Tag: "New"
Introducing The New Speake-Marin Spirit – Get One, Now!
It can be difficult to make a big noise when you are an Independent watchmaker but through sheer determination, dedication, and masterful skill, even in these difficult economic times Peter Speake-Marin continues to produce and successfully sell some magnificent watches.
Wow Watch Wednesday: Greubel Forsey GMT
Last week master watch-makers Greubel Forsey unveiled their latest creation, a phenomenal new timepiece simply called the GMT. Don’t let the innocuous name or the seemingly run-of-the-mill complication fool you though – this may well be the most beautiful GMT timepiece you ever lay eyes on.
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.
Pre-Basel World 2011 – Hublot Big Bang Black Caviar
A few years back Hublot created somewhat of a sensation when they unveiled the One Million Dollar Black Caviar Bang, a stunning piece literally covered in almost 550 rare baguette cut black diamonds, 34.5 carats in total.
Wow Watch Wednesday: Rebellion REB-5 Tourbillon
One of the standouts from the recent Geneva Time Exhibition was Rebellion Timepieces and in particular one of their latest creations, the uber sexy REB-5 Tourbillon. It looks great, has a sufficient level of technical complexity to attract the well-trained eyes of connoisseurs and, according to the brand, authoritatively stamps Rebellion’s mark on…
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.
SIHH 2011: Montblanc
Of the top 10 sellers at Montblanc, nine of them are chronographs a truly staggering statistic. This would certainly account for why it is important for them to commemorate the invention of the chronograph 190 years ago. As part of this celebration they will be contributing to an exhibition in La Locle later in the year.
SIHH 2011: Day One (Part Two)
After bidding farewell to my lunch companions it was time to take in the sights at Baume et Mercier. The Capeland range has not previously really been of much interest to me, but it has had a complete revamp and now we have a proper retro look. They have reproduced a classic B-et-M dial from the 1950s (pictured above), a nice cream color with both tachymeter & telemeter graduations. I love them.
Geneva Time Exhibition 2011 – Day One
Sunday marks the busiest week of the Geneva watch season. While nothing beats Baselworld in terms of scale if there is such a thing as quality over quantity, and I think there is, then this week this is the place to be, these are some of the best watches money can buy. Running from Sunday to Friday, the second edition of the Geneva Time Exhibition is twice the size of last year’s show and while the exhibition hall itself may not be the most conducive to luxury, I find the architecture a bit too 1960s brutish style for my taste, they have given it a lower light level atmospheric feel.
Wow Watch Wednesday: A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mérite Pre-SIHH 2011 (Video)
In December last year, German watch-maker A. Lange & Söhne announced the upcoming release of a remarkably clever new timepiece which would make its official debut at SIHH 2011. The latest edition to the Richard Lange collection, the Tourbillon Pour le Mérite is undoubtedly going to be one of the stand-outs at this year’s show [...]
Wow Watch Wednesday: Sequential One His & Hers Unique Pieces for Les Airelles
Innovative watch-makers, Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps, have just announced that they have been selected by the prestigious Hôtel de Charme Les Airelles, considered one of finest five star hotels in the world, to create two…
Luxury And Social media: Friend Or Foe?
As most of you know, I do not come from the horology industry. Far from it. My background is in technology and software engineering. When I catapulted into the luxury industry, I knew absolutely nothing about it – besides being an avid consumer – and naively assumed that if social media worked for enterprise software, [...]
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