Thank you for your detailed introduction, good special models.

Thanks ! One of the prototypes will be in HK during few weeks, if someone want to see it.

Hello friends ,

I turned 40 on May 10th, 2018. Tradition has it that you offer yourself a watch. As watchmaking addicts, the question we should be asking ourselves is, how to go beyond the simple ...

Thanks Jack !

The price is 9850$.

You can pay 40% at the order and 60% at the delivery

Or 90% at the order. And nothing after.

You know what ?

We are at GPHG! Category "Petite Aiguille", the strategic category, which concerns watches under 10000chf.

Award ceremony on 07/11/19
https://www.gphg.org/horlogerie/fr/montres/ ...

Numerical control was applied in industries for more than 60 yrs as we knew it. It According to the writer the NC did a bad influence in uhren industry. Is there anybody could send me more info. abou ...

Hi friends,

You may have noticed it, I was absent from the forum in 2014, as I was writing chronicles about the NM adventure: http://www.legardetemps-nm.org/

Le Garde-temps, la Naissance d’une ...

http://i21.servimg.com/u/f21/11/31/56/78/vicent10.jpgAs I predicted, it is obviously the Luna open dial which succeed with approximately 80% of subscribed watches. The prediction was not too risky; in ...

Great Submariner3135, do you have some pics?

Thanks for your messages,

For the books (I don't know if where english editions):

https://www.hautehorlogerie.org/fr/mediatheque/publications-de-la-fhh/la-conquete-du-temps/

http://www.watch ...

Spring 2010, I just got in Switzerland. In Business Montres, Gregory Pons publishes some computer-generated images of a stunning barrel watch: it features a mini-earth globe, a multi-level dial, a da ...

Hello my friends,

I was absent from the forum in past year, as I was working for a watchmaking company, for which I was involved in preserving know-how projects.

But I missed my blog activities! ...

Longines Avigation A-7

The history of modern mechanical watchmaking is marked by two innovative periods which have certainly influenced the Heritage Military 1938 and the Avigation Type A-7, Longi ...

You know the actual politics of Rolex, is the total immobilism. Every innovation is a risk.

As they as leader of the market (at the scale of the brand), they don't want to take any risk, they make ...

Thanks!

I'am totally agree with you!

1963. A pivotal year in horology history. It is the year that undoubtedly marks the last great epoch of the “utilitarian” mechanical horology. At this time is created the legendary chronograph Heuer ...

I want to say press release is the best medium for promoting a new business or any news or products launched by a company or firm.It is a great medium of getting the traffic on a website.If i forget s ...

I want to say press release is the best medium for promoting a new business or any news or products launched by a company or firm.It is a great medium of getting the traffic on a website.If i forget s ...

Parmigiani Fleurier’s SIHH is taking the opposite course of the current trend: the Show-Off.
SIHH being the high mass of Haute Horlogerie, especially this year, we witnessed an abundance of scenogra ...

Well, a great combination of modern technology and incredible creativity by Jaquet Droz. The price 400K CHF is actually reasonable. I wonder if there is yellow gold version. Maybe next time a "the Hap ...

In our contemporary world, music is everywhere, every time, brightens up and glorifies our everyday life. From the startups of the Silicon Valley up to the workshops of horology of our valleys, it is ...

Well, maybe next time, an "Excalibur Octouor" will launch......

Among the few novelties seen before the SIHH, Roger Dubuis strikes hard: he presents an exceptional complication which revolutionizes the solution brought by the tourbillon!
A device never seen in th ...

At last, the Video:

http://youtu.be/FsjCOy8Qde8

The Video of the 7047br:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoeZ3xDXwwI[/youtube]

Watchmaking is anachronism transformed into art.
It is the art of utilizing plenty of inventiveness, of technique, of savoir-faire; it is extracting the quintessence of the engineers and watchmakers' ...

If the first part of this topic about the Christie's auction was dedicated to the stars of the show, the second part is deals with atypical pieces, rarities and also one or two main pieces that I coul ...

http://www.watchonista.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/encapsulated_1000x0/watchographer/2914/albums/fp_journe_chronometre_optimum_red_gold_12.jpghttp://www.watchonista.com/sites/default/files/imag ...

Yeah, and it was only a "little" sale, the 3 or previous were more amazing!

