With two new releases, the The Longines Column-Wheel Chronograph and The Longines Column-Wheel Sports Chronograph the brand continues to consolidate its historical position as creators of classical and sporty timekeepers. Both pieces use the L688.2 self-winding movement developed with ETA which was launched in 2009. For many traditionalists the presence of a column-wheel (in this [...]
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Beat Haldimann’s new H8 Sculptura – Timeless in every sense!
Although I am familiar with the name of Beat Haldimann, the much-revered master watchmaker from Thun, I will confess to never actually having taken time to explore what goes on in his own atelier – and what comes out of it too. Well, having read a press release received today, I decided that it was [...]
Read more»Eterna Madison Eight Days with Eterna Spherodrive
Prior to making it’s debut in the upcoming 2010 Baselworld watch industry exhibition, Eterna have unveiled a new addition to their collection due out later this year. The Eterna Madison Eight Days is a very good-looking piece indeed and features Eterna’s new ‘Spherodrive’ in-house manufacture hand-wound mechanical movement. While it can be argued that Eterna [...]
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