Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked 37mm Frosted Gold (Specs & Price)
Earlier this year at SIHH, Audemars Piguet unveiled a watch that is the epitome of top-notch craftsmanship both inside and out: the Royal Oak Frosted Double Balance Wheel Openworked. For this watch, Audemars Piguet pulled out all the stops, combining one of the brand's most beautiful and technically advanced calibres with a remarkable Frosted gold finish.Before we delve into all of the details on this watch, we want to mention one key point: it is 37mm in diameter - making it a perfect size for women. However, for men who enjoy a reasonably sized watch and a lot of shimmer, it could also work (Managing Editor's note: yes, it does work for men too!) Ad - Scroll to continue with article Inside the Royal Oak Frosted Double Balance Wheel OpenworkedAs mentioned, this watch is an amalgamation of several things Audemars Piguet does right. The first of which is watchmak

Hands-On - The Blue Ceramic AP Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 26579CS
There is no hiding the popularity of the Royal Oak as a collection. Audemars Piguet‘s luxury sports watch, the initiator of the genre born in 1972, is one of the few truly iconic watches on the market and celebrated its grand 50th anniversary earlier this year. If most Royal Oak models are highly coveted, there are a few pieces crafted in ceramic that hold an even more coveted and special place in the collection. As part of a collection of high-end, complicated pieces focused on the use of this innovative material, Audemars Piguet has released a watch that has already generated a lot of attention: a full-blue ceramic Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar. And we’ve been lucky enough to try on it on the wrist. Spoiler – it is an absolutely mind-blowing watch… like it or not!Full ceramic Royal Oak watches have ascended to become the top of the range for the brand, surpassing precious metals in terms of aura and collectability. The ultimate RO, if you like. The full ceramic

Patek Philippe Calatrava 6007A Limited Edition (Specs & Price)
To celebrate the completion of its new production building in Plan-les-Ouates (near Geneva) Patek Philippe is releasing a new limited edition Calatrava watch with unprecedented design and stainless steel case. Construction work for the building began in 2015 and the result is an impressive 10-storey high building with a length of nearly 200 metres. Classical in its specifications, this watch will certainly remind you of a certain ultra-expensive unique model. Let’s have a look at the new Patek Philippe Calatrava 6007A Limited Edition.The design of the new Patek Philippe Calatrava 6007A is reminiscent of the unique piece donated to Only Watch 2017; the titanium-cased minute repeater, chronograph, perpetual calendar reference?5208T that achieved CHF 6.2 million. Indeed, while the watches are playing in completely different leagues – one being one of the most complex Patek models and the other being a simple time-and-date – the design is pretty identical, with similar di

Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph 42mm: the need for speed - Monochrome Watches
The Polaris Chronograph is one of the five members of Jaeger-LeCoultre's new?2018 Polaris collection. To date, we have seen the new?Polaris Geographic World Time?and reviewed the entry-level?Polaris Automatic, the vintage-inspired Polaris Date and Polaris Memovox models. To complete the pentalogy, we'll take a look at the Polaris Chronograph. The sportiest of the newcomers, this 42mm chronograph is out to conquer men with its handsome physique and attractive price. Fitted with an in-house chronograph calibre and equipped with a tachymeter scale, the Polaris Chronograph brings a touch of racetrack dynamism to the line-up.The need for speedIt's not something a lot of us associate with the brand, but Jaeger-LeCoultre does have a legitimate stake in the world of motorsports and even sponsored the Passione Engadina classic car rally in 2017. The reason behind this alliance is historic and reverts to the start of the 20th century when Jaeger started manufacturing cockpit instruments for Alli

New editions for the Ulysse Nardin Dual Time Manufacture - Monochrome-Watches
Ulysse Nardin is a productive and innovative manufacture, able to create incredible watches such as the newly introduced Ulysse Nardin FreakLab or the Anchor Escapement. Both are however expensive watches totally?focused on R&D. On the other side of the range, there are watches that might show a (visually) simpler technical content but that are however also full of interest. One of them is the?Ulysse Nardin Dual Time Manufacture that was introduced last year at Baselworld and that comes with an in-house movement. This year, the collection is updated with two fresh editions.The?Ulysse Nardin Dual Time Manufacture was previously available in 4 editions – stainless steel case with silver dial,?stainless steel case with black dial (both also available on a metallic bracelet), 18k rose gold case with a silver dial and 18k rose gold case with a black dial. For 2015, we have 2 new editions. The first one is an ultra-classic and elegant 18k rose gold case with a warm ivory dial, some