Category: New This Week
Marc Jenni Deconstructs The Case Of The Incredible Prologue (Video)
Loyal readers may recall that a few months ago we introduced you to the amazing watch-making talents of up-and-coming independent watch-maker and AHCI candidate, Marc Jenni (click here to read that article). His debut piece, the Prologue, garnered a great deal of attention worldwide thanks to its successful integration of the world’s first lateral winding [...]
Vieilles Autos et Belles Montres sur la Place Vendôme
Arrivée Place Vendôme © The Watch Lounge Un voyage de 14.000 km est rarement une partie de plaisir, même en avion. C’est encore pire en automobile ! Non, pas en voiture, mais en automobile, ce moyen de locomotion ultra-moderne inventé vers 1890. Et quand justement votre “automobile” fait partie de ces tous premiers prototypes créés [...]
Jaeger-LeCoultre Celebrates 60 Years Of Memovox With Exclusive Exhibition
Icon is a term that is increasingly overused these days, often being thrown around haphazardly in reference to models which have little or no history and are certainly in no way iconic. There are some special exceptions though, those rare pieces that become the stuff of legend and transcend the realms of everyday watch-making. Often [...]
Hublot Nominated For Highly Prestigious WALPOLE AWARD For Excellence
Hublot has just received the news that it has been nominated for the highly prestigious “Walpole Awards For Excellence” ceremony which will take place on the 15th November in London. Hublot has been nominated alongside four other brands – Hermès, Bottega Veneta, Ermenegildo Zegna and The Peninsula Hotels – in the “International Luxury Brand” category, [...]
It Costs How Much? – A Visual Exploration Of What Drives Value (Part.3)
Well, it’s the final installment in our photo essay on the remarkable Marin 2 Thalassa by Peter Speake-Marin and what a journey it has been. Through this process we hope to have given you an intimate glimpse into the incredible craftmanship, attention to detail and above all time required to realize these mechanical masterpieces, and [...]
Interview With Guy Lucas de Peslouan – The Master Behind The Lens
Guy Lucas de Peslouan. Although you may not immediately recognize the name, this extremely talented individual is single-handedly responsible for so many of the photos of some of the world’s most desired timepieces, including offerings from brands such as Richard Mille, Thomas Prescher, Audemars Piguet and Van Cleef & Arpels that you would almost certainly [...]
Guy Lucas de Peslouan, le sculpteur de lumières
Il est l’auteur de tant de clichés chez Richard Mille, Thomas Prescher, Audemars Piguet ou encore Van Cleef & Arpels, que vous avez nécessairement déjà vu son travail. Auteur de 6 ouvrages de références sur les plus prestigieuses marques de l’industrie horlogère, Guy Lucas de Peslouan a réussi à s’imposer en Suisse comme l’un des [...]
It Costs How Much? – A Visual Exploration Of What Drives Value (Part.2)
Yesterday we brought you Part.1 of our special feature on the concept of value in luxury timepieces. We have chosen to present this series in the form of a photographic essay, using fantastic images of independent master watch-maker Peter Speake-Marin’s all new Marin 2 timepiece. Speake-Marin is renowned for his superb craftmanship and attention to [...]
X-Rays Reveal Perfectly Preserved 300-Year-Old Pocket Watch
It looks like some crusty old rock, but this is actually an exquisite 17th century pocket-watch. And now, state of the art x-rays have revealed that its 300-year-old mechanisms are still perfectly intact inside its rusting shell. The watch was found by a diver off the coast of Scotland in 1970, amidst a shipwreck that [...]
It Costs How Much? – A Visual Exploration Of What Drives Value (Part.1)
One of the questions we get asked most often here on The Watch Lounge is why some timepieces cost what they do. In some instances it is easier to explain as the overt designs and exposed complications make the level of skill and craftsmanship, not to mention hours of labor, required apparent, even to the [...]
On The Wrist Review – TechnoMarine Cruise Sport Chrono
In its heyday TechnoMarine made some of the coolest timepieces going around, attracting an audience of young, hip consumers hungry for something new and a little more daring from a typically conservative industry. They were one of the first brands to really push the boundaries of the fusion concept (i.e. combining various materials into a [...]
MB&F JWRLYMACHINE Unveiled – Behold A True Performance Art Masterpiece
We know it’s not Wednesday yet but what the heck. Wow! Last week we released the first teaser image of MB&F’s latest creation, conspicuously named the JWRLYMACHINE. Precious few details were available at that time other than the fact that this new piece had been conceived and executed in collaboration with legendary 152 year old [...]
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