https://swisswatches-magazine.com/ A horological journey Sun, 24 Nov 2024 21:35:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-patek-philippe-advanced-research/#comment-910 Sun, 24 Nov 2024 21:35:16 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=30971#comment-910 […] enhance the performance of high-end watches but also set new standards for the entire industry​ (Swisswatches Magazine)​​ (SJX […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/louis-vuittons-ascension-from-high-fashion-to-horological-heaven/#comment-784 Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:30:30 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=33770#comment-784 […] als Haute Horlogerie Marke ernstgenommen zu werden. Denn trotz einer faszinierenden Geschichte (über die wir ausführlich berichtet haben), befindet sich Louis Vuitton gerade erst in der dritten Generation der Uhrmacherei. Um relevant zu […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/breitling-premier-heritage-chronographs-watches-wonders-2021/#comment-636 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:42:50 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=17071#comment-636 […] in 2021, more models were added to the collection, including the Premier B09 Chronograph 40 with a diameter of 40 mm. The watches are very smart, […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/breitling-premier-collection-2018/#comment-635 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:01:13 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=1508#comment-635 […] years after the first Premier and shortly after Georges Kern joined Breitling as CEO, the line was relaunched. That was in 2018, and for the first re-edition, Breitling took significant inspiration from the […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/louis-vuittons-ascension-from-high-fashion-to-horological-heaven/#comment-631 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:33:55 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=33770#comment-631 […] Louis Vuitton’s Ascension From High Fashion to Horological Heaven […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/a-closer-look-chopard-full-strike-trilogy-the-first-sapphire-crystal-watch-to-bear-the-geneva-seal/#comment-630 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:03:01 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=29316#comment-630 […] yet rarer, however, are sapphire crystal watches bearing the Geneva Seal. Alongside Chopard and its L.U.C Full Strike Sapphire, Louis Vuitton’s La Fabrique du Temps is the only luxury Swiss watch manufacture to achieve […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/full-speed-ahead-the-richard-mille-rm-029-le-mans-classic/#comment-622 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:58:11 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=24241#comment-622 […] Nadal’s ground-breaking RM 27-04 with tourbillon to the handsome RM 029 Le Mans Classic, the male percentile of Richard Mille fans shouldn’t find it too hard to pick out a pretty […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/richard-mille-rm-029-automatic-le-mans-classic/#comment-621 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:57:14 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=20532#comment-621 […] Nadal’s ground-breaking RM 27-04 with tourbillon to the handsome RM 029 Le Mans Classic, the male percentile of Richard Mille fans shouldn’t find it too hard to pick out a […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/first-look-the-unbreakable-richard-mille-rm-27-04-tourbillon-rafael-nadal/#comment-620 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:56:59 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=11954#comment-620 […] Nadal’s ground-breaking RM 27-04 with tourbillon to the handsome RM 029 Le Mans Classic, the male percentile of […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/the-omega-speedmaster-super-racing-with-spirate-system/#comment-619 Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:30:56 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=35450#comment-619 […] The Omega Speedmaster Super Racing with Spirate System […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/interview-roger-dubuis-brand-strategy-with-ceo-nicola-andreatta/#comment-617 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:40:13 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=7721#comment-617 […] on from our time spent together at Goodwood Festival of Speed last year and our catch-up during the extraordinary year of 2020, we sat down once more to chime in 2023 with lunch at Il Mirtillo, a cosy traditional Italian […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/24-hours-with-roger-dubuis-at-goodwood-festival-of-speed/#comment-616 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:38:54 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=31819#comment-616 […] horology house in the industry: Roger Dubuis. Following on from our time spent together at Goodwood Festival of Speed last year and our catch-up during the extraordinary year of 2020, we sat down once more […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/louis-vuittons-ascension-from-high-fashion-to-horological-heaven/#comment-615 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:49:30 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=33770#comment-615 […] Louis Vuitton’s Ascension From High Fashion to Horological Heaven […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/point-of-view-code-11-59-by-audemars-piguet-new-models-2020/#comment-613 Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:00:09 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=9524#comment-613 […] galvanic growth. This is a sophisticated process akin to 3D printing, explained in more detail in the following in-depth article. Likewise, the minimalist small seconds counter’s gold thread also uses this complex […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/history-of-breitling-navitimer/#comment-611 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:32:11 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=1611#comment-611 […] roots of the first Navitimer date back to 1952, when it was developed and manufactured by Breitling especially for the Aircraft […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/the-final-interview-with-george-daniels/#comment-607 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:21:03 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=22701#comment-607 […] of Swiss watchmaking. A major milestone in the improvement of accuracy was, as many will know, George Daniel’s Co-Axial escapement. Reducing the contact surfaces, it thus requires less lubrication – providing a solution to the […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/omegas-pivotal-new-pieces-making-its-mark-as-an-haute-horlogerie-watchmaker/#comment-606 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:20:42 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=33763#comment-606 […] become something of a talking point in the