Tag: "Chronograph"
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.
Luxury Watches & Vintage Cars: From Peking to Place Vendôme
A 14,000 km trip is rarely an enjoyable experience, even by plane. Surely then it is significantly worse by automobile! No, not a modern car, with all its luxury conveniences like you are thinking, but an actual automobile, that brand new mode of transportation invented around 1890! So you can imagine then that when your “automobile” happens to be
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 [...]
Wow Watch Wednesday: The Grieb & Benzinger Blue Wave
One of a kind. That is the only way this superb new offering from the master craft-men at Grieb & Benzinger can be described; in part because it is true and in part because words simply fail us when we attempt to do otherwise. A classic beauty in every sense, this stunning timepiece will capture [...]
How To Move Forwards While Looking Backwards – Innovation In The Watch Industry Part.4
In Part.3 we looked at how young watch-maker Romain Jerome is attempting to turn a concept into an icon, with the on-going development of their DNA of Famous Legends series. Today, we turn our attention to another, far more established brand who has already achieved all that and so much more.
Wow Watch Wednesday: Chronoswiss Grand Opus DLC
This week’s piece provides not only a visual feast for the eyes but, unlike many of the other watches that feature in this category, it is also quite wearable. The latest evolution of the well-regarded Grand Opus chronograph series, created by Swiss watch maker Chronoswiss, this new piece effectively charters this traditionally conservative brand into [...]
Classic And Classy – The New Longines Column-Wheel Chronograph
We tend not to cover mainstream brands too often here on The Watch Lounge. It’s not that we don’t like them, indeed we admire many of their exceptional pieces, it’s just that we feel there are already a number of great sites out there that do a more than a sufficient job of covering these [...]
Hublot Big Bang Tutti Frutti – Who Said Classy Can’t Be Colorful?
As you are all no doubt aware Basel World will be upon us in a matter of weeks, with the world’s best watch and jewellery brands coming together in Switzerland to unveil their latest creations. We’ve covered a few of the ones that have really caught our fancy so far and will continue to do [...]
Wow Watch Wednesday: The Concord C1 Code Chronograph
This week’s piece from Swiss watch maker Concord is certainly unique but we’re not really sure if that’s a good thing. Over the last few years the luxury brand has built a reputation for pushing the envelope when it comes to design, in large part thanks to the marketing ingenuity of former President Vincent Perriard, [...]
Omega Exhibits Nine Decades Of Innovation For The IOC
It’s not every day that you get the chance to see the official chronograph of the 1932 Olympics. Luckily for enthusiasts and historians alike though, it is one of the pieces exhibited by Omega in its Champs-Elysées show-room, during the celebration of their long-standing relationship with the International Olympic Committee.
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