Richard Mille release an exclusive new timepiece the RM027 Tourbillon, a watch designed for and in partnership with tennis ace Rafael Nadal. Richard Mille is perhaps best described as a brand which creates and releases for sale to the public pieces which are so technically innovative that others in the industry would consider them to [...]

Alpina release two new models of their Extreme Tourbillon Regulator Manufacture for 2010. The Swiss manufacturer received acclaim at Baselworld 2009 for their full black version of the Extreme Tourbillon Regulator and the latest models added to the collection are enhanced with the use of a traditional material, pink gold. The movement the AL Calibre [...]

Gresso launch their first watch collection at Baselworld 2010 – the Gresso Grand Wind Skeleton Collection. Gresso are manufacturers of luxury mobile phones (or “luxury communications devices”), which are high tech in both appearance and function.  Now after three years development, the company realise their horological ambitions and the result is anything but subtle. With [...]

Armin Strom release the first collection of watches powered by their first in-house calibre – the ARM09 (Armin Reserve Marche 09). The movement was already given its debut in November 2009 but the new One Week Earth Collection remained under wraps until Baselworld 2010. Armin Strom, co-founder of the brand is an acclaimed expert in [...]

Jaquet Droz unveil a new addition to their portfolio, the Grande Seconde Minute Repeater. Pierre Jaquet Droz (1721-1790) was a creator and purveyor of fine watches to the Kings of Europe and beyond and the modern day Jaquet Droz brand, now part of the Swatch Group, takes inspiration from the techniques used by the founder [...]

The latest addition to the H. Moser & Cie collection is highly unusual and technically unique in its construction.  The moonphase complication of this piece marks the passing of each phase through the use of a gear train so precise that the display will only deviate by one day in over 1000 years. The moonphase [...]

Maurice Lacroix presented at Baselworld 2010 a new piece the Masterpiece Régulateur Roue Carrée.   This latest release from the prestigious manufacturer displays the hours through the use of a remarkable openworked square wheel which in turn is driven by a neighbouring cloverleaf-shaped wheel, the two connecting and interlocking in complete precision despite being worlds [...]

High precision chronographs have always been linked to the world of motorsport.  An industry-savy Jack W. Heuer was one of the first to recognise this and by offering his company’s services as official timekeeper at various motorsport events and forming fruitful relationships with some of the most prestigious motorsport teams and drivers perhaps ensured the [...]

Confrérie Horlogère Hublot unveil Liberty, a remarkable bullet-shaped timepiece designed to be worn as a bracelet, pendant or simply used as a tactile horological stress-buster. Measuring 53.75mm long and 27mm wide, the gun cartridge type case is a combination of black aluminium and titanium.  The piece is powered by a transverse tourbillon manually wound movement [...]

Glashütte Original add a new piece to their portfolio – the Glashütte Original PanoMatic Counter XL. The latest piece is powered by the new Calibre 96-01 automatic movement which is based on the acclaimed Glashütte Original Calibre 95 with its patented bilateral winding step gear system ensuring ultimate efficiency.  The latest evolution of this calibre [...]

Carl F. Bucherer present the Patravi EvoTec PowerReserve.  The Lucerne-based brand unveiled their innovative automatic Calibre CFB A1000 at Baselworld 2008 and this acclaimed movement forms the basis of the latest release.   The movement is the product of Carl F. Bucherer Technologies SA (CFBT) whose workshop in Sainte-Croix consists of a small but clearly [...]

At the recent 2010 SIHH exhibition Zenith present an elegant and understated piece, the Zenith Elite 681 Ultra Thin, released alongside their new stunning El Primero Foudroyante 1/10th Chronograph. So far 2010 seems to be a year of distinctly classical watches, with pieces such as Jaeger-Le Coultre’s Master Memovox models and IWC’s Portuguese Yacht Club [...]

Omega have revealed their latest Limited Edition Speedmaster watch at the 2010 Baselworld exhibition. Perpetuating their enduring association with all aspects of  man’s achievements in space, this new piece, the Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo-Soyuz is released as a tribute to the first international space flight on the 35th Anniversary of the event. The Omega Speedmaster, [...]

The connection between cars and luxury men’s watches is a strong bond which has inspired the creation of numerous iconic pieces.  Watch brands such as TAG Heuer, Rolex, Panerai and Richard Mille, to name but a few have released car-themed collections to enthusiasts eager to own a timepiece whose name and design inspiration is taken [...]

Blancpain add a new piece to the elegant Villeret collection – the Villeret Phase de Lune Demi-Savonnette. Blancpain, acknowledged as a manufacture for the connoisseur  owe recent success largely to the vision of Jean-Claude Biver who in the early 1980’s despite the down-turn in demand for complicated mechanical watches set his master watchmakers the challenge [...]