The pink gold version of this watch was introduced recently, after being launched in a limited edition platinum series. It is the brand’s first chiming wristwatch and uniquely shows the hammers and gong on the dial side, on each side of the subsidiary seconds dial. Every 15 minutes, the mechanism triggers the striking of one […]

Jaeger-LeCoultre is known for its innovative complications and its ultra-thin watches, and the manufacture’s introductions at the SIHH 2014 were even more impressive than usual. This year’s masterpiece is both innovative and ultra-thin. The Hybris Mechanica 11 Minute Repeater is the eleventh creation in the haute horology Hybris Mechanica collection and, at 7.9mm thick, represents […]

Panerai’s heritage as a pioneer of left-handed chronographs goes back to the days when the company made watches for the commandos of the Royal Italian Navy in the 1930s and ’40s. The commandos preferred to wear their watches on the right wrist, because they wore their compasses and depth gauges on their left, so the […]

The Toric Resonance 3 is a minute repeater with a prominent utilitarian secondary function: a large date window. In fact, this is the largest instantaneous date display in the watch world, measuring only 5.9mm wide – and 2.9mm for each numeral. It is not the first time Parmigiani Fleurier has combined a large date with […]

Roger Dubuis gets everything right with the clean, well-matched emeralds, rubies or sapphires in its Velvet Haute Joaillerie collection. Colored gemstones can often look like a confusing kaleidescope on a watch dial. A wristwatch is a small canvas, so gemstones should be used discreetly, in no more than two colors, and should be chosen from nothing […]

Of Piaget’s 35 manufacture calibers, 25 of them are ultra-thin, according to Piaget CEO Philippe Leopold-Metzger, who presented some of the brand’s 2014 models at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in January. The brand now holds 14 world records for thin calibers. It comes as no surprise, then, that Piaget introduced the world’s […]

The new Monsieur Arpels Heure is called the Heure Ici & Heure Ailleurs (time here and time away), which defines exactly what a dual timer does. This one has a very clean, refined dial, as it functions as a double jumping hour with a retrograde minute index in between. The jumping hour at the top […]

I see hundreds of watches every year at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, and all of them are impressive – exhibitors at this fair, after all, represent watchmaking’s elite. I always come away with favorites, though, and this year, the pieces I found memorable are either aesthetically or technically superb in […]

Last year, IWC revamped its Ingenieur collection, introducing several new pilot’s watches. This year, it focused on diver’s watches, with eight new references in its Aquatimer collection. Of these, the Deep Three, comes equipped with a mechanical depth gauge that is water resistant to 100 meters. It is multi-functional, showing the current dive depth, the […]

Paneristas have a lot to look forward to when Panerai’s new introductions, launched at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in January, hit the stores. The star of the show this year was the Panerai Radiomir Pocket Watch 3 Days Oro Rosso (there is also an Oro Bianco – so, both red and white […]

The Toric Resonance 3 is a hand-wound minute repeater with several distinguishing features. What you notice first is the large date. Parmigiani says it is the largest instantaneous date display in the watch world, measuring 5.9mm wide – 2.9mm for each numeral. These large numerals require huge amounts of energy to activate and then stop […]

For those who remember the thrilling Bi-Frequence 1000, with the Villeret movement that measured elapsed times to 1/1000th of a second, this is a similar, more accessible version. It measures elapsed intervals to 100th of a second according to the same principle, with the newly developed Montblanc/Minerva Caliber MB M66.25. It vibrates at a frequency […]

Ultra-thin watches are an important trend in high watchmaking at the moment, and Cartier’s extraordinary new model in this category, introduced at the SIHH in Geneva, is the elegant Ballon Bleu Extra Flat.

Vacheron Constantin demonstrated, among many other talents, the art of skeletonization throughout its collections at this year’s SIHH. The new pieces in the Patrimony Traditionnelle 14-day Tourbillon Openworked, Méchanique Ajourées, Metiers d’Art Fabuleux Ornements and Malte Tourbillon Openworked collections all featured intricately decorated skeletonized movements. In general, the endeavor is a tribute to the early […]

The A. Lange & Söhne Perpetual Calendar Terraluna is big (45.5mm) and busy for a Lange timepiece, but retains the brand’s signature classic aesthetic. As a high complication, it conveys a lot of information but does so smoothly and elegantly. Hours are shown regulator-style in the subdial at four o’clock, with overlapping minute and seconds […]

Ladies’ watches are no longer an afterthought, but have become the ideal venue for the elaborate craftsmanship that is now expected from the top tier brands of high watchmaking. These five timepieces, introduced at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in January, combine fine craftsmanship with advanced technology in a beautiful package that epitomizes […]