Submariner 3135: The Omega has reached a new top: 243000 CHF


The results :

LOT 88:
Patek Philippe « JB Champion » 2448
Estimation : 2,000,000 - 4,000,000 CHF
Final Bid : 3,779, ...

LOT 88:

Do you know the history behind the creation of Lamborghini?
Ferrucio Lamborghini was fired by Enzo Ferrari in 1958, because he wanted to make the Ferrari 250GT more efficient and reliable. ...

The video of the bird repeater:
http://www.watchonista.com/2914/watchonista-blog/videos/bird-repeater-jaquet-droz-watchonista

World Premiere:
http://www.watchonista.com/2914/watchonista-blog/news/jaquet-droz-bird-repeater

http://www.watchonista.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/encapsulated_1000x0/watchographer/2914/alb ...

Yes.

The SS version cost 9500$ usd, is quite fair for this finish, and this caliber.


&

Yes.

I said Mr G. in a ironic way, cause Bulgari don't communicate on the name of the grea ...

The watchmaking web did not remain indifferent when Bvlgari integrate the manufactures Genta & Roth; some observers were skeptical about models like the Octo finding a place and legitimacy in Bvlg ...

I don't know how it feels for you, but for me, commuting to the office is a 65km long frustration. Every morning, on the A1 between Geneve and Lausanne, I drive past eight radar detectors. Every Wagne ...

Thanks!

http://www.watchonista.com/2914/watchonista-blog/watchographer/ulysse-nardin-unique-freak-diavolo-orange


http://www.watchonista.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/encapsulated_1000x0/watchographe ...

It has been ten years since the late Nicolas Hayek warned that he was going to cut the deliveries of ebauches to his competitors.
While some brands, like Breitling or Panerai, did their best to integ ...

The counterfeiting gangrene is not a recently discovered disease. It already infected the watchmaking industry during the 18th century. To protect itself from the usurpation of the already prestigious ...

Maybe you remember the article on the Blancpain Villeret Grande Decoration for Only Watch, published about one year ago...
Under its apparent simplicity, this watch's caseback is abundantly decorated ...

Yes! That often come together!

The video:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSsmKhuvZRw[/youtube]

At first glance, it is a bit surprising to see a brand like Concord, with its super-modern designs and its cyberpunk inspirations, featured in our "Savoir Faire and Heritage" summer-school.

http:// ...

At the beginning of the 2000's, one witnessed an explosion of creativity, which borrowed from Steampunk, Cyberpunk and Punk-rock trends; an explosion of style influenced by the geek culture, which nur ...

The main buzz at Baselworld was of course HYT.
Launching a buzz successfully is like putting a spaceship into orbit, it takes a thruster, but it also takes an astronaut. Yet, most of time the buzz ...

This is the first topic of our summer serie: Summer school, heritage & Savoir Faire.

Watch out: here comes a spoiler! The following text reveals most of the content that will be seen at the exh ...

At the beginning of each Baselworld, the commentators frenetically split their attention between two booths: Rolex's and Patek's. Yet, in order to see the 2012 edition's future best-sellers, one only ...

Only one question, is this skeletonized Harry Winston's chronograph plate an in-house module or it comes from another sources like Dubois Depraz?
By the way, there is nothing wrong with ETA, but why ...

Only one question, is this skeletonized Harry Winston's chronograph plate an in-house module or it comes from another sources like Dubois Depraz?
By the way, there is nothing wrong with ETA, but why ...

I will present in the next few days & weeks, a series of topics on the Geneva auctions of May 2012.

This is some extracts of the first photo-report, full texts & pictures on Watchonista. ...

The Fusion concept was one of the 2000's horologic bubble's stylistic drivers.
It was initiated by Hublot and much of the watchmaking industry followed suit. Yet, for many brands, "Fusion" merely m ...

When you write during Baselworld 2012, you don't have time for reading, and you sometimes have some very good surprises when you discover some watches, as it was the case on Chopard's booth.
Unexpect ...

Great combo!! Excellent choice!

感謝分享~


Thanks to reading me!

Tonda 1950

The Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 fits into a big trend of the Sinophile watchmaking; the (colossal) Chinese market is fond of plain Hours-minute-second with a classic diameter.
Yet, i ...

