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The SIHH closed last Friday and we are now selecting the loads photographs and videos we took during the meetings with the brands. Last week I posted about Cartier’s Fine Watch Making Collection 2014, since the mainstream collection I only photographed last Friday. There were some remarks that there was not much news in the […]
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IWC has in recent years has taken the SIHH as an opportunity to focus on each of its core collections, and this year, it’s the Aquatimer collection’s turn. We gave you a first look at some of the new pieces via Revolution Switzerland Editor in Chief Sophie Furley here, and today we’re pleased to bring […]
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The first wave of introductions from the 2014 SIHH are out and from one of our favorite houses of haute horlogerie –A. Lange & Söhne –comes the Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar “Terraluna.” By the numbers, here’s what we’ve got: a perpetual calendar regulator-dial watch, with instantaneous jumping month, day,leap year, and big date indications; there’s […]
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When Jean-Frédéric Dufour took over the helm of Zenith a lot changed. The brand went back to basics with a more sober design and as well, quite unique for such a pedigreed watch brand, more sober prices. This change in strategy served Zenith well, re-igniting the enthusiasm of many watch connoisseurs who had felt detached […]
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We had a look at Brian Jones’s Breitling Emergency in a previous article. Today, we hear from another pilot, this time Jacques Bothelin, Leader of the Breitling Jet Team, who offers his opinion on why the Breitling Emergency is a serious professional tool, with particular emphasis on the new features of the recently launched 2013 […]
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Watchmaker Christophe Claret has chosen to play with a different perception of time in his latest project-a historical and archeological movie produced in collaboration with the film production company NVP3D. Through a 3D documentary, Christophe Claret and NVP3D’s Director Philippe Nicolet take the audience 2,000 years back in time to feature the amazingly rich patrimony […]
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We attended the Lange Akademie –Lange’s world famous training experience for watch enthusiasts –in Napa Valley earlier this year and we had a great time and a humbling one as well. Here’s a brief excerpt from our full coverage, coming up soon in our Winter edition. “We’ve each been provided with a slightly oversized balance […]
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Atmos clocks………to me these clocks breath Art, Art Deco, Architecture, with their cool appearance that has hardly changed since the beginning. However, there are some really cool new designs produced too, – Marc Newson and his version of the Atmos clock – like the very different Limited Editions by Mark Newson Hot news was the […]
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Quick shot Friday focusses on the ultra high end Ulysse Nardin Gengis Khan Jacquetmart Minute Repeater Tourbillon with diamonds. I had the opportunity to see this piece at L’Atelier by The Hour Glass recently. A cool S$1.17 million on the wrist. Nicely finished…the Jacquetmart automata moves in sync with each strike. The watch strikes theRead More
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The HYT watches have been making waves…yes, pun intended…with their hydro mechanical watches since they were first revealed to the horological world. I covered the first in the series, the HYT1 in these pages before. See here, and here. It was a pleasant afternoon with Vincent Perriard, CEO of HYT. These are quite rare timepieces,Read More
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There is no watchmaker, independent or otherwise, quite like Francois Paul Journe –a notable iconoclast; famously perfectionistic; famously idiosyncratic in approach; famously irascible; a man who sees himself as the spiritual heir to the great French watchmaking traditions and masters of the late 18th and early 19th century –Berthoud, Breguet, Janvier, Le Roy. F. P. […]
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The story is well known: in 1812, Caroline Murat, the Queen of Naples and the sister of Emperor Napoleon I, received a watch made for her by Breguet in his Paris workshops. The watch was an unusual and historically important one in many respects –it was a small but quite complicated watch, in an oblong […]
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Continuing on the series on Watchmaking Grandmasters, today I feature the enigmatic Kari Voutilainen. Kari has a keen eye and a wicked, wry sense of humour. In other words, a barrel of fun. Seen here enjoying a joke with Philippe Dufour. Seconds later…posing for the camera A formal portrait pose… For Tues, I will featureRead More
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Arguably one of Alpina’s breakout hits of 2013, the Alpina 130 has been a thoroughly enjoyable watch to wear. It’s based on a vintage model from the early 20th century and in terms of design, it’s quite a faithful take on the original model. The watch comes in two variations – one is stainless steel, […]
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Revolution Switzerland’s team joined Corum ambassador and world champion skier, Didier Cuche, recently to celebrate the launch of a new catamaran for the Just for Smiles Foundation. This unique vessel has been specially-equipped to take disabled children and young adults on sailing experiences across Switzerland’s Lake Neuchâtel. Didier Cuche poses with the Just For Smiles […]
