Marcus Hanke

Press release Time creates history: the watch marks its progress and the pen seals its testimony. For more than 165 years, Ulysse Nardin has forged a reputation through its precious and exclusive time

T issot PRC 100 Chronograph Automatic Experience Review by Marcus Hanke Most of us watch enthusiasts are familiar with the problem: the quest for the Holy Grail watch, “the” one and only, perfect watc

Carl F. Bucherer EvoTec Day Date Experience review by Marcus Hanke Three years ago, Carl F. Bucherer presented a new selfwinding movement. What made it so unique was its peripheral rotor winding the m

Press Release June 28, 2011 HMS Caesar Classico Cloisonné. The Majestic class battleship, the HMS Caesar, an eighty-gun ship of the Royal Navy was launched on November 16, 1793. The ship, named after

Press Release June 17, 2011 Freak Diavolo Only Watch. Ulysse Nardin, the Leader in Timepiece Invention and Innovation, Demonstrates Breakthroughs in Watchmaking with the Freak Diavolo Only Watch. An e

"The criterion of true beauty is that it increases on examination; if false, that it lessens. There is therefore, something in true beauty that corresponds with right reason, and is not the mere creat

Basel 2011 Novelty report Zenith by Marcus Hanke If the hustle and bustle in Zenith’s booth can be taken as indicator for a good order situation, the business must be really good for Zenith. The booth

Basel 2011 Novelty report Ulysse Nardin by Marcus Hanke It is not easy for me to write down the report on Ulysse Nardin’s novelties, since this year’s Basel fair was the last opportunity to see the ch

Basel 2011 Novelty report Ulysse Nardin by Marcus Hanke It is not easy for me to write down the report on Ulysse Nardin’s novelties, since this year’s Basel fair was the last opportunity to see the ch

Basel 2011 Novelty report Patek Philippe by Marcus Hanke Crisis? What crisis? While many other manufacturers are relying on the consolidation of already reduced offers, Patek Philippe appears to draw

Basel 2011 Novelty report Linde Werdelin by Marcus Hanke This year, the small Danish watch manufacturer presents its first chronograph. Two years ago, when the fascinating SpidoLite was launched, it h

Basel 2011 Novelty report Breguet by Marcus Hanke Breguet’s real highlight remained unseen by the public: only behind closed doors the first impression of an incredibly complicated watch could be gain

Basel 2011 Novelty report Chopard by Marcus Hanke Last year, the Chopard company celebrated its 150th anniversary. For that occasion, the manufacture presented several highly remarkable pieces. It is

Basel 2011 Novelty report Omega by Marcus Hanke Finally, the long expected new chronograph movement was presented this year. In fact, it is rather a movement family, currently consisting of two varian

Basel 2011 Novelty report Vogard by Marcus Hanke The small company of Mike Vogt has become well-known for its clever mechanism for a world-time watch. It permits to set the hour hand by rotating the m

Basel 2011 Novelty report Seiko by Marcus Hanke This year, the Seiko company is celebrating its 130th anniversary and presents several beautiful models for that occasion. Before showing these, however

Basel 2011 Novelty report Longines by Marcus Hanke Longines, the insider’s choice among the Swatch Group brands, is again showing several interesting and attractive novelties. The flag ship of its 201

Ulysse Nardin Conquers the World of Watchmaking with Alexander the Great - Minute Repeater Westminster Carillon Tourbillon Jaquemarts. Alexander the Great. World Conqueror. Ambitious Leader. Mighty Ki