Category Archive: Horology

Seiko – Presage

In 2017 Seiko launched a new Presage collection inspired by the world of mixology. Colors and appearances of cocktail bars are an interesting source to design watches. This collection found its inspirations on… Continue reading

Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève – 2018

by Abdon FLORES The Oscars of the horology have been unveiled and given. The judges have chosen among 72 watches to pick the best ones of the fifteen competing categories plus two special… Continue reading

Big Bang One Click Calavera Catrina – Hublot

by Abdon FLORES El Día de los Muertos is one of the most attiring celebrations around the world. Mexicans have a very close relationship with Death -the character not the fact of stop… Continue reading

Altiplano Tourbillon Malachite – Piaget

Crafted from malachite marquetry by stone sculptor and master craftsman Hervé Obligi, this Altiplano tourbillon enhances Piaget’s iconic ultra-thin piece with the rarest and most exacting Artistic Crafts. The watch will be competing in… Continue reading

Record – Longines

Based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland since 1832, Longines watchmakers enjoy an expertise steeped in tradition, elegance and performance. Since the Record collection combines classic elegance with excellence, the watch will be competing in probably… Continue reading

Monaco Gulf – Tag Heuer

The Heuer Monaco was the first square and water-resistant automatic chronograph in the history of Swiss watchmaking. Tag Heuer launched it in 1969, and it was a break with the aesthetic codes of… Continue reading

Executive Tourbillon Free Wheel – Ulysse Nardin

Ulysse Nardin’s most spectacular innovation to date literally turns watchmaking upside down: free-floating components under space-age crystal. The Executive Tourbillon Skeleton “Free Wheel” has a sapphire glass box that took months to research and develop.… Continue reading

Historiques Triple calendrier 1942 – Vacheron Constantin

Competing in the Men’s category for the Grand Prix Horloger de Genève, this Triple Calendar by Vacheron Constantin pays tribute to a historical classic of this also historical watch manufacturer. These new Historiques… Continue reading

Bouton de Camélia – Chanel

No complications, no fancy mechanics, not even numerals! Timepieces competing in the Jewellery category of the Grand Prix Horloger de Genève are rather like that: they privilege jewels over horlogery. Chanel has created… Continue reading

Dahlia C1 by Beauregard

Competing in the GPHG Ladies’ Complication category, the first Beauregard collection of watches pays tribute to the dahlia, which, in the language of plants, symbolises dignity and elegance. The design of the watch… Continue reading