Category: Watch Reviews
MB&F HM3 Frog Zr – Black Is Back…In Purple? (Live Photos!)
The masters of mechanical machines for your wrist, MB&F, have just unveiled the latest limited edition to join their highly successful HM3 ‘Frog’ collection. This new addition, called the ‘Frog Zr’, serves as a cheeky reminder of MB&F’s burning desire to bring a bit of fun (and color) to the world of high-end watch-making whilst at the same time demonstrating its design and innovation capabilities. Limited to a production of just 18 pieces, the Frog Zr will be available exclusively from select retail partners around the world.
Louis Moinet Astralis – Simply Out Of This World!
All too often you come across a brand that is just going about its business quietly, producing really high quality, innovative pieces without really getting the mainstream recognition it deserves – www.louismoinet.com is such a brand. The only difference is that’s the way they like it.
Basel World 2011 In Review: Eva Leube’s ‘Ari’
She’s talented, she’s ambitious and she’s…Australian? Well technically she’s German but she lives in Australia now, so we’re claiming her! Have you guessed who we’re talking about yet? That’s right; it’s Eva Leube, the prestigious (and exclusive) A.C.H.I.’s newest candidate member and an incredibly gifted independent watch-maker. Making her debut at this year’s Basel World, Eva caused quite a stir with the unveiling of stunning first creation; ‘Ari’.
Wow Watch Wednesday: Harry Winston’s (And Denis Giguet’s) Opus 11
Harry Winston’s Opus 11. There is very little to write about this mind-blowing piece that has not already been written. The undisputed show stealer at Basel World 2011, the Opus 11 has literally taken the watch world by storm.
Baselworld 2011 In Review: Gronefeld One Hertz
Across from the Academie Createur Hologerie Independent booth is a small pseudo-shop with the title “Independent Watchmakers”, inside, amongst a few other well-known small brands are the brother’s Tim and Bart Gronefeld.
Basel World 2011 In Review: Marvin Watches
Marvin is an interesting company, yes it makes quartz watches but it also makes automatic movements and a regulator, they are also affordable. There will be some new models later in the year but for Baselworld 2011, they are concentrating on their collector box sets.
Raymond Weil Maestro Moon-Phase – Take A Second Look
This year Raymond Weil celebrates their 35th anniversary and, as CEO Olivier Bernheim told us earlier this week, the brand will introduce a new collection at Basel World including a limited edition timepiece to commemorate this historic year. Giving us a taste of things to come is the wonderfully understated Maestro Moon-Phase, the latest addition…
Wow Watch Wednesday: UR-110 Torpedo – Urwerk Strikes Again
Our focus here on The Watch Lounge is, and has always been, primarily on high-end mechanical, time-telling masterpieces. As such, it should come as no surprise that we are completely taken with Urwerk’s newest creation, the UR-110 Torpedo.
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 [...]
Corum Chronograph 44 Centro Mono-Pusher – Staying True To Form
We have always maintained the long-held belief that the key to success is consistency; find something you do well, and then keep on doing it. It would seem that the team at Corum also subscribe to this same principle, producing timepieces that are of exceptional quality whilst at the same time remaining true to the [...]
Peter Speake-Marins’s New Masterpiece – The Marin 2 Thalassa
For those of you with your finger pressed firmly on the horological pulse, you would have undoubtedly already read about the unveiling of the highly anticipated new timepiece from master independent watch-maker Peter Speake-Marin, aptly named the Marin 2. Don’t despair however if you missed this exciting news as you can find all the information [...]
This Oktopus also got it right – A My Watch Special By Miguel Seabra
One of the biggest stars of the recently concluded World Cup was ‘Paul, the Octopus’ – a prophetic cephalopod that predicted correctly the outcome of every single one of the eight matches he was asked to. Well, I’ve got my own Oktopus and it also gets it right… in many different ways.
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