/ 17 Feb 2011
It's simple (as in most enthusiasts don't consider it a complication) and it's a venerable mainstay for makers of high end timepieces. It is the very foundation on which most basic automatic watches...
/ 31 Jan 2011
In this age of Power Ranger SMS tones and La Roux Bulletproof ringtones, I tend to equate the minute repeater with a welcome audible distraction. A throwback to the "dark" ages, this the oldest of...
/ 24 Jan 2011
It's not uncommon to get sporting idols to front luxury watch brands, whether it's TAG Heuer or Schumaker for Omega; Watchmakers have often found race car drivers to be a perfect analogy for their...
/ 21 Jan 2011
IWC Schaffhausen
1. Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days: The Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days seam-lessly takes up a tradition established by this watch family that goes back over 25 years. Ticking away...
/ 20 Jan 2011
Richard Mille
1. RM026 Tourbillon with gemset bridges and case: For 2011, a new tourbillon using precious stones is being added to the Richard Mille collection, a welcome addition for everyone who...
/ 19 Jan 2011
Celine Yap, Deputy Editor of August Man providing up to the minute updates of SIHH 2011. Here, she covers Jaeger-LeCoultre's SIHH watches.
Ed's Note: Antoine LeCoultre provided the foundations for...
/ 10 Jan 2011
If thin is in, Piaget has gone absolutely anorexic (in a good way) for SIHH 2011. Setting new haute horlogerie records, Piaget's latest luxury watch for men, the Emperador Coussin Tourbillon...
/ 6 Jan 2011
We're days away from SIHH 2011 and the finest watch companies are in full swing. Beginning our round up of Pre-SIHH 2011 watches, we have the larger than life Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic...
/ 14 Dec 2010
Although Piaget has been known more for its jewellery than for watches, the truth of the matter is this luxury atelier has been making history since they started making movements in 1874. Fact of...
/ 14 Dec 2010
Omega calls their latest Seamaster Aqua Terra XXL Small Seconds "a perfect blend of class aesthetics and contemporary watchmaking". We agree.
Taking a leaf from their 1950s Seamaster series, the XXL...