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Introducing MB&F x BULGARI Legacy Machine FlyingT Allegra
What happens when you bring together the creative force behind Rome’s most famous luxury emporium and the creative mind behind some of watchmaking’s most radical flights of fancy? The answer is sheer magic. The collaboration between Bvlgari and MB&F, or rather between Bvlgari’s creative director Fabrizio Buonamassa and MB&F’s founder and creative director Maximilian Busser, has resulted in this extraordinary take on the Legacy Machine FlyingT, an exuberant, high jewellery version of MB&F’s first women’s watch. Presented in 20 pieces in white gold and 20 pieces in red gold, the FlyingT Allegra watch is a triumphant combination of the distinct personalities of two radically different brands.?MB&F’s founder and creative director Maximilian Busser and Bvlgari’s creative director Fabrizio BuonamassaWouldn’t it be cool ifAs Maximilian Busser explains in our exclusive video interview (at the top of this article), many colla
Chopard L.U.C XP Navy Blue - Monochrome Watches
Chopard updates the wardrobe of the L.U.C XP with an on-trend blue dial and a blue Merino wool strap. Although it is the simplest, most Spartan member of the L.U.C watch family, indicating just the hours and minutes, the watch is teeming with subtle details. Exploring the route of casual elegance on the dial, the specifications are identical to the 2017 model and the watch is fitted with the ultra-thin in-house L.U.C automatic calibre with its patented Twin architecture.BackgroundLaunched in 2006, the L.U.C XP was the first ultra-thin watch in the high-end L.U.C collection and won the 2006 GPHG prize in the ultra-thin watch category. Revisited along with the L.U.C XPS model by designer Guy Bove (former creative director of Ferdinand Berthoud), the 2017 model signalled a new direction for the L.U.C ultra-thin models. The objective was to refresh the looks of the dial and offer a more contemporary, more casual product that would appeal to a wider audience. The L.U.C XP was presented in a
Fratello x Czapek Antarctique Passage de Drake Viridian Green
Collaboration models between magazines/media and watch manufacturers have become a classic and, more often than not, it can result in pretty cool timepieces with a unique flair. We’ve been there too recently, with our first Montre de Souscription. Our friends and neighbours at Fratello (we’re both based in the Netherlands and both teams know each other for years) have tried this before, twice actually. Their latest offence was a bold and colourful take on the Oris Big Crown Pointer Date. Today, the Dutch medium ups its game and presents its third collaboration watch, and it’s not only much more exclusive but also comes from one of our preferred independent watchmakers. Here’s the Fratello x Czapek Antarctique Passage de Drake Viridian Green, and it’ll be available as of tomorrow – July 8th, 6 AM Europe time.?Until now, Fratello has been focussing its two previous collaboration models on relatively accessible watches, being respectively made by Freder
Introducing: Rado Captain Cook Automatic Blue Gradient Dial
Following the relaunch of Rado's classic Captain Cook in 2017 (first introduced in 1962), the diver's portfolio has expanded significantly with models like the Bronze Collection and Two-Tone Automatics. This latest variant celebrates summer with a nod to tennis and offers three different straps for a new vibe whenever the mood strikes. It's not the first model to wink at tennis as the Cameron Norrie Limited Edition really stepped onto the court, but this one has a fresh gradient dial and all of the core elements that make a Captain Cook.The stainless steel case has a contemporary size of 42mm in diameter and 12.3mm in height compared to the 1962 model's 37mm case. Rado did release a faithful 37mm Limited Edition back in 2019, however, but this one very much belongs in 2024. The case is polished along with the crown and bezel, and the latter has a polished blue high-tech ceramic bezel insert with a simple engraved diver's scale with white Super-LumiNova. A retro box-shaped sapphire crys
The MB&F Legacy Sequential EVO wins Aiguille d'Or GPHG 2022
Tonight the watch industry’s focus is dead-set on Geneva, as the 2022 edition of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve has just unveiled who is the grand winner of this year’s awards ceremony! Often regarded as the Oscars of Watchmaking, the GPHG stands for a celebration of all things surrounding mechanical watchmaking. A specially selected jury has narrowed down all the entries into 16 categories with 6 watches each. Out of all the entries, only one has been selected as the grand winner, receiving the coveted Aiguille d’Or trophy for Best of Show. In addition to that, each category winner also received an award. And where in the previous three years the trophy was won by a watch that pushed the envelope in terms of ultra-thinness, this year things have taken a turn in a different direction. Following the Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar last year, and the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept the year before it, the 2022 Aiguille d’Or is won by MB&am
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