Thomas has make an oustanding work on this watch, my next QP, for sure!

Mistake .

I saw beautiful QP past 4 years, the history of the QP and tons of photos:

http://www.watchonista.com/2914/watchonista-blog/watchographer/29022011-4-years-perpetual-calendar

including:

My fav ...

Awesome~~!!
Really beyond description!!

Thanks! I'am absolutly agree with you, is that why I make a video, and tons of pics: http://www.watchonista.com/2914/watchonista-blog/watchographer/ ...

Harry Winston HT3

The most explosive “ highlight “ of these Genevan festivities was not in a hotel, at the GTE or at the SIHH.
It was presented absolutely “ off the record “, directly at the H ...

so you do read Chinese ? you don't appear to be an Asian

Absolutely not. I'am too hairy for an Asian.

But Chrome and is integrated translator is my friend.

那支豬被惡搞了.......

Hehehe. I couldn't resist!

Thanks for the great review
I agree 399 is THE ONE

Oh yeah! Maybe the beautiful Panerai ever made.

World Poker Tour. Last year, I had announced flat out (no bluff at PifPaf’s) that it would be the Officine’s best year.
Incidentally, the title of the article was « the apogee ». Unless t ...

Thanks!!

Since Richemont stopped participating in BaselWorld, the consequences are numerous and surprise us at every edition.
More and more similar events take place during the SIHH week… It makes sense.
Be ...

For this SIHH 2012, the tendency instilled by Georges Kern the previous year gains momentum. Thus, the corollary of a general tendency that involves the whole industry (especially automotive engines a ...

These last months had become unbearable, I had the state of mind of a five year old on Christmas Eve.

http://watchonista.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/encapsulated/watchographer/1619/albums/pa ...

Thanks for sharing! Very detail....

Thanks for reading me!

Any category of watch has its «Grail» complication.
If the sounding complications are the Grail of the dressed-up watches, the chronograph is that of the sports watches, the diver’s Grail ...

Thanks you!

Few other pieces of the Sandoz collection:

http://www.watchonista.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/encapsulated/watchographer/1619/img_4786_1.pnghttp://www.watchonista.com/sites/de ...

To attend a Sandoz collection exhibition, one of the finest old automat & timepiece collections, is like transcending one’s horologic culture.

Very often, when one sees the phenomenal prices r ...

This is a unique, unknown and recently discovered Patek Philippe pocketwatch from 1894. More or less, this is the pocketwatch equivalent of the recent and current Patek Philippe reference 5208. The ...

A tritico from the Egyptian navy from the late 50'. A big "Egyziano" 60mm with the Angelus 8 days, and the Radiomir dial. With the compass and the profondimeter. The dial of the Egyziano is unbelievab ...

« La Monegasque » is a new collection created under Georges Kern’s leadership. It is Kern’s first accomplishment since he became CEO of the brand, in 2010. The collection was presented dur ...

I prefer the PAM317, more mythical...

For have a 10 days movement, I would prefer a PAM401-402 than a PAM335

After a few years of « new watchmaking », called « independent », certain concepts, or rather certain creators are at the end of their creative breath.
Some product lines spin in ...

Once could see also a tribute to the "Montres a Tact" vintage (photo antiquorum):

http://images.antiquorum.com/114/full/362.jpg

This is the final results of the Only Watch Auction 2011 to support the research against against the childhood muscular distrophy. To have a better understanding of this final bids, we have linked the ...

I have heard that waiting is the antechamber of desire. With this DB25 08-01-1297, it is the overdose of desire.
Presented among the group of the 20 first Only Watches, all of those who contemplated ...

The charity auction Only Watch, to benefit the children affected by muscular diseases, represents an important challenge for Tag:

-The most emblematic model from Tag Heuer is unquestionably the
...

It's true, I thinks is very basically density and elasticity of the material...

The more you have a thickness of atom, the more the sound wave is attenuated.

For exemple:

JlC has made his ...

When the WatchOnista team went to Monaco to attend the warm-up of Only Watch, the Breguet was the least revealing on the press photos.

http://www.watchonista.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/enca ...

抱歉，我贴在错误的部分

Today, the majority of the exportations of Swiss horology is bound towards continental China, Max spends lots of time in Asia… In the Orient, there are not only customers, but also artists; Max met H ...

