Fashion houses are closing in on the world of horology
The landscape and demographics of buyers has driven many changes across the world of horology in recent years. More interestingly, we have seen a huge rise in demand of products from longstanding fashion houses such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and so forth. In order to capitalise on this, [...]
Watchonado’s SIHH 2017 Top Picks
Year on year, SIHH (Salon Internationale de la Haute Horlogerie) pulls out all the stops. What started as a small fair between Baume & mercier, Cartier, Piaget, Gerald Genta and Daniel Roth, has morphed into the behemoth that is the Richemont Group with plenty of flair from the indepedent brands [...]
SIHH2014: A. Lange & Sohne
It’s been 20 years since A. Lange & Sohne re-invented itself to become one of the most revered manufactures today. At SIHH 2014, they celebrated this with some very interesting pieces. The star, the Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar “Terraluna” The highlight would have to be the Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar [...]
SIHH2014: JLC’s new releases for 2014
Jaeger-LeCoultre certainly started 2014 with a bang. From Reverso’s to Tourbillons, pink gold to ceramic. They sure have satisfied their fans with some awesome timepieces. For those blacked-out watch fans, first up we have the JLC Master Compressor Chronograph Ceramic. A 46mm chronograph and a GMT that is rated to [...]
SIHH 2014 Preview: AP Royal Oak Concept GMT Tourbillon
In about a month’s time, manufactures, journalists and watch aficionados will decend upon Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. Before they do, some manufactures like Audemars Piguet are giving us a sneak peak of some of the 2014 novelties. The Royal Oak Concept GMT Tourbillon being one of them. SIHH will [...]
Patek’s most complicated – the Ref. 6002
Patek Philippe have certainly outdone themselves this time. The Ref. 6002 is one of Patek Philippe’s most complicated wrist watches. Minute repeater, perpetual calendar, retrograde date, moonphase, astronomical complication, the list goes on. We take a deeper look into this masterpiece and find out why we would never wear one. [...]
Basel 2013: Hublot MP-05 La Ferrari
Hublot have teamed up with Ferrari to become their official timekeeper. Over the past couple years we have seen some Ferrari inspired watches from Hublot, but none quite like this one. The La Ferrari was presented at Baselworld 2013 and is certainly a jaw-dropping piece, just like the cars. The [...]
Basel 2013: De Bethune
At Baselworld 2013, De Bethune has released a couple of very exotic watches demonstrating their watchmaking mastery. The DB25 Imperial Fountain and LT Tourbillon. The DB25 Imperial Fountain is a special edition set of 12 watches. It is inspired by Chinese zodiac animals found on a fountain in China’s Old [...]
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