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Bulgari Serpenti Seduttori Tourbillon // Introducing, Specs, Price
LVMH's first round of 2020 watchmaking novelties is being unveiled in the luxurious Dubai Bvlgari Hotel today. So what could be more fitting that a quick peek at the highlight of Bvlgari's watchmaking releases: the Serpenti Seduttori Tourbillon. In keeping with Bvlgari's recent tradition of setting world records in the watchmaking arena, this new Serpenti Seduttori collection features the smallest tourbillon on the market today.GENESIS OF THE SERPENTIIt's worthwhile remembering that Bvlgari's watchmaking adventure began in the late 1940s when designers had the idea of transforming an existing - and very popular – high jewellery snake bracelet into a secret watch. Brought out of hibernation after almost 60 years, the Serpenti slithered back into the limelight to regain its iconic status and has appeared in countless iterations. 2020 marks the introduction of a fascinating tourbillon complication placed inside the diminutive head of the snake. Ad - Scroll to continue wit
First Look: The Girard-Perregaux Laureato 42mm Pink Gold Sage Green and Ultramarine Blue
One of the earliest models in the so-called luxury sports watch category, the Girard-Perregaux Laureato, was released in 1975 and powered by a quartz movement. In 1984, mechanical movements found their way into this original barrel-shaped watch, and this has become the norm since the return of the watch in 2016. Now an established collection with countless variations and colours, the Girard-Perregaux Laureato range extends once more this year with the addition of two original colours – sage green and ultramarine blue – inside luxurious pink gold cases.?The design of the Laureato was set in stone back in 1975, making it one of the earliest members of the highly regarded luxury sports watch category – and while it came after the all-important Royal Oak (1972), it predates three other icons, the Patek Nautilus (1976), the IWC Ingenieur (1976) and the Vacheron 222 (1977). A classic of the genre, the Laureato was built around a shaped case with an integrated bracelet. The
TAG Heuer Formula 1 Senna Special Edition 2020
It wasn't just Ayrton Senna's perseverance or determination for speed and exhilaration on the racetrack that got him noticed. For 15 years and right up until his untimely death, a flash of electric yellow on the helmet of the Brazilian Formula 1 Championship winner could be caught sight of as he lapped the track with a sense of grace and confidence. A nod to one of Brazil's national colours, but also a colour symbolising aggression, youth and movement, the shot of yellow referenced in the two new TAG Heuer Formula 1 Senna Special Edition 2020 models is a poignant reminder of the indelible mark Senna left on the motorsport industry.TAG Heuer draws upon its contribution to the sporting world with two more special edition chronographs dedicated to the legacy of the brand's longstanding partner and ambassador: a 44mm automatic and a slightly smaller 43mm quartz-powered model. Both iterations from the Formula 1 collection feature a fixed black ceramic bezel with a tachymeter scale that meas
Habring2 comes with Doppel 3.0 in 2013 - Monochrome Watches
When Habring2 introduced the Doppel 2.0 they could not have imagined the immense success they had with this model. It sold out in a blink of an eye and on top of that?they?won the Sports Watch Prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve 2012. 20 Years ago Richard Habring was responsible for developing the doppelchrono for IWC and now it is patent-free, wife and?business partner?Maria and he released an improved rattrapante or split-seconds mechanism in the Doppel 2.0. Because the limited edition of 20 pieces sold out (way too fast), Habring2 will come with a Doppel 3.0 next year.I just wished I had jumped to the occassion when the limited Doppel 2.0 was released, however I was too late. So the news of the Doppel 3.0 sounds good to me and I’m?looking forward to getting some hands-on time with it! Ad - Scroll to continue with article The successor o
Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle Complete Calendar White Gold
It’s been a busy year over at Vacheron Constantin with the opening of its largest boutique in New York and a satisfying mix of releases, both old and new. Its luxury sports watch family, the Overseas, expanded with precious case materials for its QP and Tourbillon and two ruggedly sporty Everest editions. Vacheron also celebrated the centennial of the wonderful American 1921 with a trilogy of vintage revivals in its Historiques collection. Just when it looked like the Traditionnelle collection would be given a miss, last month Vacheron presented its Traditionnelle Complete Calendar with a new dial colour and case material. Although it shares the same specs as the original model introduced in 2018, the latest iteration is sleeker, sharper and darker thanks to its slate grey velvety dial. Let’s take a closer look at this alluring, more contemporary take on the triple calendar.?Getting hipper in old age?It might be the world’s oldest manufacture in continuous production,
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