In complete contrast to our drab Winter weariness, Graham London have just released images of their new Graham Swordfish Booster Iris.  Graham watches are unusual.  Graham watches have wrist presence. It is not often that a wristwatch is so brightly coloured that it gives you a poke in the eye, but the Swordfish [...]

      This is the Speake-Marin Spirit Pioneer, the latest piece from the highly acclaimed Independent Watchmaker, Peter Speake-Marin.  The piece is unusual in that it will have a retail price of under £7000.  So what?  You may very well say.  Well consider this, watches made by Peter are handmade pieces and are in [...]

    In the lead-up the SIHH 2012, Audemars Piguet have just released images of the Openworked Extra-Thin Royal Oak Limited Edition 40th Anniversary watch.   You don’t have to be a watch afficionado or a collector of fine timepieces.  Even if you are a complete novice, who doesn’t know a ligne from a lug, [...]

    Chopard have added the L.U.C XPS Poinçon de Genève 125th Anniversary Edition to their portfolio to celebrate the birthday of the Geneva Seal.   Poinçon de Genève, Hallmark of Geneva, Geneva Seal, Seal of Geneva – whatever you wish to call it, if your watch has one then it has been subject to [...]

    Bremont and Ronnie Wood have been working together and the result is a richly decorated limited edition Bremont B1 Marine clock.   It’s not often the Watch Press have the opportunity to comment on clocks, but this is one that we cannot ignore.  Ronnie Wood, gutsey, bluesy guitar player with the Rolling Stones, [...]

    When you have been in the business of making watches for 220 years, naturally you are a brand with a lot to celebrate.  The Girard-Perregaux 1966 Small Seconds for SIHH 2012 celebrates a trio of accomplishments and has a dial which in comparison to last year’s piece is positively cluttered.  Yet as always [...]

    This is the Sarpaneva Korona K3 Routa, the latest addition to the Korona series of watches from the Finnish watchmaker, Stepan Sarpaneva.   Stepan’s watches are unique, boldly styled pieces, true “products of Finland” in more ways than one – not only are they designed and handmade at his workshop in Helsinki, but [...]

    After an announcement at Mugello today, it is official – Hublot are to be partners with Ferrari.  Both are strong global brands, both bring a wealth of potential to this new business relationship. At the helm of both companies are two exceptional CEO’s, who each have so much to offer that you would [...]

    This is the Greubel Forsey GMT, the latest timepiece from Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey, masters of watchmaking, masters of innovation.  The pair are best known in the industry for their development of the tourbillon, they cannot resist experimenting with its complexities, tweaking it and putting their own “spin” on the fiddley little [...]

    The Konstantin Chaykin Lunokhod New Moon watch is perhaps a more subdued edition of the first Lunokhod watch released by the Saint Petersburg Master Watchmaker, yet the refinements do little to dampen down the impact of this watch.  It is still one of the most striking Moon Phase watches you are ever likely [...]

    This is the Records TB 10 000 Tours watch from BRM.  The brand state that “no other watch in the world is so impregnated with mechanical sports”  – you have my attention Monsieur Richards.   The watches produced by  BRM have a divine mix of vintage cars, motorsport and horology – these are [...]

  Halloween?  It’s the perfect excuse for us to indulge in some blatant product placement and bring you images of  Daniel Strom’s Memento Mori Carpe Diem.  The piece was released last year and forms part of the Strom Agonium collection -  it’s arty, spooky, curious and strangely appealing…….         At the time [...]

  Blancpain release a new piece the Blancpain X Fathoms Dive watch described by the brand as “the most high performance diving watch ever produced”   Brilliant -  there has been so little “hyped” up press launches since the flurry of activity that is Baselworld that we presumed they had become a thing of the [...]

    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 [...]

    Two years ago Corum celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Admiral’s Cup collection by releasing a complex edition featuring both a Tourbillon and a Minute Repeater – ultra-complex and ultra limited edition.  Just ten pieces were made.   Now it’s back – in an icily cool titanium case – if you missed it first [...]