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We were several Purists guys including our JLC moderator Amanico who could attend the event a few days ago, please find below my report. The "Reverso, Intemporelle depuis 1931" exhibition has just ope

The 2021 edition of the Geneva Watch Days was a welcome opportunity for the watchmaking community to meet again with great pleasure. Beyond the joy of the reunion, it gave to the brands the opportunit

One of the main successes of this Geneva "back-to-school week" was to gather a number of meetings and presentations around the Geneva Watch Days. The line-up was therefore much broader than that of th

The Hublot boutique in Rome opened in 2019. It is ideally located, almost opposite the Trinità dei Monti stairs (the Spanish Stairs) and a few steps from Via Condotti. Unsurprisingly, Hublot presented

The Patek Philippe boutique in Rome has quickly become one of the most popular locations on Via Condotti since its opening in 2019. Located on the former site of the Hausmann multi-brand boutique, it

No one can deny it: Vacheron Constantin's Overseas collection is enjoying growing success and the waiting lists for the various models are getting longer and longer. There are several reasons for this

The big event of the last few weeks is undoubtedly the discovery of the MAD Edition 1, a watch sold by the MAD Gallery exclusively to MB&F clients who have registered as members of the "Tribe" and Fri

Zenith has been extremely (no pun intended) active for several months: some very important novelties have been revealed in a rather short period of time, such as the Chronomaster Sport, the Defy Extre

The big day has come ! The Kickstarter campaign dedicated to the re-release of Jacques Bianchi's JB 200 has started on June 15th and it is already very successful what is not a surprise for me. Indeed

It is a real firework display that Louis Erard proposes to us this month of June with the presentation of 3 watches resulting from the collaboration with Alain Silberstein. This triptych is, in my opi

Almost everything has been said about the Rolex Submariner 124060, the latest version of the most famous diving watch that was unveiled last September. So, rather than going into a classic presentatio

Twenty-five years ago, Chopard offered its first in-house movements. The brand had to celebrate such an anniversary with dignity, given the large number of complications that have been developed since

I wanted to go back to one of the watches I own, the Squale 1521 Military Blasted. The 1521 collection is the base of the Squale catalog and its best-seller. The watches from this collection are disti

It cannot be said that Louis Erard is short of ideas. Under the impetus of Manuel Emch, it is finding opportunities to put its collections in the spotlight through partnerships with independent watchm

not sure about the nose of the moonphase but well... it is a great piece! Fx

The new versions of the Explorer II were highly anticipated because Rolex had, as usual, prepared the ground well by arousing interest and curiosity through a teasing video unveiled one week before th

The Black Bay Fifty-Eight quickly became one of Tudor's flagship models. Its contained size, the neo-retro vibe, the Submariner Big Crown 7924 inspiration, all contributed to the watch's undeniable ch

Note: the pictured watch is a prototype and the grained finish of the dial will be different from the one shown in the pictures. I remember my first meetings with Gautier Massonneau and Volcy Bloch, r

Since its introduction in 2016, the new Polo collection has gradually found its place in the Piaget catalogue. Its success is growing, driven by the market trend towards steel watches with integrated

As you know, I was looking to buy my first Vacheron Constantin. I hesitated between several models, basically 3 Overseas and the chronograph Cornes de Vache. Considering my life style, the ability to