Hands-On - Frederique Constant Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon Manufacture (Specs & Price)
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Frederique Constant wowed the crowds in Paris with its double complication at an unbelievable price. Once again, Frederique Constant sticks to its slogan of accessible luxury' and proves that acquiring a quality, manufacture watch with complications does not mean having to mortgage your house. Frederique's Constant QP Tourbillon Manufacture snubs the tradition of hyper-expensive complications and offers its very own, in-house take on this classic complication for an exorbitantly contained price. As the culmination and showcase of all the technology FC has amassed over the years, the Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon is equipped with the new automatic FC-975 in-house movement. Presented in three different metals and with an openworked or closed dial, the one everybody will be zoning in on is the stainless steel contender with an unbeatable price tag of EUR 19,495.Price BustersPeter and Aletta Stas founded FC in 1988 and to date have 27 calibres under their

Business Richemont Announces Solid Double-Digit Sales Growth at Annual General Meeting - Monochrome Watches
While times have been difficult for the industry in the last 2 to 3 years (see the 2016/2017 results of Richemont Group), signs of recovery are now more and more apparent. Indeed, Swatch Group’s?Half-Year Report 2017 showed growth (with increase of sales and better profitability). It’s now time for the other?luxury powerhouse, the Swiss-based Richemont group, to announce a massive increase in sales for the five months ended 31 August 2017, as we’re talking double-digit numbers and no negative data to be seen in any region or segment.It’s hard to hide that Richemont Group was in a difficult situation for the last 3 years. Indeed, sales, as well as the overall profitability of the Group, were clearly at half-mast. The latest yearly results of the group reported that?sales decreased by 4% and operating profit was down by no less than 14%. Even worse, the specialist watchmaker division?saw sales fall 11% and operating profit fell 57%. In terms of business, the situa

Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Master Chronometer Green // Review
What we’re looking at today might simply be a new dial colour, but it made quite a lot of noise when we introduced it a couple of weeks ago. Multiple reactions here and on our Instagram account made us realize that a dial colour can make a hell of a difference on a watch. So today we take a closer look, with our own live photos, at the brand new Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Master Chronometer with a green dial… And it was absolutely necessary, as the subtle (yet hard to define) colour of this dial looks far better in real life than in official images.?Emerald, olive, forest, pine, British racing, jade, army… There are dozens of shades for green. And this new Omega is beautiful, yet hard to describe, depending on the ambient light.Green isn’t the first colour you might think of for a watch dial. In addition to the all-time classics – that are black and silver/white –? blue has been widely used by brands for over 10 years (remember those “blue

Petrolhead Corner - The one-off Alfa Romeo Giulia SWB Zagato
Few names get car people going as much as Alfa Romeo. The Italian carmaker has a storied history and has created some of the most advanced and amazing machines ever conceived. Cars like the legendary Alfa Romeo 6C and 8C, the beautiful Giulia and Giulietta, the wild Bertone B.A.T. cars… the list is truly endless. Relying on prolific design ateliers such as Bertone, Giugiaro and Pininfarina, today’s very special Alfa Romeo comes from the house of Zagato. This one-off beauty is based on the Giulia, Alfa’s 5-door saloon car but is transformed into a sumptuous sporty coupe that packs a mighty punch.?Alfa Romeo & ZagatoThe history between the Milanaise design firm of Zagato, and the Turin-based car manufacturer Alfa Romeo goes back a little over a century. The first ever car built in collaboration between the two was the 1921 Alfa Romeo G1 Corsa Zagato, a two-seater race car of which only one is said to remain today. The Zagato name, however, comes from Ugo Zagato, who

Vacheron Constantin Overseas Everest Limited Editions - Hands-On, Price
Since 2016 and its introduction at the Geneva watch fair, the Overseas has been an almost infinite playground for Vacheron Constantin, in the oh-so-important luxury sports watch market. Offered in dozens of variations, in multiple colours, with simple displays or complex movements, there’s not much that can be said about the Vacheron Constantin Overseas that we haven’t already said. Except that there is one enigmatic prototype model that was created for photographer, adventurer and mountaineer Cory Richards… And we’ve always wanted to see this sportier edition produced for a wider audience. And here they are, with the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual-Time & Chronograph “Everest” Limited Editions. Behind these two new limited editions is the story of American explorer and photographer Cory Richards. Richard became the first American to summit an 8,000m peak in wintertime, and in 2019, he attempted to reach the top of the wo