The 127 is the most mythical PAM of the Richemont years, cheaper than the PAM203, more typified than the PAM232, more bestial than the PAM249, it imposed itself, not without difficulties, as the sexie ...

To be totally honest, the movement is farly based on the movement of Philippe Ruedin, the MAR, the MAR is a watch tribute to the vine (very original and funny).

As the Peseux 7001 the movement is ...

The HL02 is and excellent choice, that make 3 years that I question myself to buy it!

In my opinion, is my favorite HL, the purity of the begin of Hautlence...

(It's My pics of the HL 2.0 befo ...

In the context of the partnership between www.watchonista.com and Only Watch, the charity auction designed to collect funds to fight Myopathy, we will discover the finest «Only watches 2011» ...

During numerous meetings organized at the Ferney-Voltaire castle or elsewhere, some watch lovers, collectors and journalists have been able to discover more than a watch, a concept.

http://www.watc ...

BaselWorld, the SIHH, the diverse horologic events, it’s a luxury fair, a debauchery of logistics, the superlative as a norm, the profit margins are as ample as the physical attributes of the hostess ...

The segment of the high end fashionable watch, the sector that constituted the pillars of the commercial rebirth of watchmaking in the 2000’s, is saturated.
When watchmakers so rare, as Richard Mill ...

For more than twenty years, the «Mille Miglia» race has been the flagship of numerous partnerships held between horology and motorsports.

Nowadays, the Mille Miglia (round Italy road rall ...

Considering the environment of crisis, it would have been more logical that BaselWorld had been poorer than the SIHH, but paradoxically, one assisted on the exact opposite event - an exciting BaselWor ...

Thanks to read me!

Thanks to welcome me!

The brand is seldom accounted for on the horologic forums, it simply doesn’t generate enough buzz
With its polished look, traditional appearance from a distance, discreet in terms of communication, ...

I was quite astonished by the presence of De Bethune at Basel World, they launched plenty novelties during the WonderWeek of Geneva and thus I supposed that De Bethune was simply going to represent th ...

Having worked for years as an inside-guy (especially with Gulio&Papi), Christophe Claret eventually launched his own factory.
Since 2009, two very complicated watches had been produced, with mixe ...

Hello, few pics of heavy reports of this auctions:

Christie's may 16:

http://blog.watchonista.com/blog/christies-auction-may-16-sci-fi-watches-and-bids

Rolex GMT 6542:

http://i21.servimg. ...

We are welcome by Sky at BaselWorld to check out the products of Linde Werdelin:

http://i21.servimg.com/u/f21/11/31/56/78/img_2316.jpg

The concept of instrument that is recurring in watch indust ...

Ateliers De Monaco: The Princely Surprise

Recently, I spoke to Patrizia Ameli who works for Ateliers De Monaco and who made me come back to this watch brand, which I observed from the distance, di ...

Heritage watch manufacture - an improbable encounter

Some duets can be so full of creativity and bright ideas that one would believe that the duettists met each other at their own birth. I think o ...

We love the big movie festivals like Cesars, Cannes or the very small ones i.e.Cognac or Sundance.
Here I come to attend the Oscars. Quite simply. The stars, spangles, flashes awaking epilepsy, and ...

大家好，

我曾拍摄新的百达翡丽2011年的机会：

5208:

http://i61.servimg.com/u/f61/11/31/56/78/img_1717.jpg

http://i61.servimg.com/u/f61/11/31/56/78/img_1530.jpg

516 ...

您好，从文章上的照片 MB&F HM3 REBEL

http://i61.servimg.com/u/f61/11/31/56/78/img_1519.jpg

http://i61.servimg.com/u/f61/11/31/56/78/img_1521.jpg

http://i61.servimg.com/u/f61/11/31/56 ...

你好，这里是一块劳力士6238我为我的博客取得了一些照片：

http://i61.servimg.com/u/f61/11/31/56/78/img_1525.jpg

http://i61.servimg.com/u/f61/11/31/56/78/img_1526.jpg

http ...

是的，我使用的自动翻译。抱歉。

你好，它仍然股票曾经与中国球迷论坛美国人。
我修理这一疏忽，我提前道歉，我使用一个自动翻译。

在法国的主题原始版本：
http://blog.wa ...