The Russian jewelry brand Caviar has created a collection of luxury watches created specifically for the G20 Summit that will take place on June 28-29 in Osaka. The flagship model of this collection boasts a tourbillon and volumetric figures of three animals – a bear, a dragon and an eagle. Each of them symbolizes one …
Created in partnership with master watchmaker Eric Coudray and TEC Ebauches, the Spherion by C. Purnell incorporates a triple-axis tourbillon that rotates a full 360 degrees in just eight seconds, optimizing precision by averaging out the effects of gravity on the escapement. The inspiration for the creative approach to the Spherion began during World War …
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The legendary striker and English football superstar, Michael Owen, has received numerous accolades for his prodigious football skills. He scored a total of 263 goals in his professional football career and was awarded the honorary FIFA Ballon d’Or in 2001. After his retirement, he has been devoted to the promotion of football and equestrian sports …
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Zenith reinterprets the fusee& chain constant force mechanism in a modernistic style in the new DEFY Fusee Tourbillon. Housing the new El Primero 4805 SK calibre, a manual-winding movement that follows the DEFY code of avant-garde movement architecture with an open three-dimensional impact, the DEFY Fusee Tourbillon is available in two distinct editions in Carbon …
A modern symbol of the Schaffhausen-based brand’s immense heritage, the Heritage Tourbillon Funky Blue model by for H. Moser & Cie. features round shapes with classic accents that recall Moser watches from the early 20th century. Its steel case features tapered lugs and a notched crown. But behind this piece’s apparent classicism hides thoroughly irreverent …
Paying tributes to Alfred Helwig, the legendary master watchmaker who invented the flying tourbillon in 1920, Glashütte Original presents a new horological masterpiece that boasts an advanced and highly sophisticated version of the iconic flying tourbillon complication. The Saxon manufactory has succeeded for the first time in combining a flying tourbillon with a second-stop mechanism, …
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The Tecnica Ombre Noire by Parmigiani Fleurier celebrates a variety of complications from the great tradition of Haute Horlogerie, such as the perpetual calendar, minute repeater and tourbillon, whilst offering a very contemporary finish. As its name suggests, the Tecnica Ombre Noire puts the emphasis on darkness. The “rice-grain” guilloché slate-coloured gold dial contrasts with …
Backes & Strauss presents its very first double peripheral automatic tourbillon timepiece. Marking the 4th generation of Backes & Strauss’ tourbillon timepieces as well as adding to the Royal Collection, Backes & Strauss’ brand new Berkeley Renaissance Duke Tourbillon has now taken up its position in a majestic manner. The Duke houses a winding system …
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This latest masterpiece of ArtyA is created as a symbol of what the whole Swiss watch industry is currently going through. An Allegory of all attacks smartwatches (the bullets)are carrying against traditional Helvetic watchmaking (the gears), but much like the introduction of quartz watches in the 70’s which nearly decimated the luxury watch market; Switzerland …
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