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Introducing: Chopard Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph JX7
In their seventh collaboration, renowned race car driver and six times Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx and Chopard‘s Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele have crafted a timepiece that honours the racing legend but also celebrates their 36-year friendship fueled by a mutual love for motorsport and exquisite watches. Inspired by the distinctive blue-coloured helmets worn by Ickx since 1972, the new Mille Miglia chronograph once again captures the essence of the series.The new Chopard Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph JX7 continues the updates introduced in 2023 to the classic car-inspired collection while adding a few distinctive features. It offers two versions of the chronograph: one in Lucent Steel and another in Lucent Steel with ethical 18-carat yellow gold elements. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The case is 40.5mm in diameter, 12.88mm thick, and 50m w
Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Qualite Fleurier - and what Qualite Fleurier label stands for
Designed back in 1996 by Michel Parmigiani, the Toric made a comeback a few months ago with the Toric Chronometer. Displaying time and date only, it is much more than a traditional three-hander. And this year it has been fitted with a tasteful guilloche dial and has been submitted – with success – to the demanding Qualite Fleurier criteria. A good reason to go hands-on with this superbly crafted dress watch.The Parmigiani Toric Qualite Fleurier (QF) bears the signature features of the collection. Its case features a stepped bezel that alternates gadroons and knurling, a time-consuming artisanal technique that consists in creating notches in the metal with a wheel leaving its imprint. Fashioned out of pink or white gold, it measures 40.8mm in diameter. With its reasonable 9.5mm thickness, it sits snugly on the wrist thanks to the softly curved lugs. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
De Bethune DB Kind of Two Tourbillon - Hands-On, Price
De Bethune launches the DB Kind of Two Tourbillon, a double-sided or pivoting watch with two distinct faces and two distinct moods. A beautiful fusion of past and present, one side of the watch reveals a contemporary design with a tourbillon; the other reveals a more traditional face. Let’s take a closer look at yet another impressive creation by master watchmaker Denis Flageollet and his team.Janus watchesDouble-sided watches double the technical and aesthetic potential of a timepiece. In recent history, we have plenty of candidates ranging from the extraordinarily complex two-faced Leroy 01 pocket watch (completed in 1904), the?Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime wristwatch (2014) or the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 (2015), to Jaeger-LeCoultre’s sleek Reverso made by Jaeger-LeCoultre in circulation since the 1930s. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Introducing The Black Ceramic Zenith Defy Skyline & Skyline Skeleton
The Defy Skyline collection was introduced by Zenith in 2022 and offered a new interpretation of the original Defy series, aimed to improve the brand’s standing in luxury sports watches. There were 14 references in the Skyline collection so far, including a range of 36mm watches. The 41mm models, powered by El Primero 3620 high-frequency automatic manufacture movement with the 1/10th of a second indicator, including the skeleton versions, all featured octagonal steel cases with a faceted steel bezel. Today, the brand expands the offer by adding two 41mm references made in black ceramic. The new Zenith Defy Skyline Black Ceramic models, as the name implies, are presented in a black ceramic case with a mix of satin-brushed and polished surfaces. It comes with an integrated bracelet crafted from the same material. Ceramic is a tough substance, highly resistant to scratches and signs of wear, so it is a perfect choice for a watch that is supposedly worn in chal
Hands-On: The New TAG Heuer Carrera Skipper Chronograph
With 60 years of history behind its name, you can certainly expect the emblematic Carrera to have been offered in more than just a few editions. In fact, countless styles, movements and shapes have been used over the years. Some are, arguably, more iconic than others. In addition to the classic silver or panda dials found on the first-generation models, the brand has long been creative, releasing original dials such as the Montreal-inspired Carrera or, looking back at the 1960s, a version known to be one of the most collectable and most distinctive; the Carrera Skipper. The brightly-coloured, instantly recognizable regatta chronograph is back, 40 years after it disappeared from the collection.?The Heuer Carrera Skipper name refers to more than just one watch, however, a model in particular (which you can see below) surely defines the look of this watch. The Skipper has seen the light of day in 1968, and has been in production up until 1983. Although later versions of the Skipper used t