
News: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute Crystal Rock Limited Edition
While respecting the legacy of the iconic Laureato from 1975, the new Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute Crystal Rock draws upon the company’s vast experience, amassed since its inception in 1791. Employing high-tech know-how and succeeding in the inaugural Laureato Absolute models of 2019, this new Chronograph model is housed in a strong and light, high-tech 44 mm Carbon Glass case. The Laureato Absolute models are an evolution of the classical Laureato
News: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date Desert Edition
Blancpain presents a new version of the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date watch. This 500-piece limited-edition model inspired by a Blancpain diver's watch from the 1970s is characterized by a gradient-colored sandy beige dial featuring a sunburst pattern. This nuance evokes the desert, and more specifically Death Valley in the United States, where Ernest H. Brooks II, the pioneer of underwater photography and contributor to the Edition Fifty Fathoms project, made a spectacular dive in 1962.
From the Archives: Richard Mille RM 028 Brown PVD Titanium. Not your Typical RM.
The first diving watch for Richard Mille was the RM 028 Diver released in 2010 with several renditions that followed. In 2012, the most striking and colorful Richard Mille Diver RM 028 was released in a non-limited run —but knowing how Richard Mille works, maybe no more than 100 pieces or so were made— and featuring a brown PVD titanium case with orange and blue accents on the bezel and secured by a bright orange rubber strap.
News: Presenting the Piaget Altiplano Blue Edition Watches
Piaget unveils two Altiplano Blue limited-edition timepieces in 38 mm in diameter, showcasing its love for ultra- thinness and the magic of the color blue. Blue is more than just a color for Piaget, it is a symbol of calm, infinity, and dreams. It is also a reminder that “The sky is the limit” when it comes to imagining audacious creations that make dreams come true. The color of the Piaget Altiplano dials is the color of the sky on a clear, cloudless night above the village of La Côte-aux-Fées, which means “Fairy Mountain”, the home of Piaget since 1874.
News: Audemars Piguet CODE 11.59 Grande Sonnerie Carillon Supersonnerie with Paillonnée Dials
Continuing with the development of the CODE 11.59 collection, Audemars Piguet has just released the Grande Sonnerie Carillon Supersonnerie ref. 26397BC.OO.D002CR.01, each endowed with a unique bespoke enamel dial crafted by Anita Porchet and her atelier. These refined wristwatches pay tribute to generations of craftspeople who have continuously leveraged pioneering technologies, while never losing sight of their ancestral craftsmanship. Chiming watches bring us back to the origins of time measurement devices: invented in the 14th century, striking clocks chimed time exclusively as they were devoid of dials.
News: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Mariner Memovox and Polaris Mariner Date
Paying homage to its distinguished diving watch legacy and drawing upon more than a century of expertise in chiming watches, the Grande Maison introduces the Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Mariner watches with two new high-performance timepieces as a perfect addition to the sporty yet elegant Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris collection. The JLC Memovox has become the reference in wristwatch alarm calibres since it was introduced 70 years ago. Back in the fifties, scuba diving was a risky and challenging military activity.
News: HourUniverse Will Take Place on April 8-12, 2021 as Baselworld's Replacement. But Who Will be Part of it?
Announced at the end of July 2020, MCH Group —the company behind Baselworld and Art Basel— is creating a new concept for a global platform for the watch, jewelry, and gemstone industries named HourUniverse. What was unveiled as an innovative platform to meet today's needs, will try to unite and support a whole community that wants to regroup, make a new start, and is receptive to change. Supposedly a concept totally different from the now-defunct Baselworld. We’ll see next year who’s in it and if indeed it happens to be that way.
Breaking News: Swiss Non-Profit Foundation ORIGYN to Authenticate Watches Via Smartphone App in 2021
Counterfeiting is an endemic problem that luxury brands are seeking to stop at all costs. Take the watch industry for example. It is estimated that around 40,000,000 counterfeit watches are produced each year, contributing to significant undesirable ‘brand’ saturation, and around 1,600,000 ‘super fakes’ are produced per year, resulting in a loss of an estimated $224,000,000 in Primary Market sales.
News: Breguet Classique Double Tourbillon ref. 5345 'Quai de l'Horloge'
The new Breguet Classique Double Tourbillon ref. 5345 ‘Quai de l’Horloge’ blends mechanical virtuosity with aesthetic mastery. Entirely visible, the movement reveals two tourbillons that set the whole plate in motion through a central differential. Each component is hand-finished, while the back of the movement is engraved with the “House on the Quai”, the Parisian building where Abraham-Louis Breguet fulfilled his life’s work. Like a delicately chased sculpture, the entire exposed mechanism pivots around its axis at the rate of one full turn every 12 hours.
Insider: Hublot Big Bang MP-11 Power Reserve 14 Days Red Magic
Even before Richard Mille started releasing very colorful watches, our friends at Hublot were already doing so. After the success of the Hublot Big Bang MP-11 in 3D carbon and its clear sapphire crystal case sibling, earlier this year, Hublot released a new iteration of the MP-11 this time in bright red polished ceramic. Following the brand’s limited edition strategy, the Big Bang MP-11 Power Reserve 14 Days Red Magic comes in a very exclusive limited edition of 100 pieces.