industry recently. Last year, the company unveiled the most spectacular movement in its history, the Calibre 1932. Marking the world’s first calibre to combine an integrated chronograph and […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/lunch-with-parmigiani-fleurier-ceo-guido-terreni/#comment-569 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 09:17:13 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=30673#comment-569 […] to the public: a wall clock in the style of the PF is one interior design highlight. During our interview, Guido Terreni talks about his plans for the brand and his understanding of the Parmigiani […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/in-the-metal-panerai-luminor-due-luna/#comment-563 Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:49:56 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=34693#comment-563 […] In The Metal: Panerai Luminor Due Luna […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/castles-diamonds-and-sustainability-breitlings-super-chronomat-automatic-38/#comment-562 Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:49:32 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=34256#comment-562 […] under CEO Georges Kern. This year, a new eco-friendly piece came to fruition in the form of the Super Chronomat Automatic 38 Origins, which has made waves with its lab-grown diamonds sourced from sustainable suppliers. Likewise, the […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/omegas-pivotal-new-pieces-making-its-mark-as-an-haute-horlogerie-watchmaker/#comment-561 Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:48:56 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=33763#comment-561 […] Omega’s Pivotal New Pieces: Making its Mark as an Haute Horlogerie Watchmaker […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/50-years-royal-oak-audemars-piguet-royal-oak-selfwinding-flying-tourbillon-openworked-41mm/#comment-560 Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:48:34 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=25919#comment-560 […] January, featuring new design elements and a new movement. Among them, for the first time, is the Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Openworked 50th Anniversary, a fully skeletonised Royal Oak. Each component has been decorated according to all the rules of […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/louis-vuittons-ascension-from-high-fashion-to-horological-heaven/#comment-559 Sat, 24 Dec 2022 09:00:45 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=33770#comment-559 […] Louis Vuitton’s Ascension From High Fashion to Horological Heaven […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/breguet-tradition-7047-movement-with-fusee-chain-tourbillon/#comment-558 Sat, 24 Dec 2022 09:00:23 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=31162#comment-558 […] is a tourbillon, when it appears on the dial side, an eye-catcher in itself: in the case of the Tradition 7047, even its exposed mechanisms are a work of art. It is driven by chain and fusée, becoming a […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/vacheron-constantin-patrimony-moon-phase-and-retrograde-date-collection-excellence-platine-2020-novelty-news/#comment-557 Fri, 23 Dec 2022 13:36:18 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=8164#comment-557 […] Excellence Platine limited to 100 pieces, with a 950 platinum case. This was the successor of the Patrimony Excellence Platine launched a year […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/vacheron-constantin-historiques-american-1921/#comment-556 Fri, 23 Dec 2022 13:35:16 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=15760#comment-556 […] mark the 100th anniversary of the American 1921, Vacheron Constantin presented three new models of the classic watch in 2021. Two of the three new variations are housed in a white-gold case that […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/vacheron-constantin-historiques-cornes-de-vache-1955-steel-2019/#comment-555 Fri, 23 Dec 2022 13:35:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=4477#comment-555 […] 2019 Cornes de vache 1955 has a shimmering grey-silver opaline dial with what Vacheron calls a ‘velvet effect’. A […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/vacheron-constantin-historiques-triple-calendrier-1942/#comment-554 Fri, 23 Dec 2022 13:33:51 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=2163#comment-554 […] in 2017, the manufacture dedicated two new editions to them: the Historiques Triple Calendrier 1942 with a stainless-steel case and the Historiques Triple Calendrier 1948 in rose gold. If you compare […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/breitling-top-time-deus-limited-edition/#comment-531 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 21:18:40 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=15377#comment-531 […] have launched a limited edition of the Top Time Deus Chronograph for the second time. The 2021 Top Time Deus Limited Edition sold out in a very short time. The Top Time chronographs were first introduced in 1964, as Willy […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/omega-speedmaster-moonwatch-hesalite-vs-sapphire-crystal-review/#comment-528 Sun, 04 Dec 2022 11:45:45 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=15320#comment-528 […] […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/breitling-chronomat-automatic-gmt-40-faithful-travel-companion-in-five-variants/#comment-520 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:53:02 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=33276#comment-520 […] Super Chronomat Automatic 38 was introduced alongside the Chronomat Automatic GMT 40. One of the roles of this watch is actually to fill a gap: prior to its introduction, Chronomat […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/collector-brands-of-the-rise-series-one-montblanc-and-minerva/#comment-509 Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:37:05 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=20391#comment-509 […] timepieces and failed. A successful example, of course, is Montblanc, with its acquisition of the Minerva manufacture back in 2007. Suddenly armed with a marketable history, alongside all the knowledge and expertise […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/jaeger-lecoultre-reverso-hybris-mechanica-calibre-185/#comment-496 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:57:44 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=16289#comment-496 […] are numerous models available, with an ever-increasing range of complications. The extraordinary Quadriptyque, for example, has a total of four different dials on rotation, integrating no less than 11 […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/24-hours-in-paris-celebrating-90-years-of-the-reverso/#comment-495 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:56:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=24023#comment-495 […] pop-up. We’ve seen his work with JLC before, for