The seafaring world and the watchmaking world have always been associated. Watch aficionados will remember the Panerai watches made for the Italian Navy or the IWC timepieces created specially for the British Navy. Moving to more leisure-oriented timepieces, Swiss manufacturer…
The Swiss watchmaker releases a new edition of its concept , the X-TREM1. “We developed this technology with the School of Business and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD) in Yverdon-les-Bains, and a team headed by Professor Besson,” explains Christophe Claret. “What’s more,…
Harry Winston has unveiled the Histoire de Tourbillon 7, which the brand says takes a giant leap forward in the world of high-end watchmaking and challenges current high complications. This is the seventh edition of the brand’s legendary complication: the…
Jaeger-LeCoultre wished to celebrate the 85 years of its iconic Reverso opening a workshop in his shop in London; a workshop that offers watch aficionados the possibility to create their own Reverso. The Jaeger-LeCoultre boutique located at 13 Old Bond…
With its latest Seamaster, Omega brought back the trend of the NATO straps on diver watches. If you are interested in installing one of these straps on your watch Saat Saat has the perfect video tutorial for you. The original…
Breguet used Baselworld 2016 to launch the in 2015, the tradition répétition Minutes tourbillon 7087 in its final form, which will be available in various markets by the end of the year. The Manufacture unveiled the 7087 last year as the…
Cuervo y Sobrinos, the Swiss watch brand with Latin heritage, has distilled the brand’s spirit into its new skeletonised Historiador Squelette. The steel case recalls the curves of a sketch found in the abandoned Havana workshops in the late 1940s. True…
On the sidelines of Baselworld 2016 Virtuozity sits with Jacob Arabo, Founder of Jacob & Co, to discuss the brand’s new releases, the industry’s challenges and his plans for the Middle East. How was 2015 for Jacob & Co? 2015…
We caught up with Sylvain Dolla, CEO of Hamilton to learn more about the brand’s history, digital strategy, and relationship with aviation. Tells us more about yourself and Hamilton? My Name is Sylvain Dolla CEO of Hamilton and I have…
Blancpain used Baselworld 2016 to launch ‘The Great wave’, a new creation from the brand’s Métiers d’art studio. Inspired by the motion of the sea, the timepiece highlights a gemstone used for the first time by Blancpain—Mexican silver obsidian—as well…