FEATURED: F.P. Journe Octa celebrates 20 years with a limited series of 99 pieces April 15, 2021 READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Nonantième April 13, 2021 READ MORE IN MY OPINION: Time with a twist April 13, 2021 READ MORE FEATURED: The MING 17.09 April 12, 2021 READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar April 10, 2021 READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: In Conversation with Catherine Rénier, CEO, Jaeger-LeCoultre  April 9, 2021 READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021 : Tudor introduces a new silver dial for the Black Bay April 9, 2021 READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Cartier “Cloche de Cartier” April 8, 2021 READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021 : Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II April 8, 2021 READ MORE

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FEATURED: F.P. Journe Octa celebrates 20 years with a limited series of 99 pieces When you do it right, the first time around, it’s difficult to make it better, thereafter. That’s what we have been able to decode when François-Paul Journe says “The Octa is an accomplished movement that requires no further modification due READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Nonantième Seems Maison Jaeger-LeCoultre is leaving no stone unturned in celebrating the 90 years for their iconic Reverso.  Just a few days ago, they announced the world’s very first 4-sided display Reverso, the Hybris Mechanica Quadriptyque and now the Reverso Tribute READ MORE FEATURED: The MING 17.09 It’s time to bid farewell to the 17 series. Now that the dust settles on the launches in fine watchmaking with Watches & Wonders 2021 coming to a conclusion, it will give us ample time, now, to minutely sieve the watchmaking READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar The legitimacy of the watchmaking industry is changing. While one cannot ignore the historical legacies of watchmaking brands, in the present time, the days of resting on the laurels of the past, does not establish you in the present, anymore. READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021 : Tudor introduces a new silver dial for the Black Bay Amongst all the excitement of Watches & Wonders 2021, can we just take a minute and acknowledge the stunning new silver dial Black Bay that Tudor has introduced. Who is Tudor? The origins of TUDOR date back to 1926, when “The Tudor” was READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Cartier “Cloche de Cartier” Design is the interface to the senses, and no one titillates the senses better, than Cartier. The Maison Cartier, by far, supersedes its peers from haute horlogerie when it comes to design. Unique identity and individuality that Cartier brings about READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021 : Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II Finally, a new rendition of what we can safely label as Rolex's professional 'tool' watch. Not really a fan favourite like the Daytona's and DJ's but surely one to to look out for. Putting all speculations to rest, yes Rolex READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Hublot Big Bang Unico Yellow Magic We have already witnessed the Spirit of Big Bang Yellow Sapphire, the Big Bang Unico Golf Yellow Carbon and this year at Watches & Wonders 2021, HUBLOT has dropped yet another brighter and sunnier addition - The Big Bang Unico READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Rolex Cosmograph Daytona with new meteorite dials We believe it takes time; even for a timekeeper, to be successful. Launched in 1963, the Cosmograph Daytona was designed to meet the needs of professional racing drivers. Though the traction on the Cosmograph Daytona only picked speed by the late READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 36 revels in the radiance of diamonds When watches meet the art of the lapidary, the gem-setter and the goldsmith, they bud and blossom to become jewellery creations. There is of course the time, that renders our existence, a sense of duration, of day and night. Then READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Patek Philippe Olive Green Nautilus Ref. 5711/1A-014 Just when we thought that Patek Philippe would be more than just the Nautilus, we have four more to add to the chase. Yes chase, because most of them would never be even put into a display window of the READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Louis Moinet 8 Marvels of the World - Taj Mahal The Tourbillon. Originally made to compensate the action of gravity of the time-keeping components (escapement system) in pocket watches, is way beyond just an intricate micro-mechanical craft. While the Tourbillon sure does nominate itself among the “wonders” of the horological READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Vacheron Constantin: Traditionnelle split-seconds chronograph ultra-thin excellence Platine Let’s just get down to what makes horo-heads swoon over Vacheron Constantin. We have just the words to tickle your micro-mechanical fancy. Two column-wheels and its lateral clutch mechanism. These are integral system components to the calibre 3500, housed within READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: TAG Heuer Limited Edition Aquaracer Professional 300 Tribute to Ref. 844 We love the dodecagon bezel of the Aquaracer Professional 300 Tribute to Ref. 844. And as the name suggests, it picks up on  the story of the fabled Ref. 844 divers’ watch, introduced in 1978. Diving back into time, TAG READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021 : A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar Exactly 20 years ago in 2001, seven years after the brands resurrection, A. Lange & Söhne presented its first wristwatch with a perpetual calendar - the LANGEMATIK PERPETUAL. Their first watch with a self-winding movement that combined a perpetual calendar READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: PANERAI Luminor Chrono Luna Rossa To celebrate the passion and talent of the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team, Panerai has introduced a new limited-edition chronograph to the Luminor collection at Watches & Wonders 2021 - the Luminor Chrono Luna Rossa PAM 1303. For those who READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Small Seconds in Green Originally introduced in 1931 for the British polo players in India, the Reverso has been reinterpreted with a variety of dials and case sizes without ever compromising the integrity of its original design. At a time when brands were being READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 In our present, there’s more than just utility to a timekeeper, there’s emotion. Heritage, legitimacy and expertise bring a different flavour to fine watchmaking. But one cannot ignore that necessity was once the mother of invention. Watches, other than being READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021 : Jaeger-LeCoultre shines the spotlight on Rare Handcrafts with four exceptional Reverso One Timepieces Miniature works of art... Since its creation in 1833 Jaeger-LeCoultre has continually distinguished itself in the refined world of fine watchmaking. In fact, it is one of the few or probably the only Manufacture that is equipped to produce every single READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021 : IWC Big Pilot Watch Perpetual Calendar TOP GUN Edition “Mojave Desert” and the Big Pilot TOP GUN Edition “Mojave Desert” Maverick’s got two new wingmen… 2019 saw the introduction of a sultry sand-coloured ceramic watch inspired by the Mojave Desert, home of the largest land area owned by the U.S. Navy, the Pilot’s Chronograph TOP GUN Edition “Mojave Desert”. Not your READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021 : Roger Dubuis Excalibur Single Flying Tourbillon NO RULES, OUR GAME. That’s the mantra at Roger Dubuis. As anarchist as it may sound, the Maison may claim to have no rules, but we do credit them for making their own, which has led this young brand, to READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Panerai Luminor Chronographs ( PAM01109, PAM01218 and PAM01110) Panerai returns to the field of chronography with three new watches. Enough has been written about Panerai’s association with chronographs so let’s dive right into what they have introduced to the Luminor range at Watches & Wonder 2021. Reaffirming their role READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: A. Lange & Sohne: The Triple Split Presenting a new look for the world’s most complex chronograph! There are chronographs, flyback chronographs,  the split-second or Rattrapante chonographs and so on. Then in 2004, the Saxon based Manufacture introduced the double split, the worldʼs first mechanical chronograph with a READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica Quadriptyque Unfolding infinity in four chapters. The synodic cycle, the draconic cycle and the anomalistic cycle. The ‘Game of Thrones’ fans need not be excited, as these are not the episodes for a reprise of the same. The cycles are lunar informative READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: Hermes: Slim d’Hermès The first thought of Hermès always invokes fine leather, faultless craftsmanship and years of history and their newest edition of Slim d’Hermès lives up to all those expectations and more.  While the idea of a heritage leather label making watches seemed READ MORE FEATURED: Ulysse Nardin - UFO Unidentified Floating Object 175 years to Ulysse Nardin, the Le Locle based watchmaker. 1846 was the year that they designed their very first Marine Chronometer. These were prize winning machines, scooping up the first prizes in the chronometry competitions of both Geneva’s and READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021: IWC Pilot Watch Chronograph 41 In our present, there’s more than just utility to a timekeeper, there’s emotion. Heritage, legitimacy and expertise bring a different flavour to fine watchmaking. But one cannot ignore that necessity was once the mother of invention. Watches, other than being READ MORE Watches & Wonders 2021 : IWC 43mm Big Pilot Quintessential modern utility sports watch, ready for adventures in the air, on land and by water. 1mm matters, especially in watchmaking. The balance between the ingenious micro-mechanics and the aesthetic. Between the form and the function. A reduction of a couple READ MORE FEATURED: TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 02T Chronograph Blue and Titanium Article Credit: hoursandminutes.co There’s no better timepiece in the TAG Heuer catalogue that I personally feel would carry off a Tourbillon as well as the Carrera. Since inception, ‘Carrera’ has become synonymous with TAG Heuer and even after various modifications, improvements READ MORE FEATURED: FREDERIQUE CONSTANT - Slimline Monolithic Manufacture - 40Hz. A World Premiere Changing the game in watchmaking When the Swiss watchmaker states ‘Manufacture’, it means that the watchmaking brand is fully integrated, in-house, for the development and manufacturing of the watch movement and its components. It is a term that collectors READ MORE