The third generation of the Vintage Bell & Ross collection is coming together around three new styles and one iconic aesthetic: the BR-X2 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor, the BRS Novarosa, and the BR-O3 have all the audacity of the very first BR. With extreme attention to the movement itself, this watchmaker fused the heart of the timepiece...
Patek Philippe, a family enterprise under the direction of Thierry Stern and the creative direction of Sandrine Stern, has been offering the promise of daily exceptionalism for over a century. This adventure begins with the Nautilus collection, first released in 1976. It was the first in the Jumbo genre and had a very unique aesthetic....
Little is known about the exact origins of the Mare Nostrum, the first watch imagined by Officine Panerai. The most eminent historians date the first prototypes back to 1943. It’s said that they were made for deck officers in the Royal Italian Navy. In those days, the style didn’t make it past the production phase....
Between art and Swatch exists an intriguing love story – a story that, each year, shows off a new aspect during the Venice Biennale. This year, the 57th edition was the occasion for introducing four of the artists in residence at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai – French photographer Virginie Litzler, Belgian artist/architect...
Minute attention to detail and the use of vibrant elements are all part of fine jewelry, especially when it comes to Jaeger Le-Coultre. With a burst of precious stones, ingenuity, and technical mastery, the Jaeger-LeCoultre universe easily fits into that of jewelry as they make time sublime. This year, the Swiss manufacturer is presenting four...
Zenith launched their new timepiece made for sailing enthusiasts both novice and experienced. Imagined to accompany the British team led by Sir Ben Ainslie for the next America’s Cup-Zenith, the Chronomaster El Primero Sport Land Rover BAR is composed around a black rubber bracelet made with carbon fiber, a material used for various parts of...
No one understands luxury better than LVMH. Today, Stéphanie Watine Arnault, Bernard Arnualt’s niece, is piloting this new approach to French luxury in London. Clos 19 is a website that brings together the world’s main luxury brands, including the jewels in LVMH’s crown. Imagined with LVMH and its luxury wines and spirits in mind, the...
For Hublot, 2017 is the time for new innovations and world firsts. First comes an exclusive all-sapphire concept. On the legendary Big Bang model, the transparent case allows one to see all the magnificence of the watch’s body. In place of colors, an opera of tonalities, gears, and mysterious elements form the basis of the...
As the watchmaking complications become even more delectable, a brand new pop art-esque staging becomes appropriate. That’s why Hublot decked out its mythic Moonphase in shades of indigo blue, bold purple, bright orange, and candy pink. The bracelet, quartz dial, sanded moonphase disk, hands, indexes, and encrusted bezel… every single one of the watch’s components...
The watchmaking universe is one of innovation, and brands that possess or develop their own mechanical chronograph movements are few and far between. But Breiting is used to its own technical prowess, as innovative as it is essential. We owe them the invention of the first independent push button at 2:00 in 1915. In 1969,...
