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I think of Cartier’s Calibre de Cartier watch as the collection of watches from Cartier, other than the expensive pieces in the Fine Watchmaking family, as being exclusively for men. Born from the sta

When I was at a Breguet event the people at Breguet put an interesting photo with a set of six watches up on a screen: the brand signature was removed from the dial of each of them. The point was that

I would like to extend some of the thinking in my Imitation and flattery post below, in which I state that other brands appear to take inspiration (or steal) from designs by Vacheron Constantin for

The good poets borrow, great poets steal quip that is attributed to T.S. Eliot is actually paraphrased from a longer passage from the poet and critic which I quote more fully with its context: Imma

The phrase “flat as a pancake” might seem to conjure and image of thinness, but when it comes to Piaget’s Altiplano watches “flat as a crepe” would likely be a more precise analogy. A little while ago

from the press release: MTIERS DART SAVOIRS ENLUMINS Magnified by Time : Medieval Illuminations Embody Works of Art that are Rich in Meaning The passing of the centuries has in no way dulled Vacher

By now I think I have well established the fact that I admire Piagets Altiplano collection of thin, elegant timepieces, and also more than once have mentioned that the Polo FortyFive is an outstandin

I recall the time about 5 years ago when I came home with a Bell & Ross BR01-92 Heritage on my wrist. I loved the novelty of something that looked more like an aircraft instrument than the classical,

Back in November Purist participant Tiggermelad had a question about the length of the hour hand in two models from the Traditionnelle family. He noticed that with some Traditinonelle models, like the

During SIHH 2015 I was privileged to visit Piagets Plan-les-Ouates facility in Geneva, and while on the tour I met with the technical team that realized the vision that the marketing team had dreamed

I had a friend take a turn photographing the Jean Daniel Nicolas Two Minute Tourbillon. I like his results, which are better than any I have yet to take, and wanted to share them here. First an artsy

I cant say that it is by design, but it seems that I am on a five year plan when it comes to visiting Le Sentier. In 2005 I made my first journey into the Vallee de Joux for a meeting with Philippe D

I had one of my quietest years ever with respect to collecting Vacheron Constantin watches in 2014. In fact, I did not purchase any new or vintage pieces for my collection last year. Like the biblical

I saw Girard-Perregauxs new Vintage XXL Large Date Moon-phase with sapphire dial for the first time at a special event a retailer was hosting with GP last June. While I was expecting the novelties fr

While I have been a collector of vintage watches from Vacheron Constantin for a long time, my interest in vintage timepieces has never extended to other watchmakers, even though I respect their histor

I would like to extend on foverstas recent and excellent review of the Rontonde de Cartier Large Date, Retrograde Second Timezone, and Day/Night Watch ( cartier.watchprosite.com ) by taking a

Girard-Perregaux has put two new oh-so-different takes on a dual time watch into its collection this year, and there is a lot to like about each of them! I’ll start with the more classic look of the 1

One of my favorite Cartier watches from the past couple of years has been the Tank MC. Introduced in 2013, it is an instant classic, as Cartier found a wonderfully masculine expression for its iconic

from the press release MATRE CABINOTIER ASTRONOMICA THE HEAVENLY ART OF REACHING FOR THE STARS Vacheron Constantin once again challenged its most experienced master-watchmakers to create an extremely

There is something irresistible to me about a blue dial on a watch. Most blue dials are to be found on sport watches: the ubiquitous Rolex Submariner in 18K/SS with blue bezel; the Omega Seamaster 300