June 26 — The Anniversary of the Tourbillon
The tourbillon, this little mechanical wonder, with its hypnotizing movement that can turn anyone in a watch lover, was invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet. Developed around 1795, it was on this day, June 26, 1801, that he patented his revolutionary mechanical
Buying Your First TAG Heuer
I recently visited my nephew, Sam, for a long weekend. I was wearing my brand new TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre Heuer 01. Sam was really blown away by the 01 — it was the first watch that ever captured his
Zion Apollo Tourbillon — hands-on review
With the advent of online crowdfunding small boutique brands, microbrands as I prefer to call them, are constantly popping up. Usually, they will get their feet wet in watchmaking by launching a basic three hands and date watch and if
Parmigiani Fleurier — PF-Bugatti 390 Concept Watch
A Bugatti will always be turning heads and when the high-performance car brand has unveiled their latest Chiron at the Geneva International Motor Show 2016, it did not go unnoticed. A supercar needs a super-watch, and with Bugatti it is
Winners of the 15th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève — GPHG 2015
Thursday, October 29th, the world of watchmaking stopped and all eyes turned to the Grand Théâtre de Genève, where the 15th edition of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) was taking place. Everyone was curious to find out who