Hands-On A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Rattrapante Platinum
The rattrapante chronograph, also known as split-seconds or Doppel chronograph, is often regarded as one of the most sophisticated horological complications, and a must-have in high-end watch collections. As a top-tier watchmaker, A. Lange & Sohne isn’t only familiar with the complication, it somehow masters it, with a double-rattrapante – the Double Split – and even a triple-rattrapante – the Triple Split (respectively able to split the seconds and minutes, or the seconds, minutes and hours). Two years ago, the Saxon manufacture came with its first stand-alone split-seconds chronograph, the 1815 Rattrapante Honey Gold. And sometimes, less is more, this watch being one of the absolute best of the brand. This watch fully focused on the eponymous complication returns this year in a classic limited edition, the A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Rattrapante Platinum.?A. Lange & Sohne and the ChronographThe chronograph complication and the rattrapante function are de

Hands-On With The New & Elegant IWC Portofino Perpetual Calendar
As a brand associated with pilot’s watches and the much-loved Portugieser, IWC‘s stylish yet understated unisex Portofino family is often overlooked. By the look of things, though, IWC is addressing this somewhat neglected collection by introducing new, more complicated models, including a pointer date, a complete calendar and a chronograph. Unveiled at the end of last year, the Portofino was fitted with IWC’s perpetual calendar module developed by former head watchmaker Kurt Klaus. Housed in a compact 40mm stainless steel case (there is also a gold edition), the brand has hit a soft spot with the more restrained diameter, which is currently the smallest perpetual calendar in the brand’s collections.Simple caseLaunched in 1984, the Portofino’s clean, classical looks have earned the collection the much sought-after distinction of timelessness. The minimalist round case design of the Portofino can trace its lineage to the 1970s when IWC made a pocket watch b

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Tadao Ando Black Ceramic hands-on
Time has many faces. Acclaimed Japanese architect Tadao Ando envisions time as a spiral that winds in a continuous and gradually widening curve around a central point. In his first collaboration with Bvlgari in 2019, Ando represented the inexorable passing of time with a mesmerising spiral engraved on the dial of the Octo Finissimo Automatic emanating from the off-centred seconds hand. In line with the dial’s stark minimalism, there were no hour markers, numerals or logos on the first Octo Finissimo collaboration piece.? Bearing the same technical specifications and case design of the record-breaking Octo Finissimo Automatic, this year, Ando has created a dial inspired by Mikazuki, the Japanese term for a crescent moon, or the moon on the third day of the lunar month'.Tadao AndoJapanese architect Tadao Ando (Osaka, 1941) is revered as a national treasure in Japan. Renowned for his minimalist concrete structures, Ando infuses his architecture with Japanese cultural and religious i

Its Konstantin Chaykins 10th Anniversary In the Business! And He Wants To Bestow Good Luck On You! (No, this is not a chain-mail hoax) - Monochrome Watches
The Russian Magician is turning 10! (Not really - he's young - but he's not that young!) October 23, 2013 marks 10 years to the day Konstanin Chaykin began work on his first clock. Now, one lucky winner can receive a personal gift from Konstantin Chaykin: a lucky horseshoe! Konstantin Chaykin is a very, very humble person. He would NEVER boast about his skill or creativity. He's also not the type of person to make a big fuss about celebrating 10 years in the industry. So I will do it for him!He has stunned the watch world with creating after creation – from the Lunokhod, to the Quartime, to 2012's Levitas each new watch has been more intricate than the last. His two latest creations have been fighting for the spot-light: The Muybridge Cinema watch stunned the watch world and seemed to grab all the attention at his booth at Baselworld! Now it's time for the Levitas Jazz to shine! Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Introducing: The Fascinating yet Accessible SpaceOne Tellurium
Last year, the bold and ultra-modern SpaceOne Jumping Hour emerged from the visionary mind of Theo Auffret, a young Parisian independent watchmaker celebrated for crafting intricate timepieces like the Tourbillon Grand Sport?and Guillaume Laidet, the man spearheading the revival of Nivada, Excelsior Park and Vulcain. And it's now time for the duo to present its latest creation – helped with a third guy to the party – and it's a wrist-sized timing device showing the rotation of planets. Meet the SpaceOne Tellurium.The first creation of SpaceOne, resembling a sleek spacecraft, garnered significant attention with its futuristic design and a window revealing three concentric discs, indicating seconds at the centre, jumping hours in the middle, and minutes on the periphery. Backed by a good marketing campaign and proposed at a relatively affordable price point, the SpaceOne Jumping Hour, offered on the Kickstarter platform, swiftly sold out.The SpaceOne Jumping Hour by Theo Auff