Piaget Minute Repeater

Any among us may have admired a good backside (on any gender) now and then. Having a less-than-compelling one myself (trust me on this), I perhaps compensate by acquiring watches with interesting reverses. Mind you, I am no connoisseur of haute horlogerie

A 1997 Piaget/F.P Journe Grande et Petite Sonnerie Minute Repeater made for the 1997 SIHH show. Journe made five movements for Piaget and four were cased in a 37 mm case and one was cased with diamonds (this one). The watch contains 12.3 cts of diamonds a

Image Credits: Hodinkee Some initial thoughts: Stone dials haven't been very popular in the past, as evidenced by Piaget and Roger Dubuis watches with stone dials, which were always a bit difficult to sell. However, I must say that the unique and modern a

So my ultimate grail is a bespoke watch that has flexible lugs so that it sits comfortable on the wrist and both sides of the watch can be worn (like Bovet Amadeo or the De bethune reversible) and each face has several functions. Some of the functions I w

Phillips quoted George Daniels when announcing an exhibition in Geneva this May to pay tribute to independent watchmaking: “ Independence is the utmost importance in life. Without it you are subject to the whims of other people. You are pinned down to a p

Moderator Patrick_y admits why he has acquired very few watches over the years and doles out unsolicited holiday advice… What do you buy after you have a few nice watches? That's Roland Iten. The man is an energetic man who is filled with bright ideas! I’

The Octo Finissimo collection symbolizes Bulgari's watchmaking ambition. It offers not only a distinctive and recognizable aesthetic but also a solid and innovative watchmaking content rewarded by several fineness records. Bulgari has thus become a credib

The internet is a wonderful information source when looking for details on subjects not covered by main stream publishing. About two years ago I spent some time to gather information on independent master watchmakers from websites, particularly reports ab

Many long-term MR fans DO like slider powering system as it is in fact the way MR pocket watches historically operates. But, yes, that was pocket watch, which generally wouldn't be the risk of sweat or washing hands. But when the watch minute repeater cam

INTRODUCTION Watch movements are tiny, wonderful, mechanical marvels. In essence, they cause the hands of a watch to reliably revolve at a precise speed, for at least one and a half days per winding, for many years. To achieve this, movements are made up