example when he exhibited his work at the 90th anniversary of the Reverso celebrations in Paris last year. Comprising of numerous components suspended in the air, its presentation enables viewers […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/lunch-with-piaget-ceo-chabi-nouri/#comment-489 Sat, 19 Nov 2022 09:02:12 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=8043#comment-489 […] Your predecessor Chabi Nouri established an E-commerce platform in the US for the first time in 2017. How has it developed since […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/piaget-altiplano-ultimate-concept-ref-g0a45500-g0a45501-g0a45502-watches-and-wonders-2020-novelty-news/#comment-488 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:13:51 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=7788#comment-488 […] Wonders and is already in high demand. There are two watches that I actually wear the most; the Altiplano Ultimate Automatic and the Piaget Polo Skeleton. This combines two qualities that are typical of Piaget: the […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/piaget-altiplano-ultimate-concept-ref-g0a45500-g0a45501-g0a45502-watches-and-wonders-2020-novelty-news/#comment-472 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:32:49 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=7788#comment-472 […] the SIHH in 2018, Piaget unveiled what was then the world’s thinnest mechanical watch, the Altiplano Ultimate Concept. If we cast our eyes from the past to the present, the model, with a height of 2 mm, defined the […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/bulgari-octo-finissimo-ultra-the-worlds-thinnest-mechanical-watch/#comment-471 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:31:18 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=27400#comment-471 […] March 2022, Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo Ultra demonstrated who was the winner in the competition for the world’s thinnest watch, knocking […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/bulgari-octo-finissimo-tourbillon-chronograph-skeleton-automatic-world-record-2020-novelty/#comment-470 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:31:02 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=11678#comment-470 […] its launch in 2014 and has since set several world records. At Geneva Watch Days 2020, the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Chronograph Skeleton was unveiled. At 7.4 mm high, it was the thinnest automatic watch at the time to feature a […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-patek-philippe-nautilus/#comment-462 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:48:32 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=22698#comment-462 […] […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-patek-philippe-nautilus/#comment-455 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:00:19 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=22698#comment-455 […] […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/laurent-ferrier-grand-sport-tourbillon-blue-opaline-dial-watches-and-wonders-2020-novelty-news/#comment-445 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:58:19 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=8118#comment-445 […] solely uses 18-carat 5N red gold. This gives the watch a warmer touch in comparison to its all-steel predecessors, with the launch of the first Grand Sport Tourbillon model taking place in 2019. Just like its […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/an-italian-affair-panerais-luna-rossa-and-the-americas-cup/#comment-427 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:05:04 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=15551#comment-427 […] in its design, introducing a subtle new colour scheme of white, grey, and red. By contrast, its predecessors have had darker colour schemes, such as the recognisable grey Luna Rossa canvas dials. This fits […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/delving-into-the-history-of-tudor-chronographs/#comment-426 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:56:50 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=6522#comment-426 […] bezel. TUDOR’s embrace of colour in the Ranger collection coincides with the watchmaker’s introduction of colourful chronograph dials that appeared at the time, for example the famous 1971 Montecarlo with blue and orange […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/the-audemars-piguet-royal-oak-perpetual-calendar-in-blue-ceramic/#comment-421 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:05:17 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=32463#comment-421 […] features in the collection. The colour celebrated its premiere in the form of the recently released Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar. Likewise, the Royal Oak Offshore 2020 (Ref. 26405CE) also makes use of the same […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/bucherer-blue-exceptional-timepieces-from-lucerne/#comment-420 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:00:13 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=32575#comment-420 […] power of strong brands and manufactures: a good 50 watches have already been created for and with Bucherer BLUE, which sees itself as the in-house innovation lab of Bucherer – one of the largest and most […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/exploring-every-omega-bond-watch/#comment-404 Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:14:37 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=6557#comment-404 […] brand has appeared in many James Bond films, been used for many Olympic Games, and has been the watch of choice of NASA for over half a […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/interview-roger-dubuis-brand-strategy-with-ceo-nicola-andreatta/#comment-402 Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:40:49 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=7721#comment-402 […] certificate is of the utmost importance to Roger Dubuis, as the manufacture’s CEO Nicola Andreatta informs us. Ever since his arrival at the end of 2018, Andreatta has insisted on producing 100 […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/a-lange-soehne-1815-rattrapante-honeygold-2020-novelty/#comment-399 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:32:25 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=11439#comment-399 […] features of the 1815 collection, but surprises with an atypical placement of the subdials. The 1815 Rattrapante Honeygold “Homage to F. A. Lange” was introduced earlier, but it combines a black dial with a gold case. The new version with a […]

]]> https://swisswatches-magazine.com/breguet-year-of-the-tourbillon/#comment-389 Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:48:54 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=24601#comment-389 […] Year Of The Tourbillon: The Story Of Abraham-Louis Breguet, The Man Who Defied Gravity […]

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