Tourbillon

Schaffhausen/Geneva, 14 th April, 2026: IWC Schaffhausen introduces the Ingenieur Tourbillon 41 at Watches and Wonders in Geneva. The new flagship Ingenieur model pairs a case and bracelet crafted from 18-carat 5N gold with an olive green “Grid” dial. The

Our dear Ronald Held recently suggested that a thread dedicated to white metals was long overdue . So, here's one . The list I have compiled is as follows (in “alphabetical” order). It is certainly incomplete : so please feel free to suggest other white m

In his comment to my thread dedicated to the Patek Philippe/Somazzi partnership , our dear Gordon aka GLau asked me how many retailers were able to have their signature on some Patek Philippe watches . Here's my answer : A / I have identified 58 retailers

Not the kind of watch you see everyday! Best, Nicolas

My last watch-related visit in Florence was to the IWC Boutique. I first tried on the titanium Ingenieur Automatic 40 (ref. IW328904) and was disappointed : I didn't respond to the look of the metal nor to the blackened hands and indexes. And the fit on t

Eastern Arabic numerals are a graphic variant of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system , used in the countries of the Mashriq , the east of the Arab world , as opposed to the west , called Maghreb . In the countries of the Mashriq , these numerals can be found

Here’s my selection… ☺️ First and foremost, my Panerai PAM 984 Mike Horn deserves a special mention. If you’ve read my recent post, you’ll know how carefully I chose this watch a few weeks ago according to certain criteria. Now, after its first trip to th

I think I must be one of the first owners on this model. Liking it a lot so far - including because of a very nice combo of colors - black and gold.

Pictured above is “The Citizen Caliber 0210 Automatic” which (together with its no-date-display predecessor, the “0200”) represents what is probably Citizen’s most serious non-quartz watch challenge in recent memory, with the exception of such outliers as

Schaffhausen, 3 rd July 2025: IWC Schaffhausen introduces the Portugieser Tourbillon Rétrograde Chronograph. Limited to 100 pieces, this masterwork of fine watchmaking combines a flying minute tourbillon with a retrograde date display and a flyback chrono