SIHH 2017 - Ulysse Nardin Marine Annual Calendar Chronometer (Price)
Ulysse Nardin, a new-comer to?SIHH, is well known for its Marine roots, as the manufacture has been active in the field of Marine Chronometers (to be placed on boat decks) since its inception in 1846. You won’t be surprised therefore?to see that one of the main highlights of the 2017 collection is strongly linked to this rich past. Still, Marine is not the only field where Ulysse Nardin is active. Innovation is another one. Based on the highly simplified annual calendar introduced last year on the Marine Chronograph, this year the brand comes with a more traditional version, the?Ulysse Nardin Marine Annual Calendar Chronometer – and that’s not the only thing that pleases us here…As I already mentioned Ulysse Nardin introduced an impressively simple annual calendar watch last year, the?Marine Chronograph Annual Calendar. Don’t get us wrong though, simple?doesn’t mean it’s any less complex to achieve or less?technically advanced. In fact, quite?t

Interview - Catherine Renier, CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre, during SIHH 2019
Jaeger-LeCoultre or “La Grande Maison” has, just like some of its sister brands inside the Richemont Group, seen some changes at its head recently. A new CEO, Catherine Renier (previously at?Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels), often means a new strategy. Rather discreet until now, we thought the SIHH 2019 was the right time to talk to her about what’s new for 2019, what’s to come in the coming years and what Mrs?Renier’s background in the jewellery industry could bring to a very horological manufacture.?What is the predominant theme at Jaeger-LeCoultre this year and your overall strategy for 2019? Ad - Scroll to continue with article The theme for this year's salon revolves around the art of precision: the precision of technical innovation, as illustrated by the New Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpetuel, and

In-Depth: The History of the ETA Unitas 6497 and 6498
How do a pair of manually wound, time-only, pocket watch-sized, potentially outdated movements introduced in the 1950s earn a place in our series on significant calibres, alongside the well-known El Primero and Valjoux 7750 chronograph calibre and the omnipresent automatic ETA 2824 and 2892? Several factors contribute to their importance. Despite seeming unusual today, the large diameter of these movements became a notable advantage during the mechanical renaissance of the 1990s. This era saw the international embrace of larger timepieces, a trend often credited to Panerai, which used the ETA/Unitas 6497 to power its reissues from that decade. The Lepine 6497 and its Savonette version 6498, known for their robustness, reliability, and accuracy, were well-designed and easy to regulate to chronometer standards. The 6497 is the most widely used teaching calibre in watchmaking schools, as it is easy to understand and handle. The versatility and adaptability led to these movements’ ad

Introducing: The Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time 5524G is Back with an Ivory Lacquered Dial
Vintage pilot watches have soared in popularity with remakes of legitimate aviator watches by historical brands and look-alikes by countless others. However, when Patek Philippe introduced its Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Ref. 5524 during Baselworld 2015, it caught everybody off guard. Presented in white gold with a blue dial and pushers on the left, the Travel Time, as its name indicates, is fitted with a practical tool for pilots in the form of a sophisticated dual time complication. Discontinued earlier this year, Patek returns with another white gold version with identical specs but flaunting a new ivory lacquered dial, under the reference 5524G-010.The turbulence surrounding the release of Ref. 5524 in 2015 was partly because not many people were aware of Patek’s chapter in pilot watches. While the brand attributes some of the design features of the 5524 to its 1936 hour angle or siderometer watches, these historical models never led to a pilot’s watch collection per se

Zeitwinkel and CronotempVs Collectors Present the 126¡ã
ChronotempVs, the private Spanish watch collector's club with an international following unveils a new collector's edition made with reputed Swiss manufacturer Zeitwinkel. Attracted by the brand's traditional approach of hand assembling and adjusting its automatic movements, ChronotempVs introduces the 126¡ã watch. Equipped with Zeintwinkel's in-house automatic ZW0102 movement, the design of the dial was proposed by the collector’s club and features contrasting materials and finishings.Zeitwinkel and ChronotempVsChronotempVs originated as a private watch collector's club in Spain in 2009 and is now an active community present in 19 countries with 15 special editions under its belt. Oris, Habring, Urwerk and Laine are just some of the brands ChonotempVs has commissioned watches from recently. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The latest collaboration is w