Mark in Paris

Dear Patek Philippe's passionates, 2016 is pointing out and I thought that whether you maybe missed one article or two or you wanted to re-read something you liked or you find a recent interest in, he

Dear Richard Mille passionates, I thought it could be interesting to have a little recap about the materials that Richard Mille has been using in his watches. Richard Mille always had in mind to start

Gentlemen, When looking at some books, websites, etc. we can fall upon very nice models. Today, I thought I could share some pictures of the reference 1526 form Patek Philippe . I think this picture h

Gentlemen, I remember when, each year, we get to play “Guess what Patek Philippe will be unveiling for the upcoming Basel fair?” Both last year and this year, I mentioned the bracelet 5711 reference i

Hi everyone, As you maybe know already, I love Patek's iconic Chronograph - Perpetual Calendar references. This combination has been first introduced by Patek Philippe around 1941 (1st date I found) f

The new 2015 Patek Philippe 5496R was not the kind of Patek Philippe watch that I was closely looking at. When considering perpetual calendar, annual calendar or 3-hands models, the 5296, 5396 and 549

Hi everyone, Unveiled in 2012, the Patek Philippe 5235G is a very special piece in the brand's collection and history. Indeed, the 5235 houses the new wonderful micro-rotor 31-260 caliber (and is, as

Dear forumners, I've been able to handle the new MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual last week and thought I could share with you my impressions. It seems from the first posts I could read from you that thi

Dear Patek fellows, Before being able to have a look at the new 5227G with black dial presented earlier this year at Baselworld, I could try the Patek Philippe 5227R version. Let me tell you that it h

Friends, The launch of a new Horological Machine or Legacy Machine from MB&F is always something exciting as it comes out of the traditional path. Today, Max Büsser and his friends are unveiling t

First, congratulations to Greubel Forsey for their Tourbillon 24 secondes Vision which has won the "Aiguilles D'Or" ! I think it is a great winner because of the mechanical research they make and the

Gentlemen, As I promised when I posted my first pictures, here is the review of my Kari Voutilainen "Vingt-8" . INTRODUCTION As you know, I love the independent watchmaking world. Their watches are un

Friends, Following the report I wrote after Baselworld 2015, about the two first generations of the 5270G reference, I think it is high time to introduce and have a close look at the latest iteration

Gentlemen, I had the rare opportunity to handle the rare Vacheron Constantin "Patrimony Ultra-thin 1731" , before summer (thus before the Watches & Wonders new announcements) and thought it deserv

Hi everyone, I discovered several months ago the Instagram account of Khalid from PatekCollector who has a very beautiful collection and shares very fine photos of Patek Philippes watches. As this mod

Hi everyone, As you know, I love the Nautilus line, hence I am closely looking at the white dials old versions when I come across them (3700, 3800...). In a 2015 Sotheby's auction, a very rare Nautilu

Dear all, Anthony has just posted in our News Central the communication release of Patek Philippe concerning the development of their watchmakers training program . Indeed, until now, the only trainin

Dear Purists, The Richard Mille RM035 was unveiled in 2011 and produced during around 2 years and is named after its RM027 cousin. In many ways it is an exceptional Richard Mille, especially regarding

Gentlemen, If you remember, I had a chance to handle the white dial 5200G earlier in the year (here: ). This time, I could try the Patek Philippe 5200G blue dial version launched in 2013 (but which h

You thought that the 57260 Pocket watch and the new Historiques 1955 Chronograph were the only beauties to be unveiled by the brand these last 2 months? Well, so did I. But it seems we were wrong (at