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Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Black Sandblast-Polished Ceramic // Review
If you're looking for the modern equivalent of the Royal Oak, your search should start and finish with the Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic. There, I said it. That might be a bitter pill to swallow for some watch collectors. After all, Bvlgari is (sadly and unjustifiably) still seen as a “jewellery” brand by some – but recent developments should prove them wrong. Regardless, the Octo Finissimo has repeatedly proven itself to be one of the defining watches of its generation. When others were playing it safe, Bvlgari's design team - led by the inimitable Fabrizio Buonamassa - chose to go for the kill. To create something different, and exciting, and well, beautiful. And the latest Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Black Sandblast-Polished Ceramic is here to show it. From the way it looks to the way it feels to the way it sits on the wrist, the Octo Finissimo is a watch we'll still be talking about 20, 30, even 40 years from now. Just like the Royal
Vacheron Constantin FiftySix Complete Calendar - Review (Specs & Price)
When Vacheron Constantin announced the introduction of a new collection, the?FiftySix, just ahead of the SIHH 2018, we were (in all honesty) rather sceptical. I can recall discussions with Frank about the design, the way the brand communicated the model, the “entry-level” approach or the millennial?target. But as they say, first impressions can be wrong… So we decided to give this?Vacheron Constantin FiftySix a second chance, but this time by wearing it. And for that, we chose the most complex (and most appealing) version, the?Complete Calendar.Why were we sceptical about the VC?FiftySix?Being journalists – or at least, people who run a magazine – we usually receive visuals and press releases about new models in advance. In this way, we have time to prepare articles so you can enjoy reading about novelties right when they are officially launched. This was the case with the Vacheron Constantin FiftySix, which we discovered a few days before the SIHH 2018. Y
Auction: Top Lots Of The Upcoming Indie Watchmaking Geneva Sale of Ineichen
Spring in Geneva means many things, and not just walks around the Lake. It is, of course, the auction season. Alongside the Big Three (Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips), other auction houses will organise their sales in the capital of watchmaking. This year, Swiss Maison Ineichen Auctioneers will hold its first auction in Geneva on May 9, 10 and 11, 2023. And for its first participation in the Geneva auction weekend, the Zurich-based house presents a rather impressive selection of watches entirely dedicated to independent and small creative brands composed predominantly of unique pieces and extremely rare watches.?In this article, we’ve selected six watches that we believe are the best of the sale, but of course, there are many more watches to discover. A tourbillon T30 by FP Journe? Yes, there’s one. A Czapek Antacrtique Rattrapante, a De Bethune DB1 (the first watch of the brand) or a watch by Thierry Ducret? Ineichen will have that too. There are even a few
Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer (Specs, Availability & Price)
This year, one of the most iconic watches ever created will celebrate its 60th anniversary. Its name: the Speedmaster. As you can imagine, with such a long history and so many iconic versions,?every new Speedmaster carries the spirit and design inspiration of the models that came before. As a preview of the future collection that will come at Baselworld 2017, the Biel-based brand shows this concept with the new?Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer, with a dial that refers to?a 1968 Speedmaster model (the Racing-Dial Speedmaster), yet with modern size and features.This new?Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer is based on the already known 44.25mm automatic version of the Speedmaster (not the iconic 42mm “Moonwatch” case), with a stainless case and the in-house chronograph movement of the brand. Yet, some evolutions, and not only visual ones, are to be noted. While the architecture of the movement remains the same as before – an integrated, column-wheel, v
SIHH 2015: Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph - Monochrome Watches
Today, 19 January 2015, is the first day of the 25th edition of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, or short SIHH. In the coming week?we’re going to show you a plentitude of new timepiece, including some of the finest high-end timepieces on the market. In this first article of the week we’ll focus on what we see as one of the most promising watch brands of the moment, and on one of their most spectacular timepieces: the Montblanc?Heritage Chronometrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph. Read on to find out everything, from specs to retail price, about this sumptuous?timepiece and?enjoy our photos.?Its name already reveals that we’re dealing with a watch that features a chronograph and an extraordinary tourbillon. The Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph (yes, that a mouthful) features no normal tourbillon, but the in-house developed and built ExoTourbillon. This tourbillon was first introduced in 2010 and in 2013 they introduced t
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