Tag: "complication"
Wow Watch Wednesday: Urwerk UR-1001 Zeit Device
When you’ve broken as many rules and blurred as many lines as Urwerk has, you really need to do something special to make your fans sit up and go ‘wow!’ And this is exactly what the innovative watch-maker has done with the official unveiling of their mind-blowing UR-1001 Zeit Device, a time-telling device that at first seduces you with its apparent simplicity and then completely baffles you with its stunning complexity.
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.
HD3 Slyde – Jorg Hysek Unveils His Vision For The Future At GTE 2011 (Video)
Touch screen technology has been around for quite some time now but it wasn’t until the arrival of the phenomenally successful iPhone that things really took off. Now Jorg Hysek, and his team of designers at HD3 Complication, have taken the underlying principle of the smartphone – the ability to change applications by merely sliding [...]
Wow Watch Wednesday – Harry Winston Opus X (Video)
During September this year the list of pre-selected timepieces was announced for the prestigious Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (you can read the full list here if you haven’t seen it already). Included in that list (not surprisingly) was the mesmerizing Opus X by Harry Winston, a timepiece that has already won high praise from [...]
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: Rudis Sylva Harmonious Oscillator
Behold the superb “Harmonious Oscillator” from super high-end brand Rudis Sylva, which for the princely sum of just 260,000 Swiss Francs promises to provide you with greater accuracy than even the gravity-defying tourbillion complication. Now I know many people out there would have just read that statement and thought; “so what”, which to a degree [...]
Wow Watch Wednesday: The Haldimann H8 Sculptura
Like many of you we love complicated timepieces. The only problem is, sometimes they’re just too, well, complicated. The delicate feats of engineering ingenuity are overshadowed or worse still, concealed completely, by overzealous aesthetic touches which mask the inner beauty of the complex mechanism they overlay. However, one man is taking a stand. And that [...]
Grönefeld One Hertz 1912 – Connoisseurs Take Note
Regular readers of The Watch Lounge would no doubt be familiar with the brilliance of the Dutch Master watch-making brothers Tim and Bart Grönefeld (if not, read about them here, here and here). Famed for their exceptional GTM-06 Tourbillon Minute Repeater (the most complicated wristwatch ever created in the Netherlands) the brothers also successfully launched [...]
How Does A Minute Repeater Work?
The Minute Repeater complication (such as the one in the Jean Dunand Grande Complication we featured last week) is widely considered to be the most complex and challenging of all complications, presenting a true test of skill for master watchmakers seeking to reach the pinnacle of their craft. But just why is that? What is [...]
Wow Watch Wednesday: Jean Dunand Grande Complication
This week we feature an absolutely stunning piece from Jean Dunand, breathtaking in both its technical complexity and exceptional design. Created for true connoisseurs of haute horology, the suitably named Grande Complication is powered by a unique Christophe Claret creation, a manually wound movement that features an astonishing 12 complications in total and is constructed [...]
Weird Watch Wednesday: Franc Vila FVa35 SuperSonico 5 Minutes Repeater
If you’re looking for something truly distinctive you’d be hard pressed to go past some of the absolutely stunning creations by Spanish watch maker Franc Vila. Characterized by unconventional designs and alternative materials, Franc Vila’s watches are bold and adventurous and to be honest, probably quite unlike anything you have seen or worn before. One [...]
What’s A Tourbillon Really Worth?
Later this week we will be presenting our “on-the-wrist” review of this watch from Chinese manufacturer, Longio. Whilst not yet on the mainstream radar this Hong Kong based brand is really making a conceited effort to break into the luxury watch market by offering watches that have been constructed fully in-house, including the automatic movement which features a flying tourbillon complication.
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