Ornatus-Mundi

Recently I had the chance to attend an exclusive event organised by the Breguet Boutique in Vienna which celebrated the 200 th Anniversary of both the landmark Congress of Vienna and the adjacent Batt

The festive season already got us up to full speed with preparations, most importantly amongst them the ever lingering question: what present shall I chose? For watch lovers (and their spouses) there

For me personally the small modifications, improvements and changes, both of technical as well as aesthetical nature, are the icing on the cake' and distinguish great manufactures from the rest. Zenit

Following the Zenith Academy Georges Favre-Jacot Titanium I reviewed last week , there is a second model of the 'superleggera' series which Zenith presented in 2015. Crafted in titanium as well, the Z

Probably the quintessential watch for Zenith's 150th Anniversary, the El Primero Georges Favre-Jacot Titanium not only sports a delightful gear train with a constant force-powered 36.000 bph escapemen

Artistically speaking, the new Zenith Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane Georges Favre-Jacot is the most elaborate of all four of Zenith's 'Autumn novelties'. All their craftsmanship is used to celeb

It's autumn already. Not only the leaves are getting colourful before they fall, also watchworld is dressing up a last time before the two great shows in spring. Zenith is no different and presents a

Earlier this week OMEGA in cooperation with the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS), has presented the first ever wristwatch certified according to the exacting, transparent Master Chronomete

One of the artisanal highlights of this year's BaselWorld was - for me at least - the De Bethune DB25 Quetzalcoatl. Born from the equally genial and creative minds of Denis Flageollet and David Zanett

Recently crowned as the 2015 Italian Historic Rally Champio n and absolute winner of the Trofeo Rally 70’, the Zenith ambassador Erik Comas confirmed this dominance after his victory at the Rallylegen

With the last two series of Coffeehouse Tales strongly focused on sporty watches, I would now take a turn and present a Zenith watch of quite different, decidedly elegant appearance but still full of

Can you believe it was already 10 years ago? In September 2005 the dream team Ludwig Oechslin, Beat Weinmann, Paul Gerber and Christian Gafner presented the fruit of the unusual collaborative project

After a rather long interruption I would like to restart the Viennese Coffee House tales with Zenith : this time with the El Primero Stratos Flyback in a rose-gold/steel two-tone outfit , a watch that

WatchInsider's Alexander Linz has recorded an intensive interview session with Jean-Claude Biver, President of LVMH's Watch Division, in which Mr Biver discusses the future of watchmaking in general a

Its just a press release but you have to see this - I am helplessly in love! Press Release: ROMAIN GAUTHIER LOGICAL ONE SECRET KAKAU HÖFKE With Logical one Secret Kakau Höfke , Swiss watchmaker Romain

The El Primero movement has proven its ruggedness over decades (think of Rolex Daytona, or some Panerai) - but only at Baselworld 2015 did Zenith present its own version of a bona fide sports watch, t

Le Locle-based watch manufacture Zenith honours the pioneer of aviation, Louis Blériot , with a dedicated collectors' piece, the Zenith Pilot Type 20 Tribute to Louis Blériot . This watch features a m

After the 'big' announcement of the Pilot Type 20 Skeleton (see here), this time now a refined, restrained and quite accomplished timepiece from Zenith's Baselworld 2015 novelties: the Zenith Elite Po

The 4 th and penultimate regatta of the season for the TP 52 Super Series – an important race and a royal event. The 34 th Copa del Rey MAPFRE , a celebrated international competition, will see 12 tea

"The Omega Speedmaster Apollo 13 Silver Snoopy Award pays homage to the unforgettable mission 45 years ago" - that is the official tag-line to this commemorative watch the Biel-based manufacture prese