Just released are details of the Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Lune Rétrograde 2012.   The aptly named Masterpiece series is the “Flagship” of the brand’s portfolio and this superb Lune Rétrograde is a showcase piece within a showcase collection.   When it comes to dial design Maurice Lacroix are virtuosos.  Few brands can integrate multiple displays [...]

  New for 2012 is the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra GMT.  This is the first time that the brand have added a GMT complication to one of their “proprietary” movements – and on the dial things look a bit different too…..   The textured dial pattern, characteristic of Aqua Terra models remains – there would [...]

    This is the Montblanc Villeret 1858 Vintage Tachydate.   Of course, Montblanc are one of the best known luxury brand names worldwide – it’s  difficult to believe that they have only been producing watches since 1997.  Marketing know-how and brand familiarity have perhaps been responsible in part for the brand’s ascendency into the [...]

  There are certain routines to be followed when the annual holidays are imminent.  Formal and informal get-togethers, the purchase and exchange of gifts, the ritual clearing of the desk – ceremonious traditions made all the more appeasing when you are informed that despite all the global pandemonium of 2011, sales are on the up. [...]

  The Watch Press.com are 300 articles old!  We are not too bashful to celebrate, and we’re certainly not too shy to blow our own trumpet.  Back in 2009 we set out to deliver original articles, news and watch reviews and we’re still doing it!  We don’t just copy and paste press releases like many [...]

    The Grand Théâtre de Genève was the setting on Saturday night for the lavish Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) ceremonies – the watchmaking world’s more refined and infinitely less vulgar answer to the Oscars.   The great and the good (and industry personality extraordinaire, Laurent Picciotto) descended on the sumptuous setting in [...]

    It is with sadess that we have to report that Dr. George Daniels has died at the age of 85.  Widely regarded as one of the greatest watchmakers – ever, he leaves behind a lifetime of achievements, most notably the invention of the Co-Axial Escapement which was purchased by Omega.   To innovate [...]

    This is the Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days 47mm, the brand’s most recent addition to its historical collection.  It’s big, it’s shiny, it has the cuff-shredding crown guard and at 47mm across has an abundance of wrist presence.  So far this year the brand have dabbled with cases made from “composites”, ceramic [...]

    Montblanc add to their collection a celebratory piece, the Montblanc Ricolas Rieussec Chronograph Anniversary Edition watch.  Writing or indeed reading a watch review often involves a “free” history lesson.  No other industry commemorates important historical events quite so ardently and beautifully as the watchmaking business does.   Nicolas Rieussec was not only a [...]

    Omega release a limited edition piece, the Seamaster 1948 Co-Axial London 2012.   Is there a better showcase for a watch company than the Olympic Games?  Omega are intrinsically linked with the Games.  They were the first brand to officially time all the disciplines back in 1932.  When the London 2012 Games begin [...]

  The Girard-Perregaux 1966 Collection celebrates a time when the brand received industry recognition for their research and development with regard to high frequency precision movements.  New to the collection is the 1966 Blue Dial Chronograph.   Tattoos, anchovies, reality tv shows………  royal weddings – you either love them or loathe them.  Are blue dials [...]

A cult classic celebrates its 80th anniversary this year and in celebration Jaeger-LeCoultre present the Grande Reverso Ultra Thin “Tribute to 1931″ watch.  A number of birthday modifications could have been implimented, after all this is an enduring part of the brand’s portfolio and one which has appeared in various highly decorative and sometimes over-the-top [...]

How do you make a dial which is bustling with activity appear utterly serene?  How do you create a dial which is alive with information seem totally harmonious?  Maurice Lacroix are accomplished in the art of dial design and every piece in their Masterpiece Collection confirms their expertise.  The Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Double Rétrograde Limited [...]

Officine Panerai release a new piece, the Panerai Radiomir 3 days Platino 47mm or PAM 00373.  Forming part of the brand’s Special Edition collection, the piece draws on Paneristi-pleasing historical styling.  The beauty of this piece lies in the simplicity of its rich brown dial, using bar-markers and dots in place of numerals, framed with [...]

Panerai release the  Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Automatic Bronzo.  It’s not the only piece unveiled by Officine Panerai at SIHH 2011, and many would argue that it’s not the pick of the crop of their new releases, but with a watchcase constructed from bronze it is surely the most unusual.  Known as the [...]