Jaquet Droz have created the Eclipse Onyx Watch, a timepiece that balances technological savvy with elegance. The onyx dial features a celestial scene of moon and stars, which is framed by the steel case. While the watch face does not include hour numerals, a serpentine hand does point to the date, and the day and [...]
Category archives: Horology
Patek Philippe Ref. 5940
28 Mar 12Patek Philippe have released the Ref. 5940, a self-winding perpetual calendar set in an eighteen carat gold cushion shaped case. This complex timepiece accounts for different durations of the months and features a caliber 240 Q movement. Ultra-thin and elegant, the Ref. 5940 is water-resistant to thirty meters, has a power reserve of forty-eight hours, [...]
Bulgari Octo Maserati watch
21 Mar 12Bulgari have collaborated with Italian automaker Maserati to create the Bulgari Octo Maserati watch. The dial of this sporty, stylish timepiece features a set of blue and white sub-dials whose design echoes a Maserati’s front grille, and the Maserati Trident is visible on the transparent case back. Retrograde counters and an automatic mechanical movement add [...]
Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Relief Dragon
17 Mar 12In honor of the Chinese Year of the Dragon, Jaquet Droz have created the Petite Heure Minute Relief Dragon watch in honor of the year of the Dragon. The face of the watch is made from carved black mother-of-pearl, and a gold, engraved Dragon appears to be holding a ruby in its claws and emerging [...]
Hublot Big Bang Ferrari
15 Mar 12As part of a new collaboration, Hublot have partnered with Ferrari to create the Hublot Big Bang Ferrari watch. The complex UNICO movement is visible through the sapphire dial and the case is made from Magic Gold a scratch-resistant eighteen-carat gold alloy developed by Hublot. Several features echo Ferrari sports cars, including tone-on-tone stitching and [...]
Harry Winston Opus 12
11 Mar 12Harry Winston have released the Opus 12, the twelfth watch in their Opus series of complicated watches. Created in collaboration with watchmaker Emmanuel Bouchet, the Opus 12 features a rotating, double-hand system. The white gold case highlights the complex movement of the minute and hour hands, and the watch has forty-five hours of power reserve. [...]
Rolex Sky Dweller
09 Mar 12Iconic watchmaker Rolex have created the Sky Dweller, a new timepiece that includes a dual time zone feature and seventy-two hours of power reserve. With an ivory satin-finish dial, this watch is available in white, yellow, or everose eighteen carat gold. The watch uses the Rolex calibre 9001 automatic movement and the calendar is tracked [...]
De Grisogono Tondo Tourbillon Gioiello
02 Mar 12De Grisogono have released the Tondo Tourbillon Gioiello, a diamond encrusted tourbillon. With an in-house mechanical Calibre 32 tourbillon movement, this timepiece marks de Grisogono’s first tourbillon complication, which is set off-center on the watch face. The watch is available with black, brown, or white diamonds and only ten pieces of each version will be [...]
Cartier Tank Folle
29 Feb 12Cartier have created the exquisite Tank Folle watch, which is based on the Crash series of watches from the 1960′s. The eighteen carat, white gold case is made from sapphire crystal, is water resistant to thirty meters, and is powered by a manual-wind Cartier caliber MC 8970 movement. The dial, which features Roman numerals, is [...]
Richard Mille Tourbillon Skull RM052
24 Feb 12Richard Mille have created the Skull RM052. This striking timepiece is limited to a production of just twenty one pieces and will be available in either titanium or rose and white gold. The dial features a prominent skull, which showcases this watchmaker’s technological skill and striking style. On the back of the sapphire-encased watch, the [...]