Heritage Black Bay
Tudor, founded in 1946, has delved into its exciting history and been inspired to design the Heritage Black Bay, a watch which brings together the past and the future. As a matter of fact, its muses were several diving models dating from 1954, 1958 and 1969.
Baselworld 2015 — An event not to be missed
Baselworld is poised once again to capture the hearts and minds of everyone interested in the global watch and jewellery industry. With around 1'500 prestigious brands representing every sector expected to participate, Baselworld 2015 will bring together all the key players from watchmakers to jewellers, from diamond, pearl and gemstone dealers through to machinery manufacturers and other suppliers.
IWC Schaffhausen — Pilot's watch Chronograph Edition "The Last Flight"
70 years ago, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry took off from a military base in Corsica on a Lockheed P-38 Lightning for a reconnaissance flight over France, which never returned. The inquiry to know the reasons of his disappearance only stopped in 1998 when a fisherman found Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's bracelet in his nets.
Glashütte Original — Video. Fine German Watchmaking Art since 1845
Definition of the day
Arm,A long-shaped piece that links parts of a mechanism.
Jaquet Droz — Lady 8, red gold and mother-of-pearl
Last week we introduced you to the Lady 8 black and white ceramic, today we will present theLady 8 in red gold and mother-of-pearl.
This version is directly inspired by the jewelry universe.
Interview — L.Leroy and the renaissance of precision mechanics
Leroy has French origins. Is it today “made in France” or “Swiss Made”?
The first Leroy boutique was opened by Charles-Basile Leroy in 1785 in the arcades of the Palais Royal in Paris.
FV EVOS 18 Cobra Suspended Skeleton
Franc Vila has spent the last decade bringing its conceptual vision of watchmaking to life by creating modern, innovative and stylised timepieces. Each piece has a unique dial providing a glimpse inside the watch in an instantly recognisable asymmetric upside-down figure of eight.
FRANC VILA – FV EVOS 18 Cobra Suspended Skeleton
Franc Vila has spent the last decade bringing its conceptual vision of watchmaking to life by creating modern, innovative and stylised timepieces.
Patek Philippe — Video. Geneva Grand Fireworks 2014
Definition of the day
Arm,A long-shaped piece that links parts of a mechanism.
Aquatimer Chronograph Edition “Expedition Charles Darwin”
Gazing through the bronze peepholes on board HMS Beagle, the revolutionary scientist Charles Darwin travelled to the Galapagos Islands in 1835 to study their unique flora and fauna. 180 years have passed and IWC is paying tribute to the expedition and the work of the British naturalist with an Aquatimer model.