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One of the watches that proofed that we are truly living in the Renaissance of the mechanical watch was Experiment ZR012 from C3H5N3O9. This joint-venture of Urwerk and MB&F; took high end watchmaking even a step further than we are accustomed of these already revolutionary brands. Main focal point in this piece de resistance is […]
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The Panthère, one of the really early themes in the Cartier collections, was the brilliant idea of Jeanne Toussaint. Jeanne was named ‘Director of jewellery’ at Cartier in 1933 and she decided shortly after her promotion, to make the Panthère a theme in the jewellery collection. From an onyx Panthère to a powder compact to […]
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As the lucky guest of Oris, Revolution Switzerland traveled to Basel to attend the 23rd RAID SWITZERLAND-PARIS. This magnificent rally of pre-1975 cars brought together enthusiasts from all over the world, eager to witness 110 old automobiles take off from the Basel Pantheon on a three-day drive to Paris. The RAID SWITZERLAND-PARIS was revived 20 […]
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Singapore, 21 August 2013 – The Hour Glass will unveil another groundbreaking project in the form of a pop-up store situated at the heart of Orchard Road at leading shopping centre, Paragon from 18th to 30th September. Themed “Super Machines and Horological Heroes”, this pop-up will stage some of the most iconic and avant-garde timepieces, […]
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Rusted steel from the Titanic, erupting vulcano’s, PacMan; they all featured Romain Jerome’s watches. So what took them so long to use diamonds on their watches in the general collection, especially since they have created some commissioned diamond set watches before? Probably because diamonds are too common for a brand that always seem to take […]
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I typically associate DeLaneau as a jewellery watch company. Mea Culpa, they are not only about jewellery, but also about high horology, as evidenced by their Amazone 1608 collection of unique artwork pieces, with an interesting movement. I show here a trio of interesting ladies timepieces… The movement is based on the Federic Piguet 11.50,Read More
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On Tuesday, I showed the IWC Portugeiser Jubilee…today are the extreme macros of the same watch. Owned by my great friend Eddie…thanks for the loan of watch. Do note this is a well loved, and often worn watch…I take no additional precautions to remove dust and evidence of wear. Details of the watch… The barrelRead More
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The IWC 5251 was a dream watch of mine when I was early in my watch collecting “career”…it was a grail watch, as even then, it was quite rare to find a piece readily available. Built on a pocket watch movement, it is a magnificent watch…large, flat case, with a beautiful movement. This particular exampleRead More
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I was going to take the day off from blogging…as announced in my FB page, but I was working with a large print for a client. The print is for the full movement of the fabulous Lange L951 used in the Datograph. After finishing editing the image for the A1 print, I decided to showRead More
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Hautlence, well known for it’s TV shaped HL models, with ‘jumping hour/retro hand’ time reading, announced and presented at Basel World a new and much more affordable timepiece with analogue reading and….dual time zone. While the entire collection of Hautlence, used to start at a serious price level, the new Destination model, as they’re called, […]
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Some portraits of Vianney Halter…an incredible individual and a great master watchmaker. A disciple paying homage to the master… the following conversation was overheard… Master Vianney : Weak, is the Force in this one. Disciple Horo : Master…I am willing to learn. Master Vianney : A Jedi-watchmaker you cannot be Disciple Horo : I willRead More
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Lately we received a few questions and picture requests, about the mono poussoir watches that Cartier had in the collection. I said on purpose ‘had’, since none of the here mentioned models are available anymore. But these watches do pop up at auctions, quite regularly and it’s actually your only bet, to acquire one of […]
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Significant chronographs: Lange 1815 Chronograph This post is dedicated to my good friend Eddie Sng, whose watch is featured here today. The 1815 Chronograph was introduced as perhaps a purer version of the iconic Lange Datograph. Simpler without the trademark outsized date, but as I said, purer because traditional chronographs typically do not feature aRead More
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The popular OMEGA Ladymatic range received a worthy addition as the watch was unveiled by Nicole Kidman at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The New OMEGA De Ville Ladymatic “Diamonds & Pearls” was first seen publicly on the wrist of actress Nicole Kidman during her jury photocall yesterday (15th May 2013) where she is serving […]
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We visited Chronoswiss yesterday in their spacious, light-filled new stand at BaselWorld 2013 and had an opportunity to view some stunning new additions to their collection: here’s a first look at the Artist’s Collection watches, with flinqué enamel dials. Flinqué enamel is a technique in which a metal surface decorated with engine-turning (guilloché) is then […]
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