The IWC Big Ingenieur – “Engineered for Men”, Without A Doubt!

“Engineered for Men”, is a slogan which often accompanies advertisements for IWC watches–an additional reminder (if you needed one) that the product of the Schaffhausen-based brand have serious masculine appeal.  With that in mind, few luxury watches are designed as much for the Y-Chromosome as is the IWC Big Ingenieur.  

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Corum Romulus Perpetual Calendar: The Most Complex Romulus Watch Yet

Since its recent revival, the Romulus watch collection has been one of my favorites from the house of Corum.  I love the stately, deeply engraved Roman figures in the bezel, and the classic, luxurious overall impression these models give.  With the introduction of its Romulus Perpetual Calendar, Corum has upped the ante of horological complexity, and produced what is in my opinion the finest Romulus thus far. Continue Reading… »

Piaget Limelight Magic Hour Watch: A Show-Stopper With Three Faces

The Piaget Limelight Magic Hour watch is a beautiful dress timepiece, that conceals a surprising and delightful secret–three of them, in fact.  Thanks to its bezel mechanism, you can literally alter the appearance of your Magic Hour with a twist of your fingers.  It can be a vertical oval, a horizontal oval, or a diagonal oval; exquisitely designed by Piaget, each orientation looks perfectly natural–as if it could only have been conceived in that one form. Continue Reading… »

IWC Spitfire UTC: A Perfect Watch For Holiday Travels

With the amount of travel that takes place in November and December, its natural to turn thoughts horological to timepieces that make journeying a little easier.  The IWC Spitfire UTC is one such watch.

Delightfully understated with its brushed stainless steel case and smartly designed rhodium-plated dial, the Spitfire UTC watch allows one to keep track of their home time, as well as the time zone in which they will be spending a bit of time.  Continue Reading… »

Girard-Perregaux ww.tc Perpetual Calendar: Practicality And Prestige

The Girard-Perregaux ww.tc is surely one of the most successful high luxury travel watches of all time.  A virtual “face” for the world time complication, the handsome ww.tc is as useful as it is easy to use and mechanically sophisticated.

One of the finest variations of this Girard-Perregaux classic is the ww.tc Perpetual Calendar.  In place of the chronograph function which usually supplements the world timezones, you have a superb complication that keeps track of day, date, and month Continue Reading… »

Panerai Luminor Chrono Daylight 44mm Titanium: Coming Soon

Among the Pre-SIHH 2009 news which starting to  trickle out, is word that Panerai will bring forth a new, titanium version of its Luminor Chrono Daylight 44mm.  Aside from the choice of grade-5 titanium, the chief distinguishing points of this model are the brilliant metallic blue dial, and the re-designed bracelet which first made its appearance last year on the Luminor Marina Automatic.  

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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Survivor: Sure To Induce Collector Mania!

The Audemars Piguet Offshore collection never fails to amaze me with its continual ability to keep collectors salivating.  As soon as a watch fan gets his or her hands on a particularly rare model (for example, the forged carbon Team Alinghi, or the Juan Pablo Montoya)  Audemars Piguet will bring out something novel that manages to be even more spectacular or sought after.  The Royal Oak Offshore has been around for well over a decade, and yet, we see a tireless evolution in materials and variances in the basic design concept that keep excitement fresh.   Continue Reading… »

Louis Moinet Magistralis: Over-The-Moon Spectacular

The Louis Moinet Magistralis is a fantastic new addition to the world of exclusive haute horlogerie.   The Magistralis, which ViaLuxe first reported on back in June, is remarkable for several reasons.  First of all, you have the beautiful minute repeating movement with perpetual calendar and monopush chronograph–had it been manufactured yesterday, it would be extremely impressive; the fact it is a unique 19th century original, makes it an irreplaceable mechanical treasure. Continue Reading… »