Tag: movement
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HAUTLENCE HLRS 02
The HAUTLENCE HLRS 02 is powered by the HAUTLENCE HL in-house mechanical caliber with jumping hours, retrograde minutes with an in-house connecting rod system. The movement’s bridges are hand-chamfered with Côtes de Genève motif. The glass is made from extra-hard beveled sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment, and the caseback reveals HLRS 02-000 number engraving and […]
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Travel the World with Glashütte Original
Glashütte Original, known for its wide collection of quintessentially beautiful timepieces crafted in the German watchmaking city of Glashütte, Germany, is as innovative as it is creative. Here CEO Yann Gamard, who has been with Swatch since 1995, discusses the foundation and current state of the brand, including the Senator Cosmopolite timepiece. Fitted with the […]
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OTW: Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Small Seconds 70th Anniversary Edition
The Art Deco period began around 1908 in Europe with Parisian designers and artists as principal exponents. The design movement took inspiration from the earlier Art Nouveau period, but eschewed its flowing shapes and pastel shades in favor of chrome and black geometric forms. I adore many of the watches replica that emerged from this […]
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De Bethune DB16
The Caliber DB2509 movement powers the De Bethune DB16’s 43 mm pink gold case. The mechanical hand-wound movement features hours, minutes, central jumping seconds and a perpetual calendar. The spherical moon-phase can be seen at the top of the dial and contains a leap year indication at 12 o’clock and is accurate to a degree […]
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Corum’s New Bubbles
As champagne holiday toasts tickle your nose, Corum tickles your fancy with three new Bubble watches replica. The new Bubble Paiste is a limited edition of just 350 watches replica, each paying tribute to the eponymous Swiss company known for its musical cymbals that are recognized worldwide by some of the best drummers in the […]
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Carl F. Bucherer’s New Technology
With the debut of this year’s Patravi TravelTec II, Carl F. Bucherer celebrates not only the tenth anniversary of the firm’s TravelTec model, but also a decade of innovation that could just be the busiest ten years of this independent Lucerne-based watch manufacturer’s 127-year history. It’s true that Carl F. Bucherer’s legacy already glows with […]
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Bovet Récital 18 Shooting Star
The Récital 18 Shooting Star® was created by Bovet 1822 and DIMIER 1738 Manufacture as a challenge to center a watch around the two stars that define time, the earth and the moon. Included on the watch are the 24 time zones, daylight regions and moon phases. Since only half of the earth’s surface is […]
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Baume & Mercier Clifton Chronograph Complete Calendar
The Baume & Mercier Clifton Chronograph Complete Calendar (M0A10278) stands out as the centerpiece in the entire Clifton collection. The real star of this watch is the Valjoux 7751 caliber, which offers two functional complications: a complete calendar and a chronograph. The perpetual calendar is displayed by the central-hand date, with day and month displays […]
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Ask an Expert: What are the Differences Between Vertical and Horizontal Clutches in a Chronograph?
When you activate the chronograph, you’re engaging the clutch, which is a device that controls the transmission of energy to the chronograph mechanism. The two most common kinds of clutches are distinguished by the direction in which they move, either vertically or horizontally. With a horizontal clutch, the wheel that turns the main time display’s […]
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Technically Speaking with Alpina
Alpina is growing its list of in-house mechanical calibers with the new manufacture caliber AL-760, while also keeping pace in the competitive race of smart watches replica. To find out more about Alpina’s Horological Smartwatch plus the new Alpiner 4 Flyback Chronograph, iW sat down with Guido Benedini, CEO of Alpina, to discuss these innovations. […]
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On the Wrist: Wearing the Armin Strom Gravity Date Earth
Admiring the Armin Strom Gravity Date Earth, the black and white color scheme masterfully collaborates to enhance the whole, interacting and, by default, complementing each other. I am a hirsute gentleman and prefer the restricted view, front to back, of these contemporary open-worked watches replica, because I don’t particularly enjoy seeing my wrist hair magnified […]