Buying Guide - 5 Best Perpetual Calendars of Watches & Wonders 2021
Whatever the style or the range in which you’re looking, a perpetual calendar remains one of the most fascinating types of mechanical watch. There is something truly intriguing in this small device capable of calculating multiple indications, and being correctly adjusted for no fewer than 100 years. It stands right there, at the end of the watchmaking?food chain. Despite the rather complex situation for the industry in 2020 (which will also have effects in 2021), brands didn’t overlook this beautiful mechanism and Watches & Wonders 2021 offered its dosage of perpetual calendars. Here are 5 that caught our attention.?Short reminder about the perpetual calendar: as explained in our technical guide on calendar watches, a perpetual calendar is one of the most complex types of mechanism found in watchmaking, due to the complexity of our calendar. It is a watch that can automatically?calculate the right number of days in a month, whether it is composed of 30 or 31 days, but a

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

Pre-HYT H2 Tradition - the Hydro Mechanical Horologist goes (a bit) retro (specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
After several reviews of their watches, you should know what HYT is and that the timepieces they produce are highly technical, bold and modern. Whatever we talk about the H1, the H2, the H3 or the H4, they are all very far from being called vintage-oriented, traditional or retro. Recently, we’ve seen evolutions of several editions from the?Hydro Mechanical Horologists (that’s how the folks at HYT like to call them), like the aviator-style H2 or the implementation of a lighting system (mechanically-driven) in the H4. For their first participation at the SIHH (into the “Carre des Horologers“, with 8 other independent brands), HYT makes a U-Turn, with a more traditional vision of the H2… and some tweaks on the movements and display. Let’s have a look at the?HYT H2 Tradition.Take a look at the HYT H2, the second watch created by the brand, with the typical V-shaped bellows and the entirely skeletonized movement, visible from the front. I dare anyone to c

First Look: The Chopard L.U.C XPS 1860 Officer Vendome One
Recently, luxury brand Chopard expanded its presence by opening a prestigious hospitality establishment at Place Vend?me 1, in Paris. This boutique hotel offers five rooms and ten suites, each uniquely decorated. To mark the opening of the Chopard Hotel, the brand has introduced the Chopard L.U.C XPS 1860 Officer Vend?me One, a special edition watch available exclusively from the brand’s boutique located on the ground floor of the hotel.The new edition of the L.U.C XPS 1860 Officer model continues the tradition of earlier celebratory references, such as the L.U.C XPS 1860 Officer Royal Arms of England to mark the reopening of the Chopard boutique in London and the recent XPS 1860 Officer SHH Edition to honour the enduring partnership between the Maison and the Singapore retailer. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The Vend?me One edition, a testament to

The Chopard Alpine Eagle Flying Tourbillon Lucent Steel
In 2019, Chopard entered the crowded field of integrated sports watches with the Alpine Eagle. The Alpine Eagle drew inspiration from the St. Moritz of 1980, Chopard's first integrated bracelet watch. The time-and-date Alpine Eagle was followed up with the sporty Alpine Eagle XL Chrono in 2020 and the limited-edition high-frequency Alpine Eagle Cadence 8HF in 2021. The collection now welcomes the Alpine Eagle Flying Tourbillon, the first model in the collection to bear the Poin?on de Geneve.?The Alpine Eagle Flying Tourbillon shares the same shape as the base Alpine Eagle, which means that it has a 41mm wide tonneau-style case with a round bezel held in place with eight screws and distinctive ears on each side of the watch. The tops of both the case and the bezel are vertically brushed, whereas the flanking elements are in high polish. Thanks to the micro-rotor automatic calibre inside, the case has been slimmed down in comparison to the time-only model, down to 8mm from 9.7mm. Additio