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Full detailed review of the Greubel Forsey Signature 1 with hands-on analysis, commentary, comparisons and price.

The Transocean Chronograph recalls Breitling’s classic chronographs from a bygone era of glamorous jet travel   I am old enough to remember the days when jet travel was the epitome of glamour. The whiff of exoticism and adventure that Pan Am ads used to give me as a kid was recently brought back vividly through […]

The new Vacheron Constantin Patrimony collection is upgraded from its predecessors with a more modern look. Keeping most things constant, one major facelift is the larger case size, coming in at 42 mm. The Vacheron Constantin Patrimony 42mm is available in 18 K white gold, pink gold and platinum (slate dial).

Finishing encompasses a variety of techniques. The application of traditional Genevan/Swiss-style finishing is not unlike writing a sonnet: there is a very particular, strict form you have to follow, but within that form, you are free to express yourself to the limits of your skill and taste. The basic vocabulary includes anglage, or the bevelling […]

Hands-on review with our analysis, commentary, comparisons and live photographs of the new Breitling Exospace B55

The oldest continuously operating house of haute horlogerie in the world has all the old-school, high-touch craftsmanship you’d expect - with some surprising new tricks up its sleeve.   Visiting any watch manufacturer is an education. So it was with both eager anticipation and a touch of anxiety that I accepted an invitation from Vacheron […]

I assembled the new Panerai movement the other day. I wish there was a way to rephrase that sentence so I could accurately convey how challenging I found it to be. To be absolutely fair, it was at the end of a long week. You may think that Watches & Wonders is more chilled out […]

We feature a selection of Aussie Chefs and their timepieces for this weeks Spot the Watch.  See which timepieces grace their wrists!

In conversation with Jérôme Lambert, CEO of Montblanc. Wide ranging discussion from watches to pens, to leather goods and paper. And to running marathons.

Tudor was founded by none other than the founder of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf, in 1946 to be an affordable alternative to Rolex, using the parent company’s cases but fitting them with third-party movements to keep prices lower. With a few exceptions, the early Tudor watches largely mimicked Rolex models, and even sometimes bore the Rolex […]

The basic idea behind the tourbillon is to take the escapement and put it in a mechanically driven mount (or a group of nested mounts, in the case of the family of orbital tourbillons) in order to create a single average rate in all the vertical positions - and in many instances, to create a […]

A. Lange & Söhne releases the Saxonia Moonphase at the recent SIHH 2016. As fervent fans of moonphase timepieces, this piece spiked our interest. Lange's specialty German engineering and age perfected finishing art are all evident in this timepiece. A notable Lange signature to the otherwise predictable moonphase layout is the large date display at 12, above the brand inscription. The famous outsize date is a style-defining facet of A. Lange & Söhne watches. It was first showcased in 1994, together with the SAXONIA model.

The technical and aesthetic challenges that have to be surmounted in crafting a fine tourbillon are reasons why they are especially prized. One very basic problem, is power. Mainsprings should be kept as weak as possible in order to reduce wear, but they need to be powerful enough to deliver sufficient energy to keep the […]

The Ulysse Nardin Freak arrived at the beginning of the 21st century and was by far the most radical reinterpretation of the wristwatch since wristwatches had first started to be worn over a century before. The mechanical renaissance had at that point been well underway for over a decade, but wristwatch design, with very few […]

This week, we focus on watches for the corporate world, featuring brands such as Vacheron Constantin, Nomos, Seiko, JLC, H. Moser & Cie., and Lange.

We review the new Richard Lange Jumping Seconds with full hands-on analysis, comparisons, live photographs and price.

We review the H.Moser & Cie. Perpetual Calendar Heritage Limited Edition, from SIHH 2016. With live photographs and price.

“Coast Guard, this is motor-vessel Bonsai, we have a missing diver in the water. Repeat, missing diver.” I scanned the choppy water as we motored in increasing arcs, realising the near-impossibility of spotting a person in the 7ft (2m) swells. I’d rehearsed this scenario in my head a hundred times, but nothing could prepare me […]

Hands-on analysis of the Greubel Forsey Double Balancier à Différentiel Constant, with live photographs, commentary and comparisons. 

We review the PAM 662 Radiomir Special Edition released at SIHH 2016, which is based on the vintage reference 6154 Egiziano Piccolo

Full review of the IWC Big Pilot Annual Calendar Edition "Le Petit Prince" with hands-on analysis, live photographs and a bit of IWC Pilot Watch history.