SIHH 2018 - Vanessa Monestel of Laurent Ferrier, On The New Collection - Monochrome Watches
We are already well over half-way through SIHH 2018 and there's still much, much more to come in our comprehensive coverage of the Fair. If you've been following along, you would have already seen our video interviews with the likes of Wilhelm Schmid of A. Lange & Sohne and Christian Selmoni of Vacheron Constantin. Now, we are speaking to Vanessa Monestel, CEO of Laurent Ferrier, about the brand's sleeper hit of the fair, the exceptional Galet Annual Calendar Montre Ecole.With a focus on clean design, legibility and ease of use, this new Annual Calendar watch is sure to quickly find favour with Laurent Ferrier's legion of dedicated collectors. It also happens to house the independent manufacturer's fifth in-house movement, an exceptionally impressive achievement for any brand, made all the more so by the fact that it includes a particularly practical complication. As you would expect, the watch displays the day of the week, the date and months with 30 and 31 days - meaning that onl

The Breitling 765 AVI / Co-Pilot Series of Watches - Part II - Monochrome Watches
In the first part of our analysis of?the Breitling 765 Avi, we stopped with the introduction of the panda dial variant in 1963. In the 1960's, Breitling, a company almost exclusively dedicated to chronographs offered the iconic Navitimer and the Avi's as two excellently designed chronographs that were used both in civilian and military applications. These two chronographs were doing extremely well, but the market started to change. In this second part we will examine the transitional period of this family of chronographs from Breitling.Omega introduced the Speedmaster in 1957, mainly targeting auto-racing enthusiasts; this changed when in 1965 Ed White, as an astronaut of Gemini IV, wore a Speedmaster in the first American?EVA (Extra-vehicular activity). From that point on, the legend of the Speedy being an aviation/space watch was born. , a company mainly dedicated to sporty 3 hand watches (with an oyster case), decided to market the Daytona as well, with the first variation hitting

Seiko presents the Prospex Speedtimer Oregon 22 SRQ041
Seiko, the official timekeeper of the World Athletics Championships since 1985, is responsible for determining the winners of different athletic disciplines where fractions of a second can make or break a record. Held in Oregon in July 2022, Seiko comes with over 50-years of experience in timing sports events. Celebrating its seventeenth consecutive role as the official timekeeper of this prestigious athletics event, Seiko presents a Prospex Speedtimer Limited Edition Chronograph SRQ041.Seiko and Sports TimingSeiko's high-precision timing equipment has been used in sporting events for well over fifty years. The 89ST series of manual stopwatches produced in 1963 could measure 1/5th, 1/10th and 1/100th of a second thanks to an innovative heart-shaped cam mechanism. The Crown Chronograph 5179 wristwatch, the first chronograph wristwatch produced by Seiko and the first of its kind in Japan, was a natural evolution of Seiko's stopwatches and appeared just in time for the 1964 Summer Olympic

Chopard Mille Miglia GTS Power Control Grigio Speciale (Specs & Price)
To celebrate 30 years of partnership between Chopard and the Mille Miglia – the famous Italian open-road endurance race for classic and vintage cars which kicks off today?– the Geneva-based manufacturer is presenting its latest version of the watch dedicated to this race from its?Mille Miglia collection. And as you can see, this new?Chopard Mille Miglia GTS Power Control Grigio Speciale is racing-inspired all the way.It is no surprise to see Chopard introduce a new racing-inspired watch given the brand’s solid links to the world of motorsport – Le Mans with Porsche, Monaco Historic Grand Prix, Mille Miglia, Jacky Icks as ambassador. For 30 years now (since 1988), Chopard has been the official timekeeper and sponsor of the classic car version of the Italian race Mille Miglia and since then has created watches under its?eponymous watch collection. Also,?the personal passion for collector's cars nurtured by Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele is well-know

Video - Laurent Ferrier 10 Years, The Classic Origin, by Mister Ferrier
It’s hard to believe that the brand Laurent Ferrier is only 10 years old. The independent watchmaker has gained such a level of recognition in a single decade that you would think the brand has been around for far longer. Everything started in 2010 when Laurent Ferrier, an ex-Patek employee and race car enthusiast decided, with the help of one of his closest friends, Fran?ois Servanin, to start his own watchmaking company. And things took off from day one. In its first year of existence, the brand was awarded the “Best Men’s Watch” prize at the GPHG with the Galet Classic Tourbillon. Together with his son Christian, MisterFerrier would go on to launch many superb watches and movements, such as the micro-rotor and its double direct-impulse escapement, the Annual Calendar “Montre ecole” and, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the brand, the sleek, yet elegant and superbly executed Classic Origin. Today, we talk with Mister Laurent Ferrier